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Ridge formed by glacial streams / THU 4-16-20 / Country/rock singer Steve /...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Challenging (6:59)THEME: DROP ME A LINE (69A: "Don't be a stranger!" ... or what you have to do three times in this puzzle) — Three phrases containing...
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1936 summer Olympics icon / FRI 4-17-20 / Castilian knight in medieval spain...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Lucy WEBB Hayes, 1800s first lady (38A) — Lucy Ware Hayes (née Webb; August 28, 1831 – June 25, 1889)...
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1800s migrant / SAT 4-18-20 / Old parent company of RCA / Distressing...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:40)THEME: noneWord of the Day: John WYCLIFFE (33D: John ___, English philosopher and theologian who made an early translation of the Bible)...
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Orphan girl in Byron's Don Juan / SUN 4-19-20 / Weapon sought by Voldemort /...
Constructor: Jack Mowat and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:18)THEME:"Of Course!"— golf puns (bad-at-golf puns, I guess, to be quite specific, since the main "character" in each theme clue...
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Orange-nosed Muppet / MON 4-20-20 / Not watertight / Giant-sized TV, as in a...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Pretty Easy (a bit under my average time)THEME: BOY OH BOY (66A: "Wow!" ... and a hint to both halves of the answers to the starred clues) — the word "boy"...
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Parthenon dedicatee / TUE 4-21-20 / Big French daily / Ottawa chief who...
Constructor: Andrew KingsleyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:14, an average-ish *Wednesday* time for me)THEME: FRUIT TOPPING (26D: Dessert add-on ... or what the answer to each starred clue...
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Young hare / WED 4-22-20 / Greatest Snow on Earth sloganeer / Location where...
Constructor: Jules MarkeyRelative difficulty: Medium (4:44, sleepily)THEME: PRIME REAL ESTATE (54A: Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and...
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Mythical matchmaker / THU 4-23-20 / Tapered piece of sports equipment /...
Constructor: Yacob Yonas and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:00, moving very very just-woke-up slowly)THEME: RELOCATIONS (or "RE" LOCATIONS) (53A: Changes made to the answers to 16-, 24-,...
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Homer with one RBI in baseball lingo / FRI 4-24-20 / Destructive 2017...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (6:16)THEME: noneWord of the Day: ISLA Fisher (25A: Actress Fisher) — Isla Lang Fisher (/ˈaɪlə/; born February 3, 1976) is an...
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Christian bracelet letters / SAT 4-25-20 / Relief pitcher of old / Parenting...
Constructor: Andrew RiesRelative difficulty: Medium (7:46, first thing in the morning)THEME: noneWord of the Day: DOTS (1D: Simple pencil-and-paper game) — Dots and Boxes is a pencil-and-paper game for...
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1969 hit for Neil Diamond / SUN 4-26-20 / Ad label in red white / 1990s...
Constructor: Royce FergusonRelative difficulty: Challenging (15-something, though I kept stopping because I just hated it so much, so it might be easier than the clock suggests)THEME:"Turn, Turn,...
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Outer layer of eyeball / MON 4-27-20 / Rolls's partner in auotdom / Brand...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: Easyish (timer didn't start, so I don't really know)THEME: AHA MOMENT (64A: Sudden insight ... with a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across) — two-word phrases /...
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Measure of gold purity / TUES 4-28-20 / Number with all its letters in...
Hello! It's Clare today for the last Tuesday of April. At least, I think it's Tuesday? The shelter-in-place has been going on so long that all the days are starting to blur together. The only thing...
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Dwarf friend of Bilbo in Hobbit / WED 4-29-20 / Box office smash in slang /...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (high-4s)THEME: HALF OFF (24D: Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues)— themers are two identical four-letter...
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Cannon ammo in sci-fi / Easiest rating for ski slope / Video game series...
Constructor: Caitlin ReidRelative difficulty: Medium (6-something)THEME: CORNER KICKS (35A: Goal-scoring opportunities in soccer ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme) — a rebus with different "kicks"...
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1968 swimming gold medalist Debbie / FRI 5-1-20 / 1898 chemistry discovery /...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Medium- to Medium-Challenging (7 flat)THEME: noneWord of the Day: REVERSI (22A: Strategy game with disks) — Reversi is a strategy board game for two...
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Heroine in Verdi's Il Trovatore / SAT 5-2-20 / Obsessive fan slangily / Title...
Constructor: Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:20)THEME: noneWord of the Day:"STACY's Mom" (50A: Title song character who's asked "Did your mom get back from her business trip?") —...
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Lexicographer Partridge / SUN 5-3-20 / Maker of Instant Feathers and Hi-Speed...
Constructor: Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (10-something, not drunk, but ... having had a strong one, for sure)THEME:"Shifting Sounds"— familiar phrases where...
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Film about food? / MON 5-4-2020 / Hermann who wrote "Siddhartha" / Brief...
Constructor: Emily CarrollRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Fowl Language — Theme answers contain a bird noise.Theme answers:PEEP HOLES (17A: Features of most hotel doors)GOBBLEDYGOOK (24A:...
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Swabbie's liquor allotment once / TUE 5-5-20 / Purveyor of drug paraphernalia...
Constructor: Lee TaylorRelative difficulty: Medium (3:52)THEME: Riddles— riddles ... I guess all the riddles make the answer seem like a paradox of some kind, but ... I dunno, just looks like riddles...
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