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Baseball great who was the subject of the 2006 best seller "Game of Shadows"...
Constructor: Ari RichterRelative difficulty: Easy (3:20)THEME: noneWord of the Day: AD COUNCIL (27D: Group working on P.S.A. campaigns)—The Advertising Council, commonly known as the Ad Council, is an...
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Shift from one dialect to another, depending on the social context / TV host...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy (6:25)THEME: "Stoners' Film Festival" — phrases containing both words that can be interpreted as pot-related and words that can be interpreted as...
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Chapel Hill athlete / India's first P.M. / Is melodramatic / 33 1/3 RPM...
Constructor:Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: GOOD DOG— Theme answers were compound words or two-word answers ending in a common obedience command for dogs. Theme answers:MAINSTAY (16A: *...
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Eldest Stark daughter on Game of Thrones / TUE 6-4-19 / So-called architect...
Constructor: Jake HalperinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:30)THEME: CONS (68A: Disadvantages found in this puzzle's three longest Across answers ...) and PROS (69A: ... and advantages found in...
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Heavy ankle-high shoe / WED 6-5-19 / Three stooges laugh sound / Landon who...
Constructor: Rich ProulxRelative difficulty: Medium (4:05) (though I'm seeing people say it's both very easy and very hard, so who knows?)THEME: SEVEN WONDERS (49A: Monuments of classical antiquity ......
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Visitor to King Mongkut / THU 6-6-19 / Hawaiian entree for short /...
Constructor: Fred PiscopRelative difficulty: Easy (4:56)THEME: D-DAY (59D: Its beaches begin five answers in this puzzle) — yep, those are the five beaches of D-DAY:Theme answers:OMAHA STEAKS (17A:...
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Nickname in early jazz piano / FRI 6-7-19 / Early Nahuatl speaker / Outline...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Medium (5:51)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Earl "FATHA" Hines (5A: Nickname in early jazz piano) — Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha"...
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Coinage of 2000 / SAT 6-8-19 / Sleepy stil / High-quality coffee variety /...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy (5:48)THEME: noneWord of the Day: SULU Sea (33D: ___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines) — The Sulu Sea (Tausug: Dagat sin Sūg;...
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Common landscaping tree with acorns / SUN 6-9-19 / Graham Oprah's longtime...
Constructor: Seth A. AbelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:41)THEME:"Don't Quote Me"— Famous quotes that were never actually said, and the famous characters who didn't actually say them:Theme...
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Time of lackluster performance / MON 6-10-19 / Elusive Tupperware components...
Constructor: Brad WilberRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Monday) (3:28)THEME: PURSE (56D: Where the endings of 17-, 33-, 43- and 63-Across are often found) — things found in a PURSE, just...
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Long-eared lagomorphs / TUE 6-11-19 / British singer Lewis with 2008 #1 album...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: wide variation: Medium-Challenging (4:14) for me, but it's very early and I've literally never seen any version of the movie in question. Possibly easier...
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Crepes in Indian cuisine / WED 6-12-19 / 1933 James Whale sci-fi horror film...
Constructor: Nancy Stark and Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Medium (4:31)THEME: LACK OF CHARACTER (53A: Amorality ... as suggested by 17-, 25- and 41-Across?) — movie titles that suggest that a...
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Gryffindor who founded Gryffindor House at Hogwarts / THU 6-13-19 / East...
Constructor: Michael Blake and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy (4:58, and I was still asleep I think ... so sleepy ...)THEME: UPPERHAND (58A: Advantage ... or what the answer to each starred clue...
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Action film director Zack / FRI 6-14-19 / Mythological judge of dead in...
Constructor: Caitlin ReidRelative difficulty: Mediumish (maybe on the easier side ... I wasn't in speed mode, honestly) (6:01)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Zack SNYDER (14D: Action ifilm director Zack) —...
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Penalty box in hockey lingo / SAT 6-15-19 / Rocky IV rival who makes...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (8:45)THEME: noneWord of the Day: FLOUR BOMB (47A: Protest item that leaves a powdery mess) — Flour bomb is a fragile container (e.g. a...
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Puckered fabric / SUN 6-16-19 / Co-owner of Paddy's pub on It's always sunny...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (10:59)THEME:"Not In So Many Words" (Unthemed)— well, not theme, but they want you to know that the word count is low for some reason...
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Aladdin's monkey sidekick / MON 6-17-19 / Most widely spoken native language...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Yacob YonasRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:02)THEME: ___ IN THE ___— themers follow this pattern, and first and last words rhymeTheme answers:FUN IN THE SUN (17A: Beach...
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Aziz Iraq War figure / TUE 6-18-19 / Double-apostrophe contraction / Old...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium to Medium (3:30)THEME: Interrupting MCs— familiar two-word phrases have MC- added to front of second words, creating wacky phrases that appear...
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Violin virtuoso Leopold / WED 6-19-19 / Lohengrin soprano / Invention...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Challenging (I got stuck, stopped trying, let the clock run ... this was just a really unpleasant experience)THEME: MARRIED MEN (62A: Bachelors no more ......
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Series seen on many planner or pill container / THU 6-20-19 / Friend for un...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easyish (5:15 in early-a.m. / non-speed mode)THEME: CONSONANT (53A: Something each of this puzzle's answers begins with) — sigh, just what it says....
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