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1992 David Mamet play / SUN 9-15-13 / Band with 1985 UK #1 album titled Meat...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "That Girl"— Phrases with first word ending "-ER" are reimagined as wacky phrases where first word is broken into two words, "[blank]...
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Dogpatch matriarch / MON 9-16-13 / Man-goat of myth / Washington rally of...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*)THEME: "M'M, M'M, GOOD" (65A: Classic advertising slogan ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 52-Across) — theme answers all...
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1990 Nicolas Cage film / TUE 9-17-13 / Paper with Marketplace and Money...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: DATE MOVIES (34A: 18-, 23-, 51- and 56-Across?) — movie titles which contain the letters D, A, T, and E, in that order (not strictly...
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Mexican hero Juraez / WED 9-18-13 / Second-highest pinochle card / Adage...
Constructor: Paul HunsbergerRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: TENT rebus— Five "TENT" squares can be found throughout the gridWord of the Day: E-CAR (42D: Green vehicle, briefly) — n(Engineering /...
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Ill-fated mission of 1967 / THU 9-19-13 / Pince librarian at Hogwarts / Nut...
Constructor: Michael BlakeRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: C AND Y COATED (58A: Like M&M's ... or four words to describe 17-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across) — familiar phrases have C affixed to beginning...
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Flag carried on knight's lance / FRI 9-20-13 / Fox relative / Relatives of...
Constructor: Mangesh Ghogre and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: OSKAR Werner (4D: Werner of "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold") — Oskar Werner (13 November 1922 –...
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Susan's family on Seinfeld / SAT 9-21-13 / Oo la la jeans informally / Areas...
Constructor: Tim CroceRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ALENÇON (43A: Delicate needlepoint lace) —Alençon lace or point d'Alençon is a needle lace that...
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Iberian wine city / SUN 9-22-13 / Spiderwick Chronicles co-author DiTerlizzi...
Constructor: Mike SelinkerRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Letterboxes" — "Crosswords Contest! In this special contest crossword, the completed grid conceals a familiar three-word phrase...
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Turkish inn / MON 9-23-13 / Short-legged hound / African land whose name...
Constructor: Susan GelfandRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: "IT'S TIME TO ROLL" (34A: "Let's go!" ... or a hint for the ends of 20-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across) — last word in theme answer is...
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Jazz's Blake / TUE 9-24-13 / What gyroscope may provide / Dodge models until...
Constructor: Kevin ChristianRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: "E.T."— several clues relate to the [circled letters], i.e. "E.T."Theme answers:13A: With 59-Across, where [circled...
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Staunton of Harry Potter movies / WED 9-25-13 / Sayers portrayed in Brian's...
Constructor: Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. GentryRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: LINE (58D: Word that can follow each part of the answers to the six starred clues) — just what the clue saysTheme...
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"Letterboxes" — SUNDAY (9/22) CONTEST PUZZLE: ANSWERS
This is the answer grid for Sunday's "Letterboxes" puzzleThe dark-bordered rectangles are braille letters. The "O"s are the bumps.They spell out: FEEL THE LOVE
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Head nurse on Scrubs / THU 9-26-13 / Dance reminiscent of horse's gait /...
Constructor: Tom Pepper and Victor BarocasRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: CLOCK (41A: Instrument that hints at the missing parts of certain answers in this puzzle) — border answers must all be preceded...
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High-pitched group with 1958 #1 hit / WED 10-23-13 / Rush-hour subway rider...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: BACK-TO-BACK GAMES (62A: Doubleheader ... or what 17-, 29- and 48-Across are?)— theme answers are the names of two games, imagined as...
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New World monkeys / THU 10-24-13 / Singer/actress Lenya / Asgard ruler / Like...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: BOOMERANG EFFECT (36A: Unwelcome reversal ... or a title for this puzzle?) — four theme answers run Down and then boomerang back up (in...
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Title priestess of opera / FRI 10-25-13 / Gershwin biographer David / Allure...
Constructor: Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day:"LAKMÉ" (39A: Title priestess of opera)— Lakmé is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French...
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Swimmer featured in 2013 film Blackfish / SAT 10-26-13 / Spotted South...
Constructor: Barry C. SilkRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ERICAS (46A: Bell heather and tree heath) — n.(Bot.) A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them...
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SAG's partner / SUN 10-27-13 / One White of rock's White Stripes / Etched...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Who's Left?"— five men's and five women's names run backwards (i.e. to the 'left') inside theme answersTheme answers:2A: McMansion's...
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British luxury SUV / MON 10-28-13 / Star-making title role for Mel Gibson /...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: dog names— iconic dog names can be found at the end of four theme answersTheme answers:30A: *It's a happening place (IN SPOT)34A: *Sophocles...
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Haile Selassie disciple / TUE 10-29-13 / Regulatory inits since 1934 /...
Constructor: Robert CirilloRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: HOUSE (37A: Word that can follow both halves of 18-, 20-, 32-, 40-, 54- and 57-Across) — just what it saysTheme answers:18A: Military muscle...
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