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Surfin 2008 rap song / MON 7-16-18 / Approach respectfully in modern parlance...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Monday) (3:36)THEME:"COCO" (60D: Hit 2017 computer-animated film ... or a hint to 20-, 27-, 49- and 58-Across) — Theme answers are all...
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Comics hero with magic ring / TUE 7-17-18 / Annual internet awards / Part of...
Constructor: Amanda Chung and Karl NiRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:18)THEME: FLYING / COLORS (37A: With 40-Across, what a straight-A student passes with ... or a hint to 17-, 27-, 46- and...
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Grammy-winning dubstep pioneer / WED 7-18-18 / Wolf riders in Lord of Rings /...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Challenging (5:56)THEME: F(OS)SIL (29D: What each circled square in this puzzle represents)— taken together, the circled squares spell TYRANNOSAURUS...
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Chunnel train / THU 7-19-18 / Vessel that's 1% full / 1847 novel partly set...
Constructor: Mike KnoblerRelative difficulty: Medium (6:30)THEME: SECRET CODE (17A: What the answers to the six starred clues follow, as hinted at by 66-Across) (66-Across = NEXT PLEASE) — for starred...
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Title character of 2006 mockumentary / FRI 7-20-18 / Dreamhouse resident /...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy (4:58)THEME: noneWord of the Day: HAN characters (35A: ___ characters (Chinese script)) — Chinese characters (simplified Chinese: 汉字; traditional...
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Common perfume oil / SAT 7-21-18 / Pioneering infomercial company / Sports...
Constructor: Jason FlinnRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (8:17)THEME: noneWord of the Day: NEROLI (Common perfume oil) — Neroli oil is an essential oil produced from the blossom of the bitter...
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Festival of Colors celebrant / SUN 7-22-18 / Former QB Tony / Big Ten...
Constructor: Patrick MerrellRelative difficulty: 16:19 (Note: This week, I'm going to share my times, instead of rating the puzzles, and you can infer from there)THEME:"Movie 'M*A*S*H''Up'"— Two...
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Host with a microphone / MON 7-23-18 / Egyptian goddess repetitive name /...
Constructor: Todd GrossRelative difficulty: 4:03THEME:"OF THE"— Four expressions that have the prepositional construction "[noun] of the [time period]" in increasing order of time-period length.Word of...
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Sanity Clause / TUE 7-24-18 / Caesar's assassins / Thick Japanese noodle /...
Constructor: Jonathan KayeRelative difficulty: 6:12THEME: DNA— If you solve in the app (iOS or web), there's an animated [58A: Shape of 7-Down]: DOUBLE HELIX at [7D: When the ends of each of its...
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Garden pest / WED 7-25-18 / Letter before Omega / Vietnamese festival /...
Constructor: Emily CarrollRelative difficulty: 6:28 (Wednesday average: 7:59; Wednesday best: 2:17)THEME: Flipped the Bird— The names of three species of birds are "flipped" and embedded in three long...
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Popular newspaper puzzle / THU 7-26-18 / "It wasn't me" / Cirque du Soleil...
Constructor: Nate CardinRelative difficulty: 7:36 (Thursday average: 13:39; Thursday best: 5:14)THEME: #— What kids today call a [70A: With 71-Across, symbol used four times in this puzzle with four...
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Sadie Hawkins dances / FRI 7-27-18 / First night of Hannukah / Egyptian deity...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: 8:39 (Friday average: 14:30; Friday best: 5:50)THEME: Themeless— But with a minitheme if you try hard enough.Word of the Day: ETHELRED [53A: English king...
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Astaire with steps / SAT 7-27-18 / Virginia senator Jim / "My Two" 80s sitcom...
Constructor: Natan Last, Andy Kravis, and the J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassRelative difficulty: 8:03 (Saturday average: 18:26; Saturday best 6:03)THEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: PHISHER (18D: "Nigerian...
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Cleveland Browns’ defense / SUN 7-29-18 / Lévesque of Quebec / Pelvis-related...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: 20:52 (Sunday average: 23:01; Sunday best: 6:47 [my own puzzle])THEME: Three in One — Single words are reparsed as three words, then clued as if the three...
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Children's author Asquith / MON 7-30-18 / spilling drink eating all guacamole...
Constructor: Gary CeeRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:58)THEME: CLOSE CALL (63A: Narrow escape ... or what the end of the answer to each starred clue is?) — second word (or word part) in each theme...
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Mesh (with) / TUES 7-31-18 / Hollywood and such / Oddball
Hi, everyone!It's Clare again, because it's the end of the month as we know it. It's almost the end of the summer as we knot it, too, so I hope people are soaking up every last little bit of sunshine...
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SEC school near Atlanta / WED 8-1-18 / Buccaneer's sword / German pop star...
Constructor: Sande Milton and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium (4:33)THEME: EYELESS (36A: Unable to see ... or, when taken as a homophone, what today's puzzle answers and clues all are) — in...
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Long Island airport town / THU 8-2-18 / 11-time All-Star Carlton / Cry aboard...
Constructor: Xan Vongsathorn Relative difficulty: Easy (4:21)[Stupid Across Lite wouldn't accept "T" so ... anywhere you see "HT," I had "T"]THEME: COIN / FLIPS (65A: With 55-Down, actions that can be...
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Corn flour in Latin American cuisine / FRI 8-3-18 / Rock band with four...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium (closer to "Medium-Challenging" for me because of a single answer, but you all probably didn't share my woe) (6:59)THEME: noneWord of the Day:...
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Star Wars sporting event / SAT 8-4-18 / Makeshift technique for female...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Medium (8:07)THEME: Down, literally— themers (ugh, why are there themers on a Saturday!?) play on the crossword cross-referencing clue phrase, "with...
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