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Jazz singer who acted in Roots / SUN 8-5-18 / Sorbet-like dessert originally...
Constructor: Alison Ohringer and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy (though I finished w/ a fatal error, or, as I'm calling it, "miZtake") (9:17)THEME:"Ghosted"— Two-word phrases where the second word...
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___ Shriver, sister of J.F.K. and founder of the Special Olympics / MON...
Constructor: Mark Diehl and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR— Theme answers started with, well, MAKE, LOVE, NOT, and WAR, in that order.Theme answers:MAKE IT...
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Middle-earth area under Misty Mountains / TUE 8-7-18 / Louisiana Purchase...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Medium (3:22)THEME: BEER INGREDIENTS (37A: What's found hidden inside 16-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across)— HOPS, WATER, MALT, YEASTTheme answers:SHOPSTEWARD...
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Goddess of Pop / WED 8-8-18 / Very pixel-dense as TV picture / Teammate of...
Constructor: Andrew KingsleyRelative difficulty: Easy (3:26)THEME: GREAT / MINDS / THINK / ALIKE (1A: With 27-, 49- and 66-Across, phrase applicable to five innovations in this puzzle (as suggested by...
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Fad teddy bear name of the 1980s / THU 8-9-18 / Metaphor for death in Eugene...
Constructor: Patrick Merrell Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium (Medium for me, but I totally fell on my face right out of the gate ... I think it's somewhat easier than my time suggested) (5:53)THEME:...
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Multi-time pro bowl tight end Greg / FRI 8-10-18 / Main antagonist in George...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (4:59)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Greg OLSEN (5D: Multi-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg) — Gregory Walter Olsen (born March 11, 1985) is an...
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People of southern Kenya / SAT 8-11-18 / Two-pointed hat worn by Napoleon /...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Medium (7:44)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Luis SUÁREZ (14D: International soccer star Luis ___) — Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (American Spanish: [ˈlwis...
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Commercial aunt since 1889 / SUN 8-12-18 / Wide-swinging blow / Hebrew letter...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Very Easy (7:45, my all-time Sunday NYT record)THEME:"If I Were You..."— In each themer, the answer is a familiar phrase where one of the "I"s has been...
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Nongovernmentally owned ship decked out for war / MON 8-13-18 / Jason's...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging (3:17) (though I stupidly fell into a hole that no one else will have fallen into, so maybe slightly easier?)THEME: GOOD NEWS,...
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Peebles in Memphis Music Hall of Fame / TUE 8-14-18 / Noted Lakota leader
Constructor: Andy Kravis and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy (3:01)THEME: wacky wardrobe— familiar phrases are clued as if their last words were articles of clothing:Theme answers:BLASTING CAP...
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Brickowski protagonist of Lego Movie / WED 8-15-18 / Muscles used in Russian...
Constructor: Kathy WienbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (5:05)THEME: anagrams — answers are essentially cryptic crossword clues where one word is taken to mean "mix the other word up"Theme...
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King of Belgium during W.W. II / THU 8-16-18 / Engineering discipline for...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (or harder, if you're not familiar with the subject's body of work) (4:49)THEME: ROBERT / DENIRO (64A: With 65-Across, subject of this...
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Merrill in movies / FRI 8-17-18 / Mill owner in California gold rush /...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium (shading toward Easy-Medium for me) (5:30)THEME: noneWord of the Day: HARLAN Stone (43D: Former Supreme Court justic Stone) — Harlan Fiske Stone...
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Lead female role in "Singin' in the Rain" / SAT 8/18/18 / TV host who won a...
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: Medium (10:41 - the app says my average is 13-something, but it's probably right about 10-11)THEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: SKIPJACKS (1A: Certain fish ......
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Operatic baritone Pasquale / SUN 8/19/18 / Humphries of the N.B.A. / Peak NW...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Medium (Medium-easy except for the NE and SW; 19:51, which is probably a hair above my Sunday average these days)THEME:PASSIVE RESISTANCE — The...
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Desert beast / MON 8-20-18 / Brand that "nobody doesn't like" / Person not...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Meat entrees — Each theme answer is a different meat dish named after a cityTheme Answers: CHICKEN KIEV (17A: Meat entree in Ukraine)VIENNA...
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Queen Gertrude's alas in Hamlet / TUE 8-21-18 / South Asian mixed rice dish /...
Constructor: John Lieb and Andrea YañesRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging to Challenging (3:48) (my third-slowest Tuesday of the past four months)THEME: DARWIN (69A: Evolution theorist ... or what...
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Pharaoh honored near Aswan / WED 8-22-18 / Apple application that's now...
Constructor: John LampkinRelative difficulty: Medium (4:20)THEME: MB—>MP —wacky letter-change stuffTheme answers:READY TO RUMPLE (20A: "You think the blanket needs messing up?")RULE OF THUMP (36A:...
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First wife of Pablo Picasso / THU 8-23-18 / Third base in baseball lingo /...
Constructor: Kyle DolanRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (6:57)THEME: CROP ROTATION (50A: Common farming technique ... or a hint to solving this puzzle) — rebus puzzle where "crops" are found in...
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1978 Grammy nominee Chris / FRI 8-24-18 / College town east of Greensboro /...
Constructor: Roland HugetRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (6:58)THEME: noneWord of the Day: ERLE C. Kenton (48D: Director ___ C. Kenton) — Erle C. Kenton (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was...
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