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Intestinal neighbors of jejuna and ceca / SAT 7-25-20 / One of fourteen holy...
Constructor: Royce FergusonRelative difficulty: Easy? I was not speeding and got up in the middle to do something, so I don't know...THEME: noneWord of the Day: ST. VITUSÂ (9D: One of the Fourteen Holy...
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Martin star of 1960s TV's Route 66 / SUN 7-26-20 / Site of Bocca Nuova crater...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Medium (11:27) (the cocktail I had with dinner probably slowed me some...) THEME:"MADE-TO-ORDER" — random words in familiar phrases are anagrammed to...
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Puppeteer Lewis / MON 7-27-20 / Boozer's binge / Trojan War king
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium, Medium, somewhere in there (2:50)THEME: "Hi there!" — theme answers all begin with "hi" sound, with that sound (the first syllable) spelled...
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Source of beautiful plumes / TUES 7-28-20 / Wok, for one / Fast runner Down...
Hello, everyone! It's Clare here for the last Tuesday of July. Hope everyone is safe and staying inside as much as possible! I've been sitting around watching some sports again, but with Liverpool...
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Wisecracking bear of film / WED 7-29-20 / Animal known scientifically as...
Constructor: Amanda Chung and Karl NiRelative difficulty: Challenging (5 minutes-ish)THEME: STRONG PASSWORD (49A: It may require letters, a number and a special character—as seen in 20-, 33- and...
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French department that borders Switzerland / THU 7-30-20 / Appropriate ratio...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Easy (?) (very easy for most of you, but not for me; I was so confused by the way the puzzle came across in my software and by having to navigate the grid...
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Eyebrow-filling technique / FRI 7-31-20 / Pants slangily / Brand with classic...
Constructor: Claire Rimkus and Erik AgardRelative difficulty:Â Medium-Challenging (Medium, but I had an eternal-seeming free fall in the SE corner, so that threw my time off badly)THEME: noneWord of the...
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Landlocked land along the Silk Road / SAT 8-1-20 / Worshiper of goddess Mama...
Constructor: Adam Aaronson and Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: hard-to-spell proper nouns — not really a "theme," but ... a design element, for sure (see 1A, 68A)Word of the Day:...
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Longtime media columnist David / SUN 8-2-20 / Bird also known as little auk /...
Constructor: David Levinson WilkRelative difficulty: AverageTHEME: "Puzzlin'" — familiar phrases with -ING words in them are reclued as if the "G" were the first letter in the next word in the phrase...
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Mets' venue before Citi Field / MON 8-3-2020 / Hawaiian porch / 12, for 1/3,...
Constructor: Eric BornsteinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: JUST A PHASE — Theme answers begin with phases of matter.Theme answers:GAS STATION (17A: Where to go for a fill-up)SOLID GROUND (22A: Firm...
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1933 Erskine Caldwell novel about a wealth-obsessed farm family / TUE 8-4-20...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:Â Medium (actually Easy-Medium, but a couple of those themers seem like they might give people trouble)THEME: FORSAKE (37A: Abandon ... or two words often...
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2002 basketball movie starring Lil Bow Wow / WED 8-5-20 / Major oenotourism...
Constructor: Michael PaleosRelative difficulty: Medium (Easy except for the west, which, yeesh)THEME: EVERYTHING BAGEL (39A: Breakfast order suggested by the answers to the starred clues) — answers to...
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Woman's name that means violet / THU 8-6-20 / Political party founded in 1966...
Constructor: Derek Allen and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy (5-ish)THEME: GRAY / AREA (28D: With 32-Down, ambiguity ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme) — there are four "gray" squares, where a...
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Spicy condiment from North Africa / FRI 8-7-20 / Crunchy candy bar since 1930...
Constructor: Tom PepperRelative difficulty: Medium (not sure, solved on paper in leisurely fashion)Theme: noneWord of the Day: NOYES (32D: Poet whose name consists of side-by-side opposites) — Alfred...
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Conjoined title character of 1990s-2000s Nickelodeon cartoons / SAT 8-8-20 /...
Constructor: Brooke Husic and Sid SivakumarRelative difficulty: Medium (around 8 min.)THEME: none Word of the Day: EVIE Sands (49A: Singer/songwriter) — Evie Sands (born July 18, 1946) is an American...
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Struck old-style / SUN 8-9-20 / Ferris Bueller's girlfriend / First Alaskan...
Constructor: Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (a shade under 10 min.)THEME: "Craft Show" — you draw on your puzzle at the end and make a kind of boat. The revealer and its clue...
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Seoul automaker / MON 8-10-20 / Launch vehicle for many NASA missions /...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Medium (3-ish)THEME: KEYS (56D: Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across— first words of themers all have, or are...
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Viking who was first ruler of Normandy / TUE 8-11-20 / Pocketbook portmanteau...
Constructor: Amanda Rafkin and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:30)THEME: EIEIO (37A: Refrain in a children's song ... or a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across)— EIEIO =>...
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Cousin of apple cobbler / WED 8-12-20 / Chart-topping R&B funk band /...
Constructor: Adesina KoikiRelative difficulty: Easy (very: faster than yesterday, almost as fast as Monday) (3:11)THEME: OHIO PLAYERS (60A: Chart-topping 1970s R&B/funk band suggested by the starts...
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1974 CIA spoof / THU 8-13-20 / Fitting nickname for athletes at Whittier...
Constructor: Jon OlsenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:42)THEME: THREE MUSKETEERS (57A: Group whose motto is a hint to this puzzle's theme)— "All for one and one for all—letter strings "ONE" and...
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