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Bachelor contingent at cotillion / THU 11-28-19 / Dessert drink made with...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Well, if I'd looked at the revealer clue earlier, Easy, but since I'm stubborn, Medium+THEME:"RING OF FIRE" (59A: 17-Across hit ... or a hint to four...
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Scapegraces / FRI 11-29-19 / "My car's out of commission" / On-scene...
Constructor: Sam BuchbinderRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: TESSERAE (40A: Art tiles) — A tessera (plural: tesserae) is an individual tile, usually formed in the shape...
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Island once called Serendip / SAT 11-30-19 / 1975 hit with classic saxophone...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (?) (untimed)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Edward Thomas (6D: Trees that "at the crossroads talk together," in an Edward Thomas poem (ASPENS)) —...
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Sci-fi character depicted as glowing red dot / SUN 12-1-19 / Flanged...
Constructor: Patrick MerrellRelative difficulty: Easy (8:50)THEME:"Actually ..."— themers are terms that are misleading on a literal level:Theme answers:25A: ... it abuts water on only one of its four...
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Hurt in the bullring / MON 12-2-2019 / Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, to Madonna...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: LOWER THE BAR— Theme answers contain the word BAR, which is in a lower spot each time it appears.Theme answers:BARE MINIMUM (3D: Smallest...
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Seeress of ancient Greece / TUE 12-3-19 / Civil rights leader Williams who...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: Medium (3:43)THEME: VOICE / ACTOR (62A: With 64-Across, performer who is like the words sounded out at the starts of the answers to the four starred clues)—...
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Boss of Oompa-Loompas / WED 12-4-19 / Appliance company acquired by Raytheon...
Constructor: Evan MahnkenRelative difficulty: So easy it was obviously misplaced. The whole world is setting personal records. I was groggy and typed *horribly* and still solved faster than most...
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Neighbor on TV's Bewitched / THU 12-5-19 / TV show with three stars / Host...
Constructor: Neville FogartyRelative difficulty: Medium (6:03)THEME: OVER!— circled squares each contain a letter which, when followed by "OVER," form the front ends of the theme answers (that they...
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Bishop's gathering / FRI 12-6-19 / Power cord? / Low-carb sandwich / Regular...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy-to-MediumTHEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: SYNOD (24D: Bishop's gathering) — An assembly of the clergy and sometimes also the laity in a diocese or...
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Rarest naturally occurring element in earth's crust / SAT 12-7-19 / Nigerian...
Constructor: Kevin G. Der and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (11:56)THEME: noneWord of the Day: AMOS Tutuola (10D: Nigerian novelist Tutuola)— Amos Tutuola (20 June 1920 – 8 June 1997) was...
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West Coast brew for short / SUN 12-8-19 / Impossible is Nothing sloganeer /...
Constructor: Emily CarrollRelative difficulty: Medium (10:04)THEME:"Lookin' Good!" — "EASY ON THE EYES" is represented literally by the letter pair "EZ" atop the letter pair "II" five times in this...
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Actor who played Andy Bernard on Office / MON 12-9-19 / Cheap in commercial...
Constructor: Ellis HayRelative difficulty: Easy (2:48)THEME: plural colors — 15-letter phrases that end with a plural color (if there's more to it, I clearly don't know what it is):Theme...
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Mentalist Geller / TUE 12-10-19 / Last O.G. network / Dippable snack item /...
Constructor: Eric BerlinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:46)THEME: the big brawl — All theme clues begin, "At the big brawl..." and then, well, the clue and answers basically indulge in boxing...
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Cost-controlling W.W. II org / WED 12-11-19 / Grease song with aonomatopoeic...
Constructor: Jake HalperinRelative difficulty: Medium (?) (solved on paper)THEME: THEN AND NOW (62A: Phrase in an article on grown-up child stars, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled...
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Charles of "The Great Escape" / THU 12-12-19 / Storied El Capitan climbing...
Constructor:Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty:Medium?THEME:ATOMIC NUMBERS (34-Across – What this puzzle's two-letter answers correspond with, given their locations in the grid): Two-letter entries...
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Old TV actress Swenson / FRI 12-13-19 / Fifth-century military leader /...
Constructor: Leslie RogersRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed)THEME: noneWord of the Day: RASH GUARD (1A: Skintight swimwear for a surfer) — A rash guard, also known as rash vest or rashie, is an...
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Device for mass-producing signatures / SAT 12-14-19 / Dadaist who...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy (6:00 on an oversized 16x15, *with* a head cold, thankuverymuch!)THEME: noneWord of the Day: SIGILS (20A: Ancient symbols of magic) — 1: SEAL,...
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Company that introduced Etch A Sketch / SUN 12-15-19 / Daily cable show...
Constructor: Christina Iverson and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (11:14)THEME:"Doing a Double Take"— circled letters, read down the left and then down the right, read CASTOR and...
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Physical expression of frustration in modern lingo / MON 12-16-19 / Ending...
Constructor: Howard Barkin and Kevin ChristianRelative difficulty: Easy (2:49)THEME: ELVES (65A: What the answer to each of the starred clues has)— they do indeed "have" (as in "feature") ELVES:Theme...
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1966 Michael Caine title role / TUE 12-17-19 / One-named singer who once led...
Constructor: David Levinson WilkRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (I think ... I solved it on clipboard while watching basketball, so I don't really know, but it felt like it would've taken me a...
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