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Sporty Pontiacs introduced in 60s / MON 4-22-19 / Soda in old blind taste...
Constructor: Bill HaightRelative difficulty: Medium (3:03)THEME: Tennis, anyone? — familiar phrases reclued as if they have something to do with tennis:Theme answers:POP SINGLES (17A: Tennis with...
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Jokey 1978 Steve Martin song / TUE 4-23-19 / Shrek's wife / Charge for some...
Constructor: Amanda Chung and Karl NiRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (probably more Medium) (3:31)THEME:"PET SOUNDS" (64A: Beach Boys album with the hit "Wouldn't It Be Nice" ... or things hidden in...
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Legendary snake exterminator for short / WED 4-24-19 / Bynes Channing Tatum /...
Constructor: Evan MahnkenRelative difficulty: Very Easy (2:56) (personal record)THEME: SHAKESPEARE PLAY (54A: What the film answering each starred clue was inspired by) — that clue is a pretty...
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Raised block of earth's crust to geologist / THU 4-25-19 / Home to mythical...
Constructor: Jon OlsenRelative difficulty: Easy if you figured out those center squares faster than I did; spent 5 min. on everything but the center, then another 90 seconds+ trying to work out the...
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Ancient dweller beyond Hadrian's Wall / FRI 4-26-19 / Mild cheese with orange...
Constructor: Kyle DolanRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (very easy except for that damned cheese, wtf?)THEME: noneWord of the Day: PORT SALUT (33D: Mild cheese with an orange rind) — Port Salut is a...
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Briton who wrote Fish Called Wanda / SAT 4-27-19 / Dutch craze of 1636-37...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Easy (6:21, not fully awake)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Lake MEAD (50A: Lake on the Arizona/Nevada border) — Lake Mead is a man made lake that lies on the...
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KIND words / SUN 4-28-19 / Tributary of Missouri / Charlie of Stranger Things...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Medium (11:36)THEME:"Words of Introduction" — clues all follow patter [[ALL-CAPS WORD] words?], where the clue itself is a familiar phrase, but...
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Peter Nixon impeachment hearings chairman / MON 4-29-19 / Cuban born Grammy...
Constructor: Andrew KingsleyRelative difficulty: Medium (3:02)THEME: GET CRACKING (37A: Hop to it ... or what to do to the various eggs in this puzzle's circled squares) — circled squares contain...
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Pretentious in modern lingo / TUE 4-30-19 / Patron saint of lost causes /...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium (3:49)THEME: GROUP / SHOTS (38A: With 28-Down, multisubject photos ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues) — answers to the starred...
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Engraved stone marker / WED 5-1-19 / Article's start in journalism jargon /...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Medium (4:24)THEME: Anagrammed STATE CAPITALS (36A: What the answers to the starred clues are each anagrams of):Theme answers:IN SLANG (Lansing) (20A:...
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Kind of push-up / THU 5-2-19 / Soil additive / One end of an umbilical cord /...
Constructor: Julie BérubéRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: ON/OFF — The words "on" and "off" are next to each other and rebuses in various answers. In the center, the words "on and off" are written...
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Bygone brand of weight-loss pills / FRI 5-3-19 / Dessert traditionally served...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium to Medium (5:42)THEME: noneWord of the Day:"I, ZOMBIE" (13D: CW sitcom/horror drama about a medical examiner who eats brains) — iZombie...
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Toyotal models since 1984 / SAT 5-4-19 / Poet lyricist who wrote 1974 #1 hit...
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (8:43)THEME: MAY / THE 4TH / BE WITH / YOU— hackneyed "Star Wars" pun for YOU, enjoyTheme answers:MAY (1A: Could) (uh, hey, psst—COULD is...
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Terrapin catcher / SUN 5-5-19 / Prophet who inveighed against sins of Israel...
Constructor: Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:29)THEME:"Paper Work"— clues are familiar kinds of paper (all following pattern [___ paper?]), but the answers...
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Young gallant in Romeo and Juliet / MON 5-6-19 / 1990s Indiana governor Evan...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Medium (3:02)THEME: EYE / RHYMES (59D: With 65-Across, what the last words of 18-, 35- and 56-Across are to each other) — sure, OK (see long def. of EYE /...
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Green carving stone / TUES 5-7-19 / Snowfall unit / Hawkeye's home / Thunder...
Hi, everyone! It's Clare, and I'm back for another Tuesday — albeit a different Tuesday than usual because, well, law school finals suck! But, thankfully, they're all over now, and my summer has...
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Rosalinde's maid in Strauss's Die Fledermaus / WED 5-8-19 / Jule who wrote...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: Easy (3:54)THEME: TABLE TENNIS (37A: Olympic sport since 1988) — circled squares use TABLE TENNIS table and NET (30D: [Item depicted here]) (?) to form the...
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Two-masted vessel / THU 5-9-19 / Brew with red triangle logo / Traveling so...
Constructor: Lewis RothleinRelative difficulty: Medium (5:34)THEME: OFFSIDES (38D: Football offense ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle) — well, for six answers, the correct answer is flanked...
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Captain Morgan competitor / FRI 5-10-19 / Arpad eponymous creator of...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:29)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Arpad ELO (4D: Arpad ___, eponymous creator of an international ratings system) — The Elo rating system is...
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Picture section in old newspapers / SAT 5-11-19 / Children's author Ibbotson...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Medium (7:34)THEME: noneWord of the Day: EVA Ibbotson (32D: Children's author Ibbotson) — Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson (née Wiesner), more...
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