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Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Semordnilaps — The themed clues are given backward, and split across two words (mostly). The theme answers are also entered...
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Oklahoma tribe originally from the Southeast / FRI 7-12-19 / Advice column...
Constructor:Evan KalishRelative difficulty:Hard (for a Friday)THEME: ThemelessWord of the Day:CHICKASAW(15A: Oklahoma tribe originally from the Southeast) —The Chickasaw (/ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/ CHIK-ə-saw) are an...
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Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Challenging (for me, but I've been having the yips all week)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Maui Wowie (17A: Potent Hawaiian Weed) —Maui Wowie is a...
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In the Underworld Offenbach opera / SUN 7-14-19 / Trendy superfood /...
Constructor: Caitlin ReidRelative difficulty: Easy (9:02)THEME:"Are We Finished?"— "R" is added to the end ("finish") of familiar phrases, creating wacky phrases, clued wackily:Theme answers:"IS THIS A...
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Venerable monk of Middle Ages / MON 7-15-19 / Magical powder in Peter Pan /...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: Easy (2:45)THEME: SHORT CUTS (61A: Timesavers ... or the starts of 17-, 26-, 36- and 51-Across?)— first words are short haircuts, each of which can precede the...
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Country singer James Decker / TUE 7-16-19 / Oakland's Oracle for one / Demo...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:31)THEME: A-FRAME BUILDINGS (52A: 52A: Structures illustrated twice in this puzzle through both black squares and letters) — I have no idea...
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Traditional time to start work /.WED 7-17-19 / File box filler / Sped up part...
Constructor: Adam NicolleRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (??) (not sure, solved in leisurely fashion on paper, untimed) (looks like lots of people set personal Wednesday records, so ... let's say...
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Churchill's successor in 1955 / THU 7-18-19 / Churchill's successor in 1945 /...
Constructor: Matthew SewellRelative difficulty: Easy (4:24 at 5 in the a.m.)THEME: two-letter words >>> two-letter initialisms — familiar phrases clued as if one of the two-letter words in...
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Mascot of Winnipeg Jets / FRI 7-19-19 / Las Vegas casino with musical name /...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Medium (Brutal SW + v. easy elsewhere = Medium) (6:06)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Eudora WELTY (57A: Pulitzer-winning writer of "The Optimist's Daughter") —...
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Often-reddish quartz / SAT 7-20-19 / Best-selling game with hexagonal board /...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (honestly it felt pretty easy, but clock said 8:48 when I was done, and ... I wasn't actually done, because I had errors that took me...
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They don't keep their thoughts to themselves / SUN 7-21-19 / "However," in...
Constructor: Jason Mueller + Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: easy (6:30)THEME:"Fifty Years On" — a tribute puzzle to the Apollo 11 moon landingTheme answers:APOLLO ELEVEN (3D: Long-distance traveler of...
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Fairy tale question / MON 7-22-19 / Strong-smelling cheese made in England /...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:51)THEME: RUM PEL STILT SKIN — clue to the revealer says it all: 61A: Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-,...
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Garden plant also called stonecrop / TUE 7-23-19 / Facial hair for Sam...
Constructor: Kyle DolanRelative difficulty: Medium (slightly faster than usual, but it's a narrow (14-wide) grid)THEME:"JUST THE TWO OF US" (54A: 1981 hit with the lyric "We can make it if we try" ......
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Violin virtuoso Niccolo / WED 7-24-19 / Actress comic Kemper / Tank topped...
Constructor: Jake HalperinRelative difficulty: Challengingish (this was a 5am wake-up solve, though, and I despised this thing from square one, so that *might* have affected my time...) (5:19)THEME:...
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2012 time travel thriller / THU 7-25-19 / Los Angeles neighborhood that...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Medium (5:29)THEME: JUMPERS (25D: Some basketball shots ... and the theme of this puzzle) — theme answers are two-word phrases that "jump" an...
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Trixie's mom in comics / FRI 7-26-19 / Eccentric fashion designer in...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Challenging (7:42)THEME: noneWord of the Day: ZEBRA FINCH (5A: Bird named for its black-and-white markings) — The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) is...
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Siamese fighting fish / SAT 7-28-19 / Tragedy first performed in 431 BC /...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: Medium? Maybe Medium-Challenging? (solved it on clipboard, in comfy chair, untimed)THEME: noneWord of the Day:"TARAS Bulba" (18D: Gogol's "___ Bulba") —...
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Constructor: Christopher AdamsRelative difficulty: Easy (25:22, pretty normal for me for a Sunday)THEME:MIXED METAPHORS (105A: Some laughable language mistakes - as found literally (in consecutive...
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MON 7-29-2019
Constructor: BRUCE HAIGHTRelative difficulty: Easy (6:18, below my average by 2:30) THEME: ON THE BENCH (59A: Place where 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across might be found)Theme answers:BALLPLAYER (17A:...
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Constructor: Christina IversonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium - ~2 minutes below my average Tuesday THEME: STARTUP CAPITAL (38A: With 40-Across, money required to open a business ... or a hint to 18-,...
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