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First chairman of EEOC familiarly / SAT 8-25-18 / Lamb by another name / Yoko...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for me—I solved upon waking, Always a bad idea on Saturday) (I had friends find this one very easy; seems likely there's a wide...
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1836 siege setting / SUN 8-26-18 / Standard info on stationery nowadays /...
Constructor: Olivia Mitra FramkeRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:50)THEME:"To The Point"— a puzzle about THE US OPEN Tennis Championship (59A: Annual sporting event that is this puzzle's theme)Theme...
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Early Indus Valley inhabitant / MON 8-27-18 / Leveling wedge
Constructor: Susan GelfandRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:58)THEME: two first names of people in same profession make complete name of someone else in the same profession... —Theme answers:KIRK...
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Indian flatbread / TUE 8-28-18 / Vittles / Be in a dither / Hockey feints
Happy Tuesday, everyone! It's Clare again for the last Tuesday of the month as August comes to a close (summer, too, unfortunately). I'm currently in DC suffering in hot and humid weather while trying...
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Voldemort, to Harry Potter / WED 8-29-18 / Rough spots for teens? / Grp....
Constructor: Alex BajczRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: City work— Each theme answer is a city name preceded by a "profession" which is an anagram of the city nameTheme answers:DIAGNOSES SAN...
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Philosophy of Simplicity / THU 8-30-18 / Home of the oldest university in the...
Constructor:Grant ThackrayRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: ADBLOCK (64A: Popular browser extension... or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzle) — Puzzle where four BLOCKs...
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1994 Denis Leary comedy / FRI 8-31-18 / White Buildings was his first...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Medium (5:36)THEME: noneWord of the Day: "THE REF" (55A: 1994 Denis Leary comedy) — The Ref (Hostile Hostages in some countries) is a 1994 American black...
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Mean Miss of Wizard of Oz / SAT 9-1-18 / Overhyped event in slang / Smallest...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: Medium-ish (8:18)THEME: noneWord of the Day: William P. BARR (30D: Attorney general before Reno) — William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American...
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Protein shell of virus / SUN 9-2-18 / Showdown in classic video games /...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: Medium (10:50)THEME:"Going Head to Head"— famous antagonists are written out "head to head" (i.e. with first name backward, so its first letter touches first...
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Hawaii's Mauna ___ / MON 9-3-18 / Roman god of love / Notice when getting...
It's the first Annabel Monday that I'm writing as a SENIOR in college! What is even up with that.Constructor: Trent H. EvansRelative difficulty: HardTHEME: Couch to 5K — Theme answers are two word...
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Word spoken before after James / TUE 9-4-18 / Pair of skivvies / Sporty...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:12)THEME: THE EIGHTIES (58A: When Pac-Man and Rubik's Cube were popular ... or a phonetic hint for 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across) — two-word...
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Concerning both moon and sun's motions / WED 9-5-18 / Arabian land near...
Constructor: Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy (4:18, which would be more an Easy-Medium time, but the puzzle is oversized, so ... Easy)THEME: TEAM-BUILDING (38A: Goal for...
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Dweller along Don / THU 9-6-18 / Link popular online comedy duo / Blood of...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (6:48) I C E B E R GTHEME: TIP OF THE ICEBERG (62A: Hidden trouble indicator ... or what you'll...
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Eponymous Austrian physicist who studied waves / FRI 9-7-18 / Fictional...
Constructor: Josh KnappRelative difficulty: Challenging (for me—slowest time in four+ months) (8:15)THEME: noneWord of the Day: WET CELL (37D: Battery type) — nouna primary electric cell in which the...
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Porgy novelist Heyward / SAT 9-8-18 / Useful list when troubleshooting...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy (6:50, at which point I had a single blank square I didn't know, which made me just quit ... but then I came back and got it after running the...
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Attire for Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld / SUN 9-9-18 / Bullet 1950s...
Constructor: Hal MooreRelative difficulty: Medium (10:30)THEME:"Mixed Feelings"— a Schrödinger puzzle where two different words inhabit the same square, one (LOVE) for the Across and another (HATE) for...
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Human rights advocate Jagger / MON 9-10-18 / Shaggy grazer / Mosque toppers /...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Challenging (by far my slowest Monday time since I've been recording them) (4:09)THEME: CHEESE / SPREAD (28A: With 45-Across, savory topping found in...
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Onetime radio host Boortz / TUE 9-11-18 / Rapper/actor Gibson / Epithet for...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Easy (3:02)THEME: FLOWERY LANGUAGE (35A: High-flown speech or writing ... or a description of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across) — common phrases where last...
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Old Chevy model renamed Sonic / WED 9-12-18 / Literally small ovens /...
Constructor: Jeffrey WechslerRelative difficulty: Challenging (5:23) (3rd slowest recorded Wednesday since April)THEME: FRENCH CHEF (63A: Julia Child's PBS show, with "The" ... or one associated with...
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Fermented milk drink / THU 9-13-18 / Pre-snap signal / Tatooine has two of...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Medium (5:56)THEME: IN BOX / OUT BOX (69A: Where work piles up ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme / 72A: Where finished work goes ... with a hint...
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