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Savory deep-fried pastry / WED 10-30-13 / Battling Bella of 70s politics /...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Part of a Halloween dinner?— that is the clue for all the theme answers, which are candies with names the second parts of which sound...
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Second-largest city in Ark / THU 10-31-13 / Shetland islands sight /...
Constructor: David KwongRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: monsters in MIRRORS (23D: Things worth looking into?) — MIRRORS sits in middle of the grid; on one side, there are four Universal movie...
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Italian actress Eleonora / FRI 11-1-13 / Pre-WWI in automotive history /...
Constructor: Brad WilberRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Eleonora DUSE (49D: Italian actress Eleonora) — Eleonora Duse (Italian: [eleoˈnɔːɾa ˈduːze]; (3 October 1858 – 21 April...
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Guilt Trip actress Graynor / SAT 11-2-13 / One may be played by geisha / Game...
Constructor: Tom HeilmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Karl BÖHM (5D: Austrian conductor Karl) — Karl August Leopold Böhm (August 28, 1894 in Graz – August 14, 1981 in...
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Rapper with 2013 #1 album Born Sinner / SUN 11-3-13 / Politico Kefauver / Jet...
Constructor: Andy Kravis and Victor BarocasRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: "Stolen Produce" — half the theme answers are two-word phrases where first word is a FRUIT and the second word...
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Mir Bist Du Schon 1938 hit / MON 11-4-13 / Eponym of city now known as...
Constructor: John LiebRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"IT'S RAINING MEN" (15D: Camp classic by the Weather Girls … or a homophonic hint to 3-, 8-, 26- and 31-Down) — the Down theme answers are...
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Bendel of fashion / TUE 11-5-13 / Journalist Skeeter of Harry Potter books /...
Constructor: Paula GamacheRelative difficulty: Medium+THEME: WISE CRACK (60A: Witticism … or, literally, a description of the answer to each of the four starred clues?) — theme answers have WI- on one...
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Elephant rider's seat / WED 11-6-13 / Tammany tiger creator / Indy racer...
Constructor: Jacob McDermottRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: BETWEEN YOU AND ME (34A: "Let this be our little secret"… with a hint to 18-, 23-, 50- or 54-Across) — theme answers are snippets of...
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Japanese flower-arranging art / THU 11-7-13 / Cereal killer / Joe of NCIS /...
Constructor: Alan DerkazarianRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: 1 2 3 4— theme answers are theme answers that begin with "[number]-[noun]" compound adjective, e.g. "four-way"; each such...
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Ximenez dessert sherry / FRI 11-8-13 / Kalahari Desert dweller / African city...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: RENÉ Clément (53D: Clément with two Oscar-winning films) — René Clément (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃]; March 18,...
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Classic Northwest brewski / SAT 11-9-13 / Wishing Chair series creator /...
Constructor: Michael AshleyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: SAC (20A: Eastern Woodlands native) — [From wikipedia entry for "Sauk People]: The Sacs or Sauks are a group of...
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Former Belgian national airline / SUN 11-10-13 / Genus of small rodents /...
Constructor: Alan OlschwangRelative difficulty: Medium THEME:"Bye-lines"— famous closing-line catchphrasesTheme answers:HIYO SILVER, AWAY!THE BALCONY IS CLOSEDTH- TH- TH- TH- THAT'S ALL FOLKS!SAY...
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Quirky bandleader with City Slickers / MON 11-11-13 / U-shaped bend in river...
Constructor: Elizabeth C. GorskiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL— first words of three theme answers form this famous phrase coined by 18th-century English poet ALEXANDER...
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Series of golf courses that host the British Open / TUE 11-12-13 / 1987 movie...
Constructor: Mike DoranRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: IN 2D (67A: Lacking depth … or like 17-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across)— theme answers are two-word phrases where both words start with...
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Green in product names / WED 11-13-13 / Company founded by 17-year-old Swede...
Constructor: Jean O'ConorRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: PESTO (61A: What you get when you blend the results of this puzzle's recipe instructions) — theme answers are instructions for making PESTOTheme...
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Officemate of Don Peggy on Mad Men / THU 11-14-13 / Ersatz cocoa / Eponymic...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: self-referential — theme clues / answers refer to themselves:Theme answers:20A: Like 20-Across (PRONOUNCEABLE) 28A: Like 28-Across...
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Alpine skier Julia who won Olympic gold in 2006 / FRI 11-15-13 / Novel title...
Constructor: David Woolf Relative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none (unless you count SODIUM PENTOTHAL and THE TRUTH WILL OUT, which I don't)Word of the Day: KARSTS (9A: Rough limestone regions with...
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Early tragedienne Duse / SAT 11-16-13 / G-Funk Classics rapper / Spartan...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: REXALL (8D: ___ Place (Edmonton Oilers' arena)) — Rexall was a chain of North American drugstores, and the name...
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Actress Durance who played Lois Lane on Smallville / SUN 11-17-13 / Narcissus...
Constructor: Julian LimRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Vowel Play"— theme answers are two-word nonsense phrases that have all five vowels appearing in a row (broken across the two words)Theme...
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Self-esteem as French would have it / MON 11-18-13 / Facial socket / Milo of...
Constructor: Edgar FontaineRelative difficulty: Challenging (3:26, which is très high for me)THEME: Add an apostrophe S and turn a celebrity's name into a possessive phrase in which the celebrity's...
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