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Big shot on the internet / TUE 4-1-25 / Publication where this puzzle might...
Constructor: Sande MiltonRelative difficulty: Medium? (Easy, but those pre-written letters might've confused you some)THEME: Non-pristine IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE crossword puzzles — grid is meant to...
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Rocket ___, character in "Guardians of the Galaxy" / WED 4-2-25 / Beethoven's...
Constructor: Daniel BodilyRelative difficulty: HardTHEME: FINISH STRONG — [Go out with a bang, or a hint to the theme answers] The final word of each two-word phrase is a synonym for strongTheme...
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Printer resolution spec / THU 4-3-25 / "First Blood" tough guy / Big...
Constructor: Hanh HuynhRelative difficulty: Easy (might take a little longer to enter all the special squares, but it's still easy to solve)THEME: STAR-CROSSED (62A: Ill-fated ... or a hint to six...
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Roman guardian spirit / THU 4-4-25 / Anti-jaywalking directive / One getting...
Constructor: Karen SteinbergRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: LAR (6D: Roman guardian spirit) — Lares (/ˈlɛəriːz, ˈleɪriːz/ LAIR-eez, LAY-reez, Latin: [ˈlareːs]; archaic lasēs,...
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Like the gods Inti and Viracocha / SAT 4-5-25 / Protofeminist poet Juana ___...
Constructor: RAFAEL MUSARelative difficulty: MEDIUMTHEME: NopeWord of the Day: RANDOM WALK (9D: Mathematical process used to model unpredictable phenomena) — In mathematics, a random walk, sometimes...
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Animal in the Premier League logo / SUN 4-6-25 / Bit of curling equipment /...
Constructor: KAREEM AYASRelative difficulty: Easy - Probably more Medium if you can't see the theme easily.THEME:"Course Correction" — 6 wheels in the grid feature 3 letter common shortenings of school...
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___ Ketchum, "Pokémon" protagonist / MON 4-7-25 / Some broadcasts updating...
Constructor: Jeffrey Lease and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Hardish if you solve Downs-only (as I do on Mondays); probably normalish otherwiseTHEME:TEN-TO-ONE ODDS (53A: Big payout potential ... or a...
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Engagement, quaintly / TUE 4-8-25 / Awareness of body position,...
Constructor: Barbara LinRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Tuesday)THEME: CHIPS IN (37A: Contributes to a group gift ... or a hint to 17-, 22-, 48- and 54-Across)— there are CHIPS IN all of the theme...
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Odysseus' captor / WED 4-9-25 / Starbucks drink made with olive oil /...
Constructor: Aidan Deshong and Oren HartsteinRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Three-star reviews — ordinary phrases clued as if they were 3-star reviews of ... random things:Theme answers:MIXED...
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Norse god of war / THU 4-10-25 / Hundredths of a Swedish krona / Diminutive,...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: diminutive suffixes — clues are normal-seeming words, but they have to be interpreted as "word" + [diminutive suffix] ... so the...
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Creature with over 200 tiny eyes along its shell / FRI 4-11-25 / Music genre...
Constructor: Jesse GuzmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: step (in music) (31A: It's one step down from an F = E FLAT) — In the language of music theory, a step is the distance...
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Mortars for grinding Mexican spices / SAT 4-12-25 / Improv tenet / Wayne's...
Constructor: Jesse CohnRelative difficulty: Started very easy, ended up ... maybe Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: MOLCAJETES (29D: Mortars for grinding Mexican spices) — A molcajete (Spanish:...
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Little tipple, cutesily / Creative motivation in onlinen slang / Fig. that...
Constructor: John KugelmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Both Sides Now"— two-word phrases where the words start with "PRO" and "CON," respectively, and are otherwise spelled identically:Theme...
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Cocktail served in a copper mug / MON 4-14-25 / My Chemical Romance groupie,...
Constructor: Stacy Cooper and Ken CohenRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME:"WHAT'S CRACKING?" (51A: Slangy greeting ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 25- and 45-Across) — theme answers...
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Video game character in a green hat / TUE 4-15-25 / Performer at ozashiki...
Constructor: Per BykodorovRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR (35A: Not quite right ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) — circled letters contain anagrams of "CIGAR"...
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Like some colors or Zoom users / WED 4-16-25 / Doing some breakfast shopping?...
Constructor: Kathy BloomerRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: CEREALS AISLES (23D: Places to find items at the ends of 4-, 8- and 14-Down) — ordinary phrases turned into cereal puns:Theme...
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Literally, "equal legs" / THU 4-17-25 / Horseshoe enthusiasts? / Toward that...
Constructor: Ilan Kolkowitz and Shimon KolkowitzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: You can't see the FOREST for the TREES (64A: What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle? / 38A: See...
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Watered-down espresso, essentially / FRI 4-18-25 / 1960s-'80s singer/TV host...
Constructor: Greg Snitkin and Glenn DavisRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Naomi KLEIN (10D: Naomi ___, author of 2007's "The Shock Doctrine") — Naomi Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a...
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Sound from a dental click / SAT 4-19-25 / Portmanteau pants / Move quickly...
Constructor: Alex TomlinsonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: INEZ Milholland (19A: 20th-century activist ___ Milholland, dubbed a "Joan of Arc-like symbol of the suffrage movement")...
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Juvenile locust / SUN 4-20-25 / Peach or plum, botanically / Little flap,...
Constructor: Victor Schmitt and Tracy BennettRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Double Vision"— three-word answers where first part of middle word is the same as the first word and last part of...
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Famed shoe designer / MON 4-21-25 / Cute name for a spouse's task list /...
Constructor: Thomas van GeelRelative difficulty: Challenging (**for a Monday**) (**esp. if you're solving Downs-only**)THEME:"GESUNDHEIT!" (56A: Polite response to the ends of 17-, 25-, 34- and...
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Korean dish similar to sushi rolls / TUE 4-22-25 / Stately French dance, or...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: band names, literally — familiar (-ish) phrases clued via band names, which need to be taken literally to be understood:Theme...
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Head, slangily / WED 4-23-25 / Establishment in Chicago's Boystown /...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: GALAXY-BRAIN (61A: Having ideas far too profound for anyone else to comprehend ... and what might help you solve this puzzle?) — first words...
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Noted criminal extradited to the U.S. in 2017 / THU 4-24-25 / Eponymous...
Constructor: Kathleen DuncanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: GENRE-BENDING (51D: Mixing thematic elements and tropes ... or a feature of this puzzle?) — genres literally bend (i.e. change...
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Tell-all Reddit sesh / FRI 4-25-25 / Ran through some laundry, say / Number...
Constructor: Adrian JohnsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: LOMO saltado (8D: ___ saltado (traditional Peruvian dish)) — Lomo saltado is a popular, traditional Peruvian...
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