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East Coast 7-Eleven competitor / WED 12-18-19 / Harry's foil in Harry Potter...
Constructor: Margaret SaineRelative difficulty: Mediumish (4:48)THEME: editing— a convoluted sentence, inside of which are circled words that, taken together, form a well-edited version of said...
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Glares sourly at in modern lingo / THU 12-19-19 / Longtime MLB second baseman...
Constructor: Andy Kravis and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium (6:06)THEME: STATE LINE (60A: Geographic demarcation that separates the two possible answers in this puzzle's circled squares) — one...
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Largest steel producer in U.S. / FRI 12-20-19 / Early illustrator of Uncle...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Maybe on the hard side ... I solved it on a clipboard, on my couch, half-watching "Christmas at Dollywood" on the Hallmark Channel ... the grid is...
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Clique's aspirations in modern lingo / SAT 12-21-19 / TV host fluent in eight...
Constructor: Julian LimRelative difficulty: Easy-Challenging (I dunno, I solved it after waking from a nap, so it was probably Easyish but I couldn't make sense of the upper west coast to save my...
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Mr. Incredible's actual surname / SUN 12-22-19 / Longtime NPR host Diane /...
Constructor: Laura Taylor KinnelRelative difficulty: Medium (10:28)THEME:"Down For The Count" — a multi-level "T"-themed puzzle, where the number of "T"s in each themer is the answer that crosses each...
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Indian megacity of 28+ million / MON 12-23-19 / Tolkien's Lord of Rivendell /...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Felt hardish, but ... no. Clock says it was very Easy indeed (2:39) ... ah, I see now that it's only 14-wide. That explains it ...THEME: SPIN THE DREIDEL...
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Old cornball variety show with Buck Owens / TUE 12-24-19 / Ghostbusters...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easyish (timer didn't start, so I don't know how easy, but ... somewhere on the Easy side)THEME: BARBERSHOP / QUARTET (54A: With 63-Across, singing...
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Verde desert tree / WED 12-25-19 / Nebraska county named for indigenous...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Medium (4:15)THEME: Santa chortling all over the place — phrases with "HO" sound in them have that sound tripled to "HOHOHO," and phrase is given a wacky...
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Transitional zone between two biomes / THU 12-26-19 / Secret headquarters for...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging?? (untimed)THEME: BOWLING (62A: Sport that is the key to interpreting the answers to 21-, 40- and 56-Across) — you must read "/" and...
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Golfer Carol who won 1965 US Women's Open / FRI 12-27-19 / Establishment with...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for me) (6:24)THEME: noneWord of the Day: BOTNETS (21A: Malicious creations of hackers)— A botnet is a number of Internet-connected...
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Baking entrepreneur Wally / SAT 12-28-19 / Where hands go in Time Warp /...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy (6:03, just after a two-hour nap)THEME: noneWord of the Day: LETHE (39A: One of the five rivers of HADES) — Lethe, the river of forgetfulness, is...
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Get lost of stolen in British lingo / SUN 12-29-19 / Locale of 10 Winter...
Constructor: Andrew ChaikinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:17)THEME: New Year's Resolutions— themers are just ... New Year's resolutions, but in the clues, they've been assigned to specific kinds...
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Illustrator Wilson famous for his macabre cartoons / MON 12-30-19 /...
Constructor: Gary LarsonRelative difficulty: Easy (though my time was normal—I blame drink and (related?) constant typos) (3:04)THEME: ON A ROLL (40A: Winning time after time ... or where you might...
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Silently bids adieu / TUES 12-31-19 / Many an adopted pet / Diving gear /...
Hi, everyone! It's Clare back for the last Tuesday (and last puzzle) of 2019! Hope you all had happy holidays. I've been spending my holiday break out in sunny California and also got to see my...
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Fictional sport whose rules are invented during play / WED 1-1-20 / Delicacy...
Constructor: Christina Iverson and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium? (4:00)THEME: Y2K (38A: Big scare of a couple of decades ago ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme)— familiar...
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Eponymous Belgian town / THU 1-2-20 / Cash flow tracker for shortFamously...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: Easyish (4:48)THEME: THE DARK SIDE (60A: Where Darth Vader gets his strength ... or what eight answers in this puzzle share) — black square before and after...
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Antigone's sister / FRI 1-3-20 / Mark on foreheads of Hindu women / Economic...
Constructor: Will TreeceRelative difficulty: Challenging (7:29)THEME: noneWord of the Day: BINDI (25A: Mark on the foreheads of Hindu women) — A bindi (Hindi: बिंदी, from Sanskrit बिन्दु bindú, meaning...
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2019 musical film with substantial cgi component / SAT 1-4-20 / Whole number...
Constructor: Adam AaronsonRelative difficulty: Easy (5:06)THEME: WORLD WAR III (YES SIREE BOB!) — jk there's no themeWord of the Day:"OCTOBER SKY" (17A: Movie based on the memoir "Rocket Boys" (and an...
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Comedian Andre with self-named Adult Swim show / SUN 1-5-20 / Second of 10...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Easy (8:58)THEME:"Stressed Out"— themers are familiar two-word phrases, clued as if first word had the "stress" on the second syllable rather than the...
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SAG Hollywood union / MON 1-6-20 / Shell-less marine invertebrate / Upstate...
Constructor: Tess Davison and Kathy LowdenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (more Tuesday than Monday in both concept and difficulty level) (3:17)THEME: GEM (11A: One of 17-, 18-, 37-, 60- or...
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