Clik here to view.
Roman magistrate's attendants / SAT 1-12-19 / Onetime California fort /...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy (4:01) (personal record by over a minute)*THEME: TEAM! — just kidding, there's no theme, but there are two TEAMs ... and lots and lots of sports,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Supermodel Lima / SUN 1-13-19 / Frequent co-star of Mastroianni / Arthur who...
Constructor: Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Medium (10:33)THEME:"Parlor Tricks" — familiar phrases clued as if they were orders at an ice cream parlor:Theme answers:PARADE FLOAT (23A: At the ice cream...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Architect I.M. ___ / MON 1-14-19 / "___ ad Eurydice" (Greek opera) /...
Constructor: Craig StoweRelative difficulty: Easy-mediumTHEME: DISGUSTING— Theme answers contain words you'd say when you find something gross (highlighted by the bubbles).Theme answers:DOUBLECHIN...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Caesar's first stabber / TUE 1-15-19 / Women's clothing chain since 1983 /...
Constructor: Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday) (4:19) THEME: welcome comments at a bar— phrases indicating that someone else is paying for your drink:Theme...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Loud subgenre of punk / WED 1-16-19 / Dubious Tibetan sighting / Bakery-cafe...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Medium (4:12)THEME: double puns — so ... imagined spoken phrases where the first part is left blank, and instead of a familiar two-word phrase, there is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yugoslav-American tennis great / THU 1-17-19 / What Alice goes through to...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Easy (4:12—the only thing keeping me from being even faster was the weirdness of trying to spell answers backward)THEME: THE LOOKING GLASS (7D: What Alice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Old Asian capital / FRI 1-18-19 / D4 dice in role-playing games / Nickname of...
Constructor: Andrew Ries Relative difficulty: Challenging (7:03)THEME: noneWord of the Day: PAPAWS (1A: Relatives of custard apples) — nounplural noun: papaws1. another term for papaya.2. a North...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Film with tagline Nightmare isn't over / SAT 1-19-19 / Three-syllable woman's...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: Easy (5:58) (over a minute faster than yesterday) (shoulda been faster)THEME: noneWord of the Day: KATIE Ledecky (3D: Olympic swimming gold...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Twins Phil Steve who won gold silver in Sarajevo / SUN 1-20-19 / Spanish...
Constructor: Richard CroweRelative difficulty: Medium (11:16)THEME:"Question of Responsibility" — so I guess the idea is that the theme answers are familiar interrogative sentences clued (based on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turkish bigwig / MON 1-21-19 / Early North American explorer John / Green...
Constructor: Sean BigginsRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:51)THEME: CIVIL RIGHTS (57A: Cause championed by the figures named at the ends of 16-, 22- and 47-Across) — Martin Luther KING, Jr., Rosa...
View ArticleClik here to view.
YouTube popularity metric / TUE 1-22-19 / Lee Browne actor director in...
Constructor: John E. Bennett and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday) (4:05)THEME:"WATCH YOUR STEP" (35A: "Look out!" ... and warning when encountering the circled things in this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Group organizing Mardi Gras parade / WED 1-23-19 / First pope to be called...
Constructor: Amanda Chung and Karl NiRelative difficulty: Medium for me (4:15), but Easy for everyone else, apparentlyTHEME: GENDER NEUTRAL (56A: Like 20-, 28- and 45-Across vis-à-vis the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Air carrier from Taiwan / THU 1-24-19 / Unlikely source of Top 40 song /...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: Medium (6-something, almost a minute of which was spent trying to dig myself out of a terrible predicament in the SW corner ...)THEME: GOO GOO EYES (66A:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stern competitor once / FRI 1-25-19 / Big name in cookware / Longtime Yankee...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:05)THEME: noneWord of the Day: ADP (43A: Payroll service co.) — Automatic Data Processing, Inc., commonly known as ADP, is an American...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Statement in old Apple ad / SAT 1-26-19 / Grocery chain that closed in 2015...
Constructor: Grant ThackrayRelative difficulty: Easy (5:18)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Giovanni RIBISI (3D: Actor Giovanni of "Avatar") — Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (Italian pronunciation: [antoˈniːno...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Headgear for knight / SUN 1-27-19 / Okinawa port / Bob 1968 record-setting...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging (11:31)THEME:"Unemployment Lines" — I don't even know how to describe this ... so themers are nonsense phrases, where first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Classic typewriter brand / MON 1-28-19 / Extra job in gig economy / Giving...
Constructor: Thomas van GeelRelative difficulty: Medium (3:03)THEME: KICKSTARTER (62A: Crowdfunding site ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 30- and 46-Across) — first words (or "starters") in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lion in the heavens / TUES 1-29-2019 / Paragon / Orange Muppet / German mark
Hi, all! It's Clare — back for another Tuesday. Hope everyone is staying warm and preparing for what very well could be record lows in much of the country this week! In D.C., I think we're supposed to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South American corn cakes / WED 1-30-19 / Dallas hoopster / Wedding gown...
Constructor: Emily CarrollRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:46, but just woke up and brain is moving like molasses)THEME: FRUITLESS (35A: Unproductive ... or, literally, a hint to the answers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cambridgeshire cathedral city / THU 1-31-19 / Old plume source / Soccer star...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy, I think (I solved on paper, on a clipboard, in a comfy chair, untimed)THEME: 212 (68D: Palindromic number) — Two long answers have this answer...
View Article