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Mystery-solving Great Dane of cartoons / MON 6-15-20 / City where Gangnam...
Constructor: Olivia Mitra FrankeRelative difficulty: ??? Easy but also I got stalled forever ("forever") because of a wrong Apple product guess and also LASERED, LOL no that is not a thing... THEME: AU...
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1992 rap song that popularized term bootylicious / TUE 6--16-20 / Waze...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:31)THEME: GRAY AREAS (61A: Ill-defined situations ... as seen four times in this puzzle?)— I'm guessing the grid in the app / paper...
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Don Juan's mother / WED 6-17-20 / 1960s band with car-related name / Company...
Constructor: Daniel RaymonRelative difficulty: Medium (4:21)THEME: FIELD OF DREAMS (53A: 1989 Best Picture nominee ... with a hint to 20-, 24-/27- and 32-/37-Across)— theme answers are kinds of fields...
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Lee known for his cameos / THU 6-18-20 / Cosmic force / Rocky Mountain city...
Constructor: Ricky CruzRelative difficulty: Challenging (7:21)THEME: CAR / VAN / SEMI / TRUCK / BUS (39A: [Ugh, we've been stuck here for an hour...]) — a TRAFFIC JAM (61A: Situation depicted at...
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1970s rock band that launched the career of Sammy Hagar / FRI 6-19-20 /...
Constructor: Greg JohnsonRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (more Medium, maybe) (6:49)THEME: noneWord of the Day: MONTROSE (20A: 1970s rock band that launched the career of Sammy Hagar) —Montrose...
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1949 novel set in Wyoming Territory / SAT 6-20-20 / Sicilian town that lost...
Constructor: Stella ZawistowskiRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:49)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Danity KANE (34D: Danity ___, girl group with a self-titled 2006 #1 album) — Danity Kane is an American...
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Coastal environment simulator at aquarium / SUN 6-21-20 / Nonvenomous...
Constructor: Byron (old like me) and Harrison (EIGHT YEARS OLD) WaldenRelative difficulty: Medium (10:15)THEME:"Animal Crossings"— "What do you get when you cross ___ with ___?" riddles, where the ___s...
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Hate U Give heroine / MON 6-22-20 / Percussive piece of jewelry for Indian...
Constructor: Sid SivakumarRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:53)THEME: ESCAPEE (39A: Fugitive who, phonetically, is "hiding" in certain letters in 17-, 21-, 52- and 61-Across) — letter string "SKP"...
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Sticker on green products / TUE 6-23-20 / Group on top of loose football /...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:20-something, though I had not one but two typos I had to track down)THEME: STRAIGHT EDGES (14D: Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-,...
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Fake eyelash slangily / WED 6-24-20 / Jed's adviser on West Wing / Hungarian...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (4:58)THEME: COLD OPEN (59A: Start of each "S.N.L." episode ... or a hint to the initials of the words in 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across) —...
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When doubled 2010s dance / THU 6-24-20 / Efficiency symbol in physics /...
Constructor: Amanda Chung and Karl Ni Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium (4:58)THEME: GO OUT ON A LIMB (51A: Act riskily ... or what three answers in this puzzle do) — three answers go out (i.e. off the...
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Hawaiian raw fish dish / FRI 6-26-20 / Mother of Hamnet Shakespeare / Love of...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-Medium (4:46)THEME: noneWord of the Day: KITTEN HEELS (22D: They can give you a bit of a lift) — A kitten heel is a short stiletto heel,...
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Italian playwright who won 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature / SAT 6-27-20 /...
Constructor: Ryan MccartyRelative difficulty: Easy (except for SE corner, which destroyed me) (90% done in about 4 minutes ... 3+ minutes to get the rest)THEME: noneWord of the Day: DARIO [space] FO...
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Ship with three banks of oars / SUN 6-28-20 / Kingdom east of Babylonia /...
Constructor: Jon Schneider and Anderson WangRelative difficulty: Medium (10-something)THEME:"Power-Ups"— the theme is EXPONENTS (20A: Mathematical concepts suggested eight times in this puzzle) ... so...
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Lymphocyte-producing organs / MON 6-29-20 / Annual award for architects /...
Constructor: CONSTRUCTORRelative difficulty: Extremely easy (2:22, the fastest I've ever solved a NYTXW)THEME: Two-word phrases where letters in second word appear in order inside the first wordTheme...
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King or queen / TUES 6-30-20 / Talking horse of old TV / Not sit idly by /...
Hello, everyone! It's Clare for the last Tuesday of June. I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe (and wearing masks!!), as COVID cases are spiking again. I've been pretty much just staying in...
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Comedian Sherman creator of TV's I've Got a Secret / WED 7-1-20 / Primary...
Constructor: Amanda Rafkin and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (a bleary-eyed 4 minutes, first thing in the a.m.)THEME: SOCIAL CAPITAL (54A: Network of personal relationships ... or a...
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Emulate Ferris Bueller / THU 7-2-20 / Small photo processing center / Radio...
Constructor: Yacob Yonas and Chad HornerRelative difficulty: Easy (5:34) (16x15 grid)THEME: SKIP SCHOOL (65A: Emulate Ferris Bueller ... or a hint to understanding the answers to the starred clues)—...
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Hearst mag founded in 1886 / FRI 7-3-20 / Pitcher's push-off point / De y de...
Constructor: Hal MooreRelative difficulty: Easy (4:16)THEME: noneWord of the Day: "De AMOR y de Sombra" (Isabel Allende novel) (50D) — Of Love and Shadows (Spanish: De amor y de sombra) is a novel...
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Bookmaking frame that produces paper with rough edges / SAT 7-4-20 / Bush...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Medium (8:04)THEME: noneWord of the Day: WUSHU (51A: Martial art with rhyming syllables) — Wushu (/ˌwuːˈʃuː/), or Chinese Kungfu, is a hard and soft and...
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