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Ph-neutral vitamin brand / THU 2-21-19 / Magical basic used to view one's...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (with probably wide variation based on your knowledge of movie trivia) (5:09)THEME: CHARACTER ACTOR (54A: 15-, 26-, 33- or 39-Across, punnily?)...
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Derby car material / FRI 2-22-19 / Gimmers are young ones / Hawaii landmark...
Constructor: Daniel NierenbergRelative difficulty: Medium (?) (easy for me until I hit the NE, and then I just stared at blank for something well over a minute) (6:20)THEME: noneWord of the Day:...
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Evergreens whose leaves are used culinarily / SAT 2-23-19 / Web tv broadcast...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Easy (5:08 — faster than Thursday, faster than Friday)THEME: answers that start with initialisms ... or so I thought, until I realized, no, that's just in...
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Popular Japanese manga series with schoolgirl heroine / SUN 2-24-19 /...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy (8:42)THEME:"Everything Evens Out In The End"— two-word phrases where second word is just the "odd" letters (e.g. 1st, 3rd, 5th...) of the first word;...
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Comedian Love who co-hosts The Real / MON 2-25-18 / Pittsburgh-based NYSE...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Medium (3:06)THEME: TRIATHLON (66A: Race suggested by 19-, 39- and 59-Across?) — themers contain SWIMMING, CYCLING, and RUNNING, respectively:Theme...
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Chess ending / TUES 2-26-18 / Say hello to / Cluster around an acorn /...
Hi, everyone! It's Clare, and I'm back for another Tuesday. Feeling a bit tired from staying up late to watch the Oscars on Sunday night. Anyone watch?? Who loves Olivia Colman as much as I do? (P.S....
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Desert in southern Africa / WED 2-27-19 / Job in monastery / Prominent...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Challenging (5:25) (a just-woke-up solve)THEME: Pre- — pffffffff OK so theme answers are really pairs of words that sit on the same Across line, with the...
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Shortest Old Testament Book / THU 2-28-19 / Tough-to-win horse racing bet /...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Similar two-word phrases? — Okay, so each theme answer features a clue punning on a specific letter like "honey bees" with the answer then...
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Material for Book of Dead / FRI 3-1-19 / Second longest US #1 hit after...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (6:54)THEME: noneWord of the Day: HYACINTH (37A: Bloom with showy clusters) — Hyacinthus is a small genus of bulbous, fragrant...
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Byzantine emperor known as Armenian / SAT 3-2-19 / Newport RI estate that's...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: LEO V (28A: Byzantine emperor known as "the Armenian") — Leo V the Armenian (Greek: Λέων ὁ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας, Leōn ho...
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Tree-lined walk / SUN 3-3-19 / Japanese room divider / Cracker brand since...
Constructor: Tony Orbach and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: Easy (9:07)THEME:"D.J.'S SPINNIN'"— change-a-letter theme: J for D:Theme answers:HOOVER JAM (26A: Vacuum cleaner blockage?)JUST...
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Border mountain between Europe and Asia / MON 3-4-2019 / Bread in Southern...
Constructor: Ellis HayRelative difficulty: TuesdayTHEME: Queen B— Every clue starts with B. Theme answers start with a word that's pronounced the same way you pronounce the letter B.Theme...
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Onetime maker of Matchbox cars / TUE 3-5-19 / Where Johnny Cash shot a man in...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:11)THEME: seeing spots — every theme clue relates to "spots" somehow:Theme answers:PARKING LOT (16A: It has spots)LEOPARD PRINT (22A:...
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Irish girl's name related to word honor / WED 3-6-19 / Style of yoga in...
Constructor: Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:57 — oversized grid)THEME: in like a LION, out like a LAMB — there's a word ladder (...) that goes from LION to...
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Eponymous hypnotist / THU 3-7-19 / Cheer at Texas football game / Toy boxer...
Constructor: Brian ThomasRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed on the clipboard, so I'm not sure, but I got the theme early and never struggled)THEME: STICK 'EM UP (59A: "Hands in the air!" ... or a...
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Island WSW of Kauai / FRI 3-8-19 / 1912 Olympics locale / Song that hip hop...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (I think—again, untimed in the comfy chair, just waking up)THEME: noneWord of the Day: NIIHAU (54A: Island WSW of Kauai) — Niʻihau...
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Classic British two-seater / SAT 3-9-19 / Freeze that extends out from...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Challenging (close to 10, maybe ... I paused to take my coat off (??) and I also had to hunt down a dumb typo)THEME: noneWord of the Day: DRAWMEN (45A:...
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Blobbish Li'l Abner creature / SUN 3-10-19 / R&B group with 1991 #1 hit I...
Constructor: Adam FrommRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (11:45)THEME:"Math Hysteria" — equations somehow represent the answersTheme answers:22A: L x A (LOS ANGELES TIMES)39A: x - y = x - y (SAME...
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Indianapolis footballer / MON 3-11-19 / One-named Grammy winner for Soldier...
Constructor: Trent H. EvansRelative difficulty: Medium (2:54)THEME: apparent oxymorons— two-word phrases where first word is antonym of second word:Theme answers:LIVING DEAD (17A: Zombies)RECORDED LIVE...
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Scoffing remark to ignoramus / TUE 3-12-19 / Modern acronym for seize the day...
Constructor: Jules MarkeyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:36)THEME: BUTTON DOWN (30D: Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues) — themers (which all run...
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