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Darkest moon of Uranus / SAT 10-19-19 / Synthetic fiber once used in...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed clipboard solve)THEME: noneWord of the Day: PAT HAND (41A: Royal flush in draw poker, say) — 1: a hand in draw poker on which one...
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One-named electronic musician D.J. with multiple Grammys / SUN 10-20-19 /...
Constructor: Natan LastRelative difficulty: Medium (10:07)THEME: OPERATION (112A: Classic kids' game involving removal of body parts ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme)— circled squares are body...
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Financial services corp with orange lion logo / MON 10-21-19 / Major athletic...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Medium (3:12)THEME: THREE ON (36A: Bases loaded ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 26-, 44- and 56-Across) — "ON" appears three times in each themer:Theme...
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Activist who'd make a good valet? / TUE 10-22-19 / Muppet with a smartphone...
Constructor: Saul PinkRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:24)THEME: last name, verb — celebrities reimagined as verb phrasesTheme answers:GEORGE BURNS (17A: Comedian who'd make a good pyrotechnician?)...
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Horizontal line on chessboard / WED 10-23-19 / Petite Grande / MacKenize beer...
Constructor: Jennifer NuttRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:44 on oversized 16x15 grid)THEME: something about PLINY THE ELDER approaching MOUNT VESUVIUS while saying "FORTUNE / FAVORS / THE...
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Bridge scorecard heading / THU 10-24-19 / Heiress of Hartfield in 1816 novel...
Constructor: Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "Nothing"— the word is absent from the front end of ten answers ... so I guess it's represented literally in the grid:Theme answers:BUT THE...
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Logic game with matchsticks / FRI 10-25-19 / Eponym of cathedral in Red...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (I had just been napping, it's true, but I think this was a wavelength problem) (7-something)THEME: noneWord of the Day: LEITMOTI...V?...
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Arcade game spinoff of 1983 / SAT 10-26-19 / Spiritual realms in religious...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy or Easy-Medium (untimed, clipboard solve)THEME: noneWord of the Day: ACHATES (44A: Loyal friend to Aeneas) — In the Aeneid, Achates (Ancient Greek:...
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Protagonist in Toni Morrison's Beloved / SUN 10-27-19 / Ricochet like hockey...
Constructor: Michael PaleosRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (10:02)THEME: CANDY STRIPE (68A: Pattern once used for hospital volunteer uniforms, with a hint to this puzzle's theme) — "candy stripe"s are...
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Locale for London's Royal Opera House / MON 10-28-19 / Salivating animal in...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Easy (2:45)THEME: OUT OF DANGERS (59A: Safe ... or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made?) — last words of themers are anagrams of...
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Eastern mystic / TUES 10-29-19 / Section of a record store / Stealthy fighter...
Hello! It's Clare, back for another Tuesday. I hope everyone has had a great October; it's always one of my favorite months of the year! The leaves' colors are a-changing here in D.C., which is quite...
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French white sauce / WED 10-30-19 / Fishing basket / Repetition of words at...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy (not for me, I stumbled all over the NW, but everyone else seems to have torn through it) (4:26 on oversized 16x15 grid)THEME: CAMOUFLAGE (35A:...
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Scottish hillside / THU 10-31-19 / One-named supermodel of 1970s-'80s /...
Constructor: Ezra Brauner and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium?? (it was Easy but sort of confusing to start...)THEME: DOUBLE BLIND (59A: Kind of experiment ... or a hint to 10 Down answers in this...
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Yiddish language author Sholem / FRI 11-1-19 / Marine mollusk exoskeleton...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed, but felt very whoosh-y)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Sholem ASCH (30D: Yiddish language author Sholem) — Sholem Asch (Yiddish: שלום אַש,...
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Southernmost team in the NBA / SAT 11-2-2019 / 2008 Lil Wayne hit whose title...
Constructor: Paolo Pasco + Erik AgardRelative difficulty: easy-ish (3:53)THEME: noneWord of the Day: SEMORDNILAP (Reversible word) — definition: A word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of...
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Fluffy neckwear / SUN 11-3-2019 / Egg on / Spoil, as a Parade
Constructor: Kristian HouseRelative difficulty: easyish - mediumTHEME: ALL THE RIGHT MOVES — An "e" sound is added to the name of movies in the form of "ie", "y", and "ee":Theme answers:A ROOM(IE) WITH...
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Largest island in the Philippines / MON 11-4-2019 / Be too sweet, possibly /...
Constructor: Trent EvansRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: METAL MUSIC — The first word of each theme answer is a metal,and the clue is related to music.Theme answers:NICKELBACK (17A: Rock band with the...
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Black tea variety / TUE 11-5-19 / "The Grapes of Wrath" migrator / Edwards or...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Easy (3:53)THEME: Juicy Part (64A: Movie role with range ... or what 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across each have?) — the shaded portions of the theme answers...
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Hip-hop artist with 2006 hit Ms New Booty / WED 11-6-19 / Marvel hero with...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium (for me, easy for lots of others, apparently)THEME: TRIPLEX (38A: Three-screen cinema ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 46- and 61-Across)— all themers...
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Nitrogen compound / THU 11-7-19 / First magnitude star in Cygnus / Walter...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Medium? (I solved on paper without a timer ... if you knew the old trivia clues, probably easy; if not ... not)THEME: diamonds— circled squares form—and...
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