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Greek sauce with yogurt and cucumbers / TUE 4-2-19 / Dressed like hundred...
Constructor: Natasha Lyonne and Deb AmlenRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday) (4:30)THEME: BOB / FOSSE (65A: With 66-Across, choreographer whose life is depicted in the starts of 19-, 36-...
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One-named Latin signer / WED 4-3-19 / Old British biplanes / Mexican resort...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium (though I was quite slow) (oversized 16x15 grid) (5:31)THEME: SEARCH RESULTS (55A: Google returns ... or the answers to the four starred clues)— uh,...
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French politico Marine Le / THU 4-4-19 / Cognac age indicator / Feature of...
Constructor: Lewis RothleinRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed, morning clipboard solve)my actual annotated puzzle, shown in its natural clipboard habitatTHEME: BACK TO SQUARE ONE (58A: Where you go for...
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1957 Jimmy Dorsey hit / FRI 4-5-19 / Luxury car of early 20th century / Bona...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (very easy in the corners, tougher in the middle)THEME: noneWord of the Day: PIERCE-ARROW (32A: Luxury car of the early 20th century) — The...
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Jim of 1960s TV / SAT 4-6-19 / Supermarket chain since 1926 / Woolly Sesame...
Constructor: Ned WhiteRelative difficulty: Medium (8:05)THEME: noneWord of the Day: FLAM (56D: Deception, informally) — : a drumbeat of two strokes of which the first is a very quick grace note (m-w)...
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Skilled judoist / SUN 4-7-19 / Something frequently found in pink lipstick /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy (8:12)THEME:"Help!"— the theme is three-word phrases that follow the first-letter pattern "S.O.S." (109A: Critical message that's a hint to the...
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Gelatin substitute made from seaweed / MON 4-8-19 / Subculture wearing lot of...
Constructor: Tracy Gray and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium ??? (verrrry slow for me, but I don't know why) (3:45)THEME: DEER XING (43D: Road sign that hints at what can be found three times in...
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Early settler of Nova Scotia / TUE 4-9-19 / Ice dancing gold medalist Virtue
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Challenging (absurd to run this on Tuesday) (5:55)THEME: there's a "Note"! What fun ... :( Theme answers:all the Acrosses, I guessWord of the Day:...
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Bo's'n's quarters / WED 4-10-19 / Computer image file format / Baseball...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy? Easy-Medium? (solved on clipboard, not really sure)THEME: DOUBLE HEADERS (35A: Baseball rarities nowadays ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of...
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Twits author / THU 4-11-19 / Tucson school informally / Four-time...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Easy (5 flat, at 5am)THEME: added schwa-like syllable — schwa sound added to first word in themer, turning one-syllable into two-syllable word,...
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Rebellion leader of 1786 / FRI 4-12-19 / Sweet locale in T.S. Eliot's...
Constructor: Howard BarkinRelative difficulty: Easy (4:12) THEME: noneWord of the Day: SHAYS Rebellion (32D: Rebellion leader of 1786) — Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts in...
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Country singer with cityish name / SAT 4-13-19 / Sparks can be seen at its...
Constructor: Debbie EllerinRelative difficulty: Easy (5:11)THEME: noneWord of the Day: UZO Aduba (22A: Actress Aduba of "Orange Is the New Black") — Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba (/ˈuːzoʊ əˈduːbə/;...
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ABC sitcom about Johnsons / SUN 4-14-19 / Flower traditionally used to...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Easy (9:16)THEME:"Left/Right Symmetry" — puzzle has L/R symmetry generally, but also the L's in the grid have mirror (i.e. L/R) symmetry with the R's;...
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Big outdoor gear retailer / MON 4-15-19 / Evergreens with fragrant wood / Tax...
Constructor: Patrick Blindauer and Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty: Easy (2:43) (one second off personal record)THEME: "I.R.S." reform (69A: Tax org. undergoing some "reform" in this puzzle's...
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Noted 1950s-70s DJ dubbed fifth beatle / TUE 4-16-19 / Flower cluster whose...
Constructor: Gary CeeRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:00) (for a Tuesday) (entirely because of one answer)THEME: ¿Qué? — themers all end with "kay" soundTheme answers:COMMUNIQUÉ (18A:...
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NBA's Young, familiarly / WED 4-17-19 / Veronica author divergent series /...
Constructor: Alison Ohringer and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium (for me, but apparently skewing easy for many others) (4:36)THEME: FIX BREAKFAST — themers are "breakfast" foods that have gone...
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Forward in Florence / THU 4-18-19 / Anago at japanese restaurant / Hand-held...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easy-Mediumish (5:19, first thing in the morning)THEME: BUTTERFLY (23A: Image formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to N and then...
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Mac former Bay Area hip hop great / FRI 4-19-19 / Sportscaster inducted into...
Constructor: Caleb MadisonRelative difficulty: Medium (6:19)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Mac DRE (22A: Mac ___ (former Bay Area hip-hop great)) — Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004),...
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Sitcom set in Lanford Ill / SAT 4-20-19 / Shoes that are also water hazards /...
Constructor: Kevin AdamickRelative difficulty: Challenging (14:47, most of that in free fall, just staring at a bunch of nothing in the NW)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Anna KARINA (48A: Anna who played...
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Broad Australian accent informally / SUN 4-21-19 / Boatercycle / 1958 #1 hit...
Constructor: Grant ThackrayRelative difficulty: Medium (11:40)THEME:"The Inside Story"— PICTURE-IN-PICTURE (70A: Small screen superimposed on a large screen ... or a hint to this puzles' shaded...
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