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Fried Hanukkah treat / THU 9-3-20 / Sporting event profiled in 2014...
Constructor: Sid SivakumarRelative difficulty: Easy (4:36)THEME: BOUNCE BACK (64A: Recover ... or what 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across do) — themers start somewhere in the middle (in a circled square),...
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Easternmost point of Silk Road / FRI 9-4-20 / prima painting technique /...
Constructor: Brian ThomasRelative difficulty: Challenging (slowest Friday in a long time, though ... again, I'm solving at 5am, just out of bed, so that could be it?)THEME: none Word of the Day:...
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Roman foeman / SAT 9-5-20 / Dice in slang / Source of brachiocephalic trunk
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Medium (8:01)THEME: none Word of the Day: ATHOL Fugard (42A: Playwright Fugard) — Athol Fugard FRSL OIS (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright,...
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Dutch requirements / SUN 9-6-20 / Weepy Patti Page hit / Author born Truman...
Constructor: David KwongRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:16)THEME:"Could You Repeat That Number?" — All double-numbered Acrosses (e.g. 11A, 22A, 33A, etc.) require you to mentally supply "Double" at...
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Speaks impertinently to / MON 9-7-2020 / Designer Oscar ____ Renta / Where...
Constructor: Gareth BainRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: About a foot — Theme answers end in words relating to feet. Theme answers:MARBLE ARCH (17A: Entranceway to London's Hyde Park)TIC TAC TOE (25A:...
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Pilgrimage destination in central Italy / TUE 9-8-20 / Pluto's Egyptian...
Constructor: Kevin Christian and Brad WilberRelative difficulty: Easy (3:11)THEME: PSY / CHO (4D: "Gangnam Style" performer / 60D: Comic Margaret) — a puzzle containing basic trivia about "Psycho,"...
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Jazz pianist Hines / WED 9-9-20 / Upscale section of airport / Spice that...
Constructor: Jakob WeisblatRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (low 4s)THEME: September 9— clues are all [99, in [some field]]; today's date is 9/9:Theme answers:EINSTEINIUM (17A: 99, in chemistry)NAMES...
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Jewish month of 30 days / THU 9-10-20 / What every infinitive in Esperanto...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (low 5s, first thing in the a.m.)THEME: a bunch of BEETHOVEN stuff (in honor, I assume, of his 250th birthday, which is this year) — you've...
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Sweet Indian beverage / FRI 9-11-20 / Title of hits by Abba Rihanna /...
Constructor: Caitlin Reid and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium (6:08)THEME: none Word of the Day: WHOLE / BLOOD (34D: With 36-Down, what plasma may be removed from) — : blood with all its...
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Score marking to play higher or lower than written / SAT 9-12-20 / Slangy...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy(3/4)-Challenging (1/4) (7:34)THEME: none Word of the Day: OTTAVA (43A: Score marking to play higher or lower than written) — : at an octave higher or...
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Small anatomical opening as in bone / SUN 9-13-20 / Ground-dwelling songbird...
Constructor: MaryEllen UthlautRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (not sure why, just slow, ~12min ... maybe the drink?)THEME:"Final Offer"— the final "ER" is taken "OFF" of familiar phrases,...
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Fig of total economic output / MON 9-14-20 / Jeans brand popular in the 1980s...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:50)THEME: HAS IT BOTH WAYS (55A: Comes out ahead in either case ... as exemplified by 19-, 29-, 36- and 44-Across?) — theme answers have...
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Mountain nymph / TUE 9-15-20 / Giant in media streaming / Disney character...
Constructor: Amanda Rafkin and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium (high 3s)THEME: "KEEP YOUR PANTS ON!" (38A: "Be patient!" ... or advice seemingly ignored by 17-, 24-, 52- and 62-Across) —...
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Drum used in Indian music / WED 9-16-20 / Country from which name Buttigieg...
Constructor: Paul CoulterRelative difficulty: Easy (3:56)THEME: HAPPY MEAL (64A: Certain fast-food offering ... or what 17-, 27- and 47-Across certainly don't add up to?) — themers are phrases that...
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Savings bank informally / THU 9-17-20 / Superfan of certain 2010s pop star /...
Constructor: Simeon SeigelRelative difficulty: Medium (6:07) (felt easier, but it's Very early in the morning, so I must be running slow)THEME: AND (39A: + ... with a hint to four pairs of answers in...
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Typographer's gap / FRI 9-18-20 / Fortification-breaching bomb / Vacation...
Constructor: Anne and Daniel LarsenRelative difficulty: Easy (very, 4:46, first thing in the morning)THEME: none Word of the Day: EM SPACE (40D: Typographer's gap) — An em is a unit in the field of...
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Russian letter in spelling of tsar / SAT 9-19-20 / Symbols of hope during...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy (over 9 minutes lol but I was co-solving over zoom and chatting the whole time, so ... probably, realistically, more of a six-minute solve...
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Childcare expert LeShan / SUN 9-20-20 / Jazz composer Beiderbecke / Yellow...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (mid-11s)THEME: "Word Ladders" — the words in the word ladder (succession of four-letter answers where one letter is changed with each...
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Tony who played 15 seasons with Minnesota Twins / MON 9-21-20 / Foamy drink...
Constructor: Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword ClassRelative difficulty: Medium (2:59)THEME: two-word phrases where both words are "-ITE" rhymes Theme answers:FIGHT NIGHT (17A:...
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Comic book character with title role in blockbuster 2018 film / TUE 9-22-20 /...
Constructor: Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty: Easy (or Challenging, if superhero movies aren't really your thing) (3:11)THEME: CHADWICK BOSEMAN (7D: Late portrayer of 40-Across)— I'd say it's a...
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