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Washington city in apple-growing country / TUE 8-6-13 / First lady between...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Stealing...— familiar phrases clued as if they referred to thievery; all clues start [Make off with some ...]:Theme answers:17A: Make off...
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Physicist who studied supersonics / WED 8-7-13 / Sarcastic remark upon...
Constructor: Erik WennstromRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: TWIST OF LEMON (23D: Drink garnish ... or a hint to five letters in the answer to each starred clue) — theme answers contain rearrangements of...
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Hip-hop devotee in old slang / THU 8-8-13 / Trypanosomiasis transmitters /...
Constructor: Daniel A. FinanRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: things shaped like letters (?)— theme clues are letters, and answers are things shaped (very roughly) like those lettersTheme...
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Site of Tiberius Villa Jovis / FRI 8-9-13 / Gold Cup venue / Bubble handler /...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: KATE SPADE (58A: Bag lady?) — Kate Brosnahan Spade (born Katherine Noel Brosnahan; December 24, 1962) is the co-founder...
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Title trio of a 1980 Pulitzer winner, Home of Sanssouci Palace, Limoncello...
Constructor: Chris A. McGlothinRelative difficulty: HARDTHEME: PhilatelyWord of the Day: 45A PARDO (Longtime late-night announcer) —Dominick George "Don" Pardo (born February 22, 1918) is an American...
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Capacitance measure / SUN 8-11-13 / Strength of a solution / Berlin Olympics...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: FAILTHEME: "Added Satisfaction"— Add "AH" to familiar phrases. Wackiness ensues.Words of the Day: FARAD (13A: Capacitance measure) — The farad (symbol:...
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Italian scientist after whom an electrical unit is named / MON 8-12-13 /...
Constructor: Daniel RaymonRelative difficulty: Challenging (a full minute slower than my norm)THEME: FOUR / EYES (With 69-Across, childish taunt ... and a homophonic [not homophobic, which is how...
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Small paving stones / TUE 8-13-13 / Roman god of horses / Kate's groom in...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: BATTLESHIP (56A: Four units, in 56-Across) — answers are all kinds of ships found in the game "BATTLESHIP," clued by how many...
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Internet in your pocket sloganeer / WED 8-14-13 / Oscar winner Jannings /...
Constructor: Sarah KellerRelative difficulty: Easy for me, but looks like more Medium for others ...THEME: THINGS WITH HOLES (56A: What 20-, 28-, 36- and 45-Across are) — pretty self-explanatory.Theme...
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Hoops great Baylor / THU 8-15-13 / Typhon was trapped under it in Greek myth...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: What the circled letter(s) in this answer represent(s), homophonically — same clue for every theme answer—first word(s) of each theme answer are...
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Diagonal rib of vault / FRI 8-16-13 / Rich of old films / Home of NerdTV /...
Constructor: Dana MotleyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: OGIVE (47D: Diagonal rib of a vault) — n.Statistics.A distribution curve in which the frequencies are...
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Steinbeck siren / SAT 8-17-13 / Baker's predecessor / Carota Blue II for two...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Jim OTTO (52D: Raiders Hall-of-Famer Jim) — James Edwin Otto (born January 5, 1938) is a former Professional...
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Province of Saudi Arabia / SUN 8-18-13 / Main hood in Little Caesar 1931 /...
Constructor: Elizabeth C. GorskiRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: BORDERLINES (69A: Gray areas, maybe ... or a hint to 12 incomplete answers in this puzzle) — every edge word in the grid...
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Moon jumper in Hey Diddle Diddle / MON 8-19-13 / Two in craps / Obsolescent...
Constructor: Jean O'ConorRelative difficulty: Medium (*little* tougher maybe)THEME: ON A / ROLL (62A: With 60-Across, doing great ... or where to find 18-, 24-, 35-, 51- and 57-Across?) — things that...
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Half of Stevenson's Strange Case / TUE 8-20-13 / Auto safety feature...
Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel and Don GagliardoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: DOUBLEDAY (58A: Supposed inventor of baseball ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across) — two-word phrases, where...
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Relating to the calf / WED 8-21-13 / Sci-fi author Ellison / Flying Cloud of...
Constructor: Jonathan GerschRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (though my time is current 35 seconds faster than the fastest time at the NYT applet, so I have no idea what's going on today)THEME: TAN /...
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Moroccan city known as Athens of Africa / THU 8-22-13 / Singer known as La...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: CALL BOX — one CALL in each corner, two non-symmetrically placed CALLs in central Across answerWord of the Day: SPATLESE (24D:...
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Mezzo-soprano Troyanos / FRI 8-23-13 / Young colleen across North Channel /...
Constructor: Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: TATIANA Troyanos (58A: Mezzo-soprano Troyanos) — Tatiana Troyanos (September 12, 1938 – August 21, 1993) was an...
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Bygone country name or its currency / SAT 8-24-13 / One of muskrats in 1976...
Constructor: Frederick J. HealyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none, except for that SPARE TIRE clue (28D: Likely result of excess 17- and 53-Across), which I don't think constitutes a themeWord...
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White-suited Dukes of Hazzard villain / SUN 8-25-13 / Kaley of Big Bang...
Constructor: Victor BarocasRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: "Capital L's" — 6-letter US capital cities are formed by two L-shaped answers, an Across and a Down, which provide the first and...
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