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Late Swedish elecgtronic musician with 2013 hit Wake Me Up / TUE 8-20-19 /...
Constructor: Evan KalishRelative difficulty: Easy (2:47—personal best Tuesday time)THEME: GOLF BALL (60A: Sports item that can be found at the starts of 17-, 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across) — places a...
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Start shooting / WED 8-21-19 / Tuscan home of St Catherine / Phrase used by...
Constructor: Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty: Medium (4:10) (felt much harder)THEME: E-stuff— Theme clues are that I guess are actual things starting with an E-prefix (E-waste, really??), and...
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1971 title role for Charlton Heston / THU 8-22-19 / Outdoor section of zoo /...
Constructor: Emily CarrollRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: DIVE BAR (40A: Seedy hangout ... or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle)— four Across answers end by taking a "dive"...
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Classic sound effect in action film when someone is badly injured / FRI...
Constructor: Evan MahnkenRelative difficulty: Easy (5:10) (one-handed) (eating late-night pb sandwich)THEME: noneWord of the Day: WILHELM SCREAM (35A: Classic sound effect in an action film when...
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Intense craving for particular food / SAT 8-24-19 / Rhyming toy / Spot to buy...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (8:48)THEME: noneWord of the Day: OPSOMANIA (46A: Intense craving for a particular food) — [it's not in Webster's 3rd Intl, so here is a...
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Jack who co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in "The Great Dictator" / SUN...
Constructor:Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: NOW YOU SEE ME / NOW YOU DON'T— Across answers have an extra "C" added to normal phrases to create wacky phrases. Down answers have...
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One-named queen of Tejano music / MON 8-26-19 / Pork dish of southern cuisine...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy (2:49 on oversized 16x15 grid)THEME: B- B-— themers start with repeated syllables starting w/ "B":Theme answers:BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP (18A: Start of a...
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The O.W.L. AND N.E.W.T at Hogwarts / TUES 8-27-19 / Magnetic quality /...
Hello, again! I hope everyone is having a great end to their summer. It's currently already feeling more like fall weather here in DC, though, so at least that's something! I just started my 2L year of...
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Ship names for ancient Roman province in Iberia / WED 8-28-19 / Singers of...
Constructor: Daniel GrinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:39)THEME: TENNIS (62A: What 8-, 20-, 36- and 52-Across sound like they could be about) — movies with tennis terminology in their...
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Bean popular in East Asia / THU 8-29-19 / Biblical figure who walked with God...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (4:53)THEME: blank OR blank — themers are familiar phrases following the pattern "___ OR ___"; clues all take the form of [Word that can complete...
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Island of myth in Homer's Odyssey / FRI 8-30-19 / Alternative to Mountain Dew...
Constructor: Trent H. EvansRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:13)THEME: noneWord of the Day: AEAEA (50A: Island of myth in Homer's "Odyssey") — Aeaea or Eëa (/iːˈiːə/ ee-EE-ə or /əˈiːə/ ə-EE-ə;...
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French tennis player fashion icon / SAT 8-31-19 / Classic TV character whose...
Constructor: Brian ThomasRelative difficulty: Easy (4:31, should've been even faster)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Georges PEREC (25A: French author Georges) — Georges Perec (born George Peretz) (French:...
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Mythical hunter turned into stag / SUN 9-1-19 / Archipelago nation in the...
Constructor: Finn VigelandRelative difficulty: Challenging (at least as I solved it, i.e. NOT on paper) (11:33)THEME:"That's a Tall Order" — four orders (to a dog) are "tall" in this one, i.e. they are...
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Company that makes Bug B Gon / MON 9-2-19 / Corn syrup brand / Dried chili in...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: HardTHEME: PENTATHLON — Theme answers ended in the events of a pentathlon.Theme answers:GORDON JUMP (17A: Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in...
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Long-stemmed mushroom / Universal recipient's category / Cheese whose name...
Constructor: Evan KalishRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (3:55)THEME: LATE BLOOMER (61A: One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across) — themers end with...
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Org with World Factbook / WED 9-4-19 / Extinct relative of ostrich /...
Constructor: Patrick BlindauerRelative difficulty: ha ha, apparently Easy, but my time was Medium-Challenging (4:44)THEME: ice cream cones — three answers depict different cone orders: a SINGLE ,...
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Big employer in Delaware / THU 9-5-19 / Grass with prickly burs / Some bygone...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Medium (felt predominantly easy, but I didn't know several things, which slowed me down) (5:44)THEME: More than a ___, but less than a ___ — all...
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2002 George Clooney film set in space / FRI 9-6-19 / Espana (old colonial...
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: Challenging (7:20) (so ugly)THEME: sadly, yesWord of the Day: ANNA Nordqvist (16A: Nordqvist of the L.P.G.A.) — Anna Maria Nordqvist (born 10 June 1987) is a...
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Image on oscilloscope / SAT 9-7-19 / Angle measured by astrolabe / 1980s...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy (4:48) (second fastest Saturday on record, fastest since January)THEME: none (thank goodness)Word of the Day: ETS (41A: A.P. exam inits.) —...
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Sylvia of jazz / SUN 9-8-19 / Alternative to Martha Stewart Weddings / Famous...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:31)THEME:"Well, Well, Well, if it isn't ..." — familiar phrases that have been parsed to seem like they are people's nicknames:Theme...
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