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Eponymous physicist Ernst / WED 3-13-19 / Mythical figure known for ribaldry...
Constructor: Jeffrey WechslerRelative difficulty: Medium (oversized 16x15 grid, 4:46)THEME: OBLIQUE REFERENCE (60A: Indirect comment ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters)— reference books run...
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Constructor: Will Nediger and Nancy StarkRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:BLACKHAT(66A: Western villain ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle)— the center black square contains the word HAT,...
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Ebay ashtray / FRI 3-15-19 / Success story out of Sunnyvale Calif / Youngest...
Constructor: Jamey SmithRelative difficulty: Challenging-ish? (solved on clipboard, so no clear idea, but it felt hard)THEME: noneWord of the Day: MATSU Islands (26D: ___ Islands, archipelago in the...
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Boxer who retired in 2017 / 1980s spinoff of Dukes of Hazard / 1947 Hope...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy (5:36) (on an oversized grid!)THEME: noneWord of the Day: TREF (24A: Like shellfish) — adjectiveJudaism . unfit to be eaten or used, according to...
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Old-time Price Is Right announcer Johnny / SUN 3-17-19 / Quad glute exercise...
Constructor: Sophia Maymudes and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium (10:50)THEME:"That's Another Story" — fiction titles clued as if they were biographies:Theme answers:GONE GIRL (31A: Biography of...
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Holders for emergency supplies / MON 3-18-19 / Latin motto for go-getter /...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Monday) (3:25)THEME: YES (61D: "That's correct" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-, 45- and 59-Across) — final words in...
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Half of rap duo Black Star / TUE 3-19-19 / Diplomatic controversy of 1790s
Constructor: Daniel LarsenRelative difficulty: Medium ? (oversized 16x15) (3:45)THEME: alphabet — theme answers contain consecutive letters of the alphabet from A to ZTheme answers:EASY AS ABC (18A:...
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Japanese lunch box / WED 3-20-19 / 1931 boxing movie for which Wallace Beery...
Constructor: Erik Agard, Amanda Chung and Karl NiRelative difficulty: Medium (4:08)THEME: DISAPPEARING INK (56A: Liquid evidenced by the answers to this puzzle's starred clues?) — letter string "INK"...
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ER role for Paul McCrane / THU 3-21-19 / Soothing succulents / 2008 movie...
Constructor: Christopher AdamsRelative difficulty: Easy (5:03 just out of bed, which is like a normal 4:00, I think)THEME: SLASHER FILM (25D: Movie with graphic violence.... or what 17-Across, 22-Down...
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Old Scandinavian poets / FRI 3-22-19 / Old World animals sometimes called...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Challenging (not for me ... for you, though, probably, if initial Twitter reaction is any indication ... for me, maybe just north of Medium)...
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Loser in 1872 presidential election / FRI 3-23-19 / Pacific land west of Fiji...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (for me, maybe Easy for you, gauging early Twitter reaction)THEME: none ... well, I hope not ... — that grid looks like a cylon bunny...
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Reformed demon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer / SUN 3-24-19 / Site of 1796...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Medium (11:18)THEME:"Code Switching"— familiar words with letter homonyms in them have those homonyms switched to the NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET...
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Area of basketball court near basket / MON 3-25-19 / Roman moon goddess / Bit...
Constructor: Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty:Â Medium-Challenging (for a Monday) (because of the center) (3:24)THEME: LPS (62D: Old records ... or a hint for this puzzle's...
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"Yay for us!" / TUES 3-26-19 / Fraction of a bushel / Nursery buy / Dawn's...
Hello! It's Clare again — back for another Tuesday. Hope everyone is having a great start to their week! I just turned in maybe my biggest law school assignment yet, and I am SO relieved, so the start...
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Institutions propped up with government support / WED 3-27-19 / Alternative...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Medium (4:38, rolling out of bed...)THEME: FINANCIAL MYTHS (49A: Misconceptions about money ... or a loose hint to 20-, 24- and 44-Across?) — phrases...
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Nickname for Cleveland Browns fans / THU 3-28-19 / Subject of Hemingway's...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Medium (would've been Easy if I'd figured out the theme some time before the 80%-done mark...) (6:10) (3:45 am solve, good morning!)THEME: GIVE ME SOME...
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Combination in the card game bezique / FRI 3-29-19 / Comic Brennan / City...
Constructor:Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day:GLISSANDI (50A: Dramatic musical effects)— Per Wikipedia, this is a GLISSAND[O]In music, a glissando (Italian:...
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Political commentator Pfeiffer / SAT 3-30-19 / Firearms without serial...
Constructor: Greg JohnsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:41)THEME: noneWord of the Day: NAME DAY (8D: Catholic celebration) — nounthe feast day of a saint after whom a person is named. (google)• •...
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Physician Franz who coined term animal magnetism / SUN 3-31-19 / Roc band...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:55)NOTE:THEME:"Take One For The Team" — themers contain the names of Major League Baseball teams + 1 extra letter. The the extra letters...
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Thumb drive port, for short / MON 4-1-2019 / Gymnast Korbut / Old Venetian...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: APRIL FOOLS— Theme answers are just strings of letters.Theme answers:TTTTTTTTTTTTTTT (20A: Tea set?)GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG (36A:...
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