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Devil-may-care motto in brief / FRI 11-8-19 / Classic arcade game with...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (I think — untimed)THEME: noneWord of the Day: ASA GRAY (37D: Charles Darwin contemporary) — Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is...
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Obsolescent aid for businessperson / SAT 11-9-19 / Stereotypical exclamation...
Constructor: Neil Padrick WilsonRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed, but once I got going, there wasn't much resistance—plus Twitter is *awash* in 'PERSONAL BEST SATURDAY TIME!" notices...)THEME:...
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Asian metropolis of 28+ million / SUN 11-10-19 / Tennis player with record...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Medium (slow for me, but thematically easy, I think) (11:12)THEME:"Double Sixes" — wacky phrases with six double letters in a row:Theme answers:BASSI IN...
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Rapid green growth in lake or pond / MON 11-11-19 / 1960s-70s teen idol with...
Constructor: Evan KalishRelative difficulty: Medium (3:12)THEME: THINK TANK (64A: Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues) — last...
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Indian crepes / TUE 11-12-19 / 1960s activist Hoffman / Scottish funeral...
Constructor: Gabrielle Friedman and Jakob WeisblatRelative difficulty: Challenging-ish (I just woke up, but still, mid 4's is slow)THEME:"BYE BYE BYE" (58A: 2000 'N Sync hit ... or a hint to 17-, 26-...
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You in billet doux / WED 11-13-19 / Order since 1868 / Symbolic flower of...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: no idea. super slow for me, but that was def. because of early-morning fog brain ... so: Medium!?THEME: BALLOON DARTS (56A: Carnival projectiles that might be...
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Nocturnal lemur native to Madagascar / THU 11-14-19 / Muppet trio Oinker...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed clipboard solve)THEME: FRENCH OPEN (60A: Big clay court event ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across)— familiar...
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Overhead structure for crane railroad signals / FRI 11-15-19 / Former leader...
Constructor: Debbie EllerinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed clipboard solve)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Helmut SCHMIDT (39D: German chancellor between Brandt and Kohl) — Helmut Heinrich...
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Cornstarch brand since 1892 / SAT 11-16-19 / 2016 election meddlers /...
Constructor: Daniel LarsenRelative difficulty: Medium (7:34)THEME: noneWord of the Day: OBELI (51D: Division signs) — n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ)1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a mark (— or ÷) used...
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16501-16511 / SUN 11-17-19 / 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi thriller / Do...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: Medium (10:07)THEME:"Report Card"— I don't even know what is happening ... looks like familiar phrases are clued via imagined report card grades:Theme...
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Old Renault / MON 11-18-19 / Jerry's gal pal on Seinfeld / Comment made when...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Medium (2:55)THEME: animal-y phrases— themers are familiar phrases that have a first word that starts with an animal and ends in "Y":Theme answers:DOGGY...
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Grounder that squeezes between two infielders in baseball slang / TUE...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium?? (4-ish)THEME: TOP HAT (45D: Something worn by the answer to each starred clue, as represented graphically in this puzzle's grid) — just what it...
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Actor Dorsey of TV's Queen Sugar / WED 11-20-19 / Old TV channel that aired...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (4-ish)THEME: TALK IN CIRCLES (14D: Argue repetitively ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme)— circled squares spell out various verbs meaning...
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Alternative to ChapStick / THU 11-21-19 / Channing with 14-year NBA career /...
Constructor: Aimee LucidoRelative difficulty: Challenging (8:48 on an oversized 16-wide grid)THEME: MIND THE GAP (39A: Underground warning ... or a warning about four squares in this grid)— four...
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Half of former sitcom duo / FRI 11-22-19 / Summa cum laude spoiler / Animals...
Constructor: Emily CarrollRelative difficulty: Easy (4:24)THEME: noneWord of the Day: SITUATIONSHIP (32A: Romantic gray area) — A situationship is essentially a relationship that hasn't been defined....
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Contemporaries of Pharisees Sadducees / SAT 11-23-19 / Rap group with six...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed, but definitely easier than it looked like it was going to be, with those horrible open 7x7 corners...)THEME: noneWord of the Day:...
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Wonder-working biblical prophet / SUN 11-24-19 / Hit 1997 film condemned by...
Constructor: Frank LongoRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (11:29)THEME:"Open Wide!" — it's just a wide open grid ... totally themeless ... :/Word of the Day:"SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET" (60A: Hit 1997...
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1986 Keith Haring antidrug mural / MON 11-25-19 / Batter's grip-enhancing goo...
Constructor: Daniel MauerRelative difficulty: Medium (maybe slightly north of Medium) (3:16)THEME: ACK ACK — Ack Ack (February 24, 1966 – November 7, 1990) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of...
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Squire in Wind in Willows / TUE 11-26-19 / Classic American novel set in...
Constructor: Olivia Mitra FramkeRelative difficulty: Medium (for me; other people seem to be setting personal records, so i dunno)THEME: TAROT CARD READER (63A: One examining the starts of 17-, 27- and...
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Central courtyards / WED 11-27-19 / Dreamcast maker of old / Diktat / Sci-fi...
Hi, everyone! It's Clare. I'm coming to ya a day later than usual because it was Rex's birthday yesterday. (Happy birthday, Rex!) And, to all of you: Happy almost Turkey Day! I know I'm planning on...
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