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Liable to snoop / TUES 5-26-20 / In scoring position, say / "Straight Outta...
Hi, everyone! It's Clare, back again for this last Tuesday in May. I hope you're all doing well! I've been mostly just trying to relax these last few weeks since my law school finals ended. Quarantine...
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Title dance in 1999 #3 hit / WED 5-27-20 / Tree of the custard apple family /...
Constructor: Chris A. McGlothlinRelative difficulty: Medium (4:00)THEME: FORGONE (40A: Relinquished ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across) — phrases that normally have "for" in them ... don't....
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Confucian scholar Chu / THU 5-28-20 / Yellow creature in series of hit...
Constructor: Tracy BennettRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (4:40)THEME: wacky phrases made up of two TV show titles —Theme answers:GET SMART FRIENDS (19A: What to do if you want to win bar...
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Explanation for existence of evil in God's presence / FRI 5-29-20 / Evans who...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Not sure ... mostly easy ... I don't really know what a just-rolled-out-of-bed 6:43 time means on a Friday any more. Easy but with a chunk in and around...
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Rotund archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog / SAT 5-30-20 / Asian city on Yamuna...
Constructor: Brian ThomasRelative difficulty: Easy (6:17, first thing in the a.m.)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Tower of HANOI (37A: Tower of ___ (classic math puzzle)) — The Tower of Hanoi (also called...
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Classic brand of candy wafers / SUN 5-31-20 / Opposite of une adversaire /...
Constructor: Lewis Rothlein and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (time in the 12s, but I stopped a bunch for screen shots, so I'd say at least a minute less than that) (oh and I've had a...
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Award-winning sports journalist who went from ESPN to The Atlantic / MON...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Encouraging phrases— Theme answers are encouraging phrases.Theme answers:WE'RE NUMBER ONE (19A: Message on a giant foam finger)SHE'S ALL THAT...
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Secures as climber's rope / TUE 6-2-20 / Knickers wearer maybe / Cute...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:30, though I really fat-fingered this one, so it might've been easier ...)THEME: PART COMPANY (56A: Go their separate ways ... or a...
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Singer whose 1980 single The Breaks was first gold record rap song / WED...
Constructor: Johanna FenimoreRelative difficulty: Easy (under 4)THEME: BIG BAD WOLF (57A: Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across) — HUFF and PUFF and BLOW are the ends of...
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Shoe designer Caovilla / THU 6-4-20 / Title woman of 1965 Beach Boys hit /...
Constructor: Barbara LinRelative difficulty: Easy (4:29, first thing in the morning)THEME: Unhappy workers — corny verb-phrase puns related to different occupations:Theme answers:17A: The unhappy drill...
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State of invincibility enabled by cheat code / FRI 6-5-20 / Quaint stationery...
Constructor: John WrenholtRelative difficulty: Challenging (nearly 2x avg)THEME: noneWord of the Day: SCOW (52D: Garbage disposal unit)— : a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly...
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Folklore character whose stockings are tied with eyelashes / Ex video game...
Constructor: Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Challenging (slowest in months)THEME: noneWord of the Day: N'DJAMENA (1A: Capital of Chad) — N’Djamena (/əndʒɑːˈmeɪnɑː/; French: N'Djaména, pronounced...
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Stuntwoman kitty known as fastest woman in world / SUN 6-7-20 / Sadistic...
Constructor: Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (13-ish)THEME:"Surplus Store"— "Sur" sound is added (+) to beginning of familiar phrases, creating wacky phrases clued wackily (i.e....
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Genre for Nigerian singer Wizkid / MON 6-8-20 / Its mascot is pitcher with...
Constructor: Kyle DolanRelative difficulty: Easy (2:39) (I felt way slower than that, so I have no idea what happened)THEME: BAIT to BOOT vowel-sound progression— last words of themers move through all...
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Land of rustic innocence / TUE 6-9-20 / Rink great Bobby / Comic book debut...
Constructor: Freddie ChengRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (3:58) (I just couldn't get my head around a few of the themers)THEME: GO FISH (31D: Popular kids' game ... or a hint to 18-, 32-, 37-...
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Classic comics rallying cry / WED 6-10-20 / Angrily abandon video game /...
Constructor: Amanda Rafkin and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Easy (3:58 on an oversized 16x15 grid)THEME: AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE! (62A: Classic comics rallying cry ... or a hint to 18-, 30- and...
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Bone cavities / THU 6-11-20 / Bag in commercialese / Where to find American...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Medium (???) (I refused to read the "Notes," so I had to find and decode the 2-letter squares without any visual aid) (any difficulty this one had...
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Mitch's husband on Modern Family / FRI 6-12-20 / Onetime nickname in...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:21)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Geoduck (52D: Geoduck, e.g. = CLAM) — The Pacific geoduck (/ˈɡuːiˌdʌk/; Panopea generosa) is a species of...
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Bygone Buick / SAT 6-13-20 / Classic bit of groanworthy wordplay / Hyperbolic...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Medium (8-ish)THEME: noneWord of the Day: XIANGQI (39D: So-called "Chinese chess") — Xiangqi (Chinese: 象棋; pinyin: xiàngqí; English: /ˈʃɑːŋtʃi/), also...
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Scheming sergeant of old TV / SUN 6-14-20 / Pointed arch / Rodriguez who...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:36)THEME:"Making Arrangements" — Clues are imagined quotations in which one phrase is an anagram of another phrase (said phrases are left...
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