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Actress Gershon of Bound / MON 8-26-13 / Ersatz butter / Largest inland city...
Constructor: Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: LOW-HANGING FRUIT (7D: Simple things to pick ... or what 5-, 11-, 29- and 38-Down have?) — theme answers are Downs that end in...
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Dog on TV's Topper / TUE 8-27-13 / 1982 Fleetwood Mac hit whose title is sung...
Constructor: Jacob McDermottRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: TWO-DOOR (41A: Coupe, e.g. ... or a hint to 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 34-Down) — two word phrases in which both words can precede "DOOR"...
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Mathematical physicist Peter who pioneered in knot theory / WED 8-28-13 / Man...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: 60A: Quote from BABE / RUTH (aka THE SULTAN OF SWAT) on why he outearned PRESIDENT HOOVER: "I HAD A BETTER YEAR"Word of the Day: Peter TAIT...
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Exonerated boxer who is subject of Bob Dylan song / THU 8-29-13 / Fig...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: EYE of the storm— Theme answers include TYPHOON, KATRINA, and long answers that contain the words HURRICANE (i.e. HURRICANE CARTER)...
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Female adviser / FRI 8-30-13 / Comcast center hoopster / Player of bad...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: EGERIA (7D: Female adviser) — Egeria (Latin: Ēgeria) was a nymph attributed a legendary role in the early history of...
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Sporty Lotus model / SAT 8-31-13 / Beast hunted by Hemingway in Green Hills...
Constructor: Josh KnappRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: KUDU (37A: Beast hunted by Hemingway in "Green Hills of Africa") — n. pl. kudu or ku·dus also koodoo or koo·doosEither of...
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1913 Literature Nobelist from India / SUN 9-1-13 / 1954 film septet / Gossip...
Constructor: John FarmerRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: "Persons of Note"— rebus puzzle where theme squares read as a number in one direction and a name in the other—number is a denomination of...
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Theme From Shaft composer 1971 / MON 9-2-13 / Classic computer game set on...
Constructor: Jim PeredoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "We call it 'maize'..."— ends of theme answers all rhyme with "Maize" (with the 'aize' sound spelled different each time)Theme answers:17A:...
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1997 Nicolas Cage thriller / TUE 9-3-13 / In Valley of 2007 film / Suffix...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: We— Clues are all homophones of "We"; answers are all definitions of those cluesWord of the Day: "CON AIR" (43D: 1997 Nicolas Cage thriller)...
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Unit of currency in Harry Potter books / WED 9-4-13 / One of two acting...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:29)THEME: Say the letters— famous people whose first names are represented by letters that sound like the names when said aloud as...
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Maupassant's first novel / THU 9-5-13 / 1841 rebellion leader / Titular judge...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Either or— four answers (the middle answer on each grid edge) is a four-letter word with -OR- in the center. If you read it as a...
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LBJ biographer Robert / FRI 9-6-13 / Hit from 1978 disco album Cruisin /...
Constructor: Brad Wilber and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: TREE GUARDS (28D: Barriers used in urban renewal projects) — Tree guards are fences around the...
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Guitar maker Fender / SAT 9-7-13 / Singer of 1987 #1 country hit Do Ya /...
Constructor: Julian LimRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Riddick BOWE (1D: Champion between Holyfield reigns) — Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967, Brooklyn, New...
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Idomeneo heroine / SUN 9-8-13 / Musician with gold-selling album Sugar Lips /...
Constructor: Pete Muller and Sue KeeferRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "Bumper Cars" — car models are lined up (bumper to bumper) to form silly phrases, clued "?"-styleTheme answers:23A: Search...
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Theater critic Walter / MON 9-9-13 / Far Eastern housemaid / 1960 John Updike...
Constructor: Gary CeeRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Football words— last word in every theme answer can relate to American football—actually, taken in order, said words form a sequence ending in a...
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1998 De Niro crime thriller / TUE 9-10-13 / Former Israeli P.M. Ehud / Some...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: CHINESE (71A: Language that's the source of the words answered by this puzzle's starred clues) — the phrasing is pretty convoluted, but...
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Dr. Larch's drug in Cider House Rules / WED 9-11-13 / Joyous Cosmology subj /...
Constructor: Patrick BlindauerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Autumn? — circled squares for a WARM-to-COLD word ladderTheme answers:16A: Endothermic (WARM-BLOODED)23A: Birth place (MATERNITY...
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Black Sea getaway / THU 9-12-13 / Hamlet's parts / Short-story writer Munro /...
Constructor: Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: Superman— Each of the three parts from the tagline of the old Superman TV show appears in the grid, clued via reference to the...
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Heavy and Clumsy / FRI 9-13-13 /Ikura or Tobiko / Dark side / Old-fashioned...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: MediumWord of the Day: LANOLIN (Stuff used to soften baseball mitts)For breastfeeding mothers. Soothes and protect[s] dry, cracked skin. Breastfeeding...
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Porter created by Burroughs / SAT 9-14-13 / Assistant played by Bruce Lee /...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Aldrich AMES (5D: Subject of the 2012 book "Circle of Treason") — Aldrich Hazen Ames (born May 26, 1941) is a former Central...
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