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Actor Nielsen of "Airplane!" / MON 11-2-2020 / Coins in India / Marijuana...
Constructor: Luke VaughnRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Sketchy — Theme answers are related to drawing. Theme answers:GOLDENDOODLE (20A: Popular dog crossbreed)LEAVE NO TRACE (27A: Have an invisible...
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Classic TV show starring a cowboy puppet / TUE 11-3-20 / Designer dog that...
Constructor: Amanda Chung and Karl NiRelative difficulty: Challenging (high 3s ... it is oversized, but still)THEME: HANDY-DANDY (64A: *Very convenient ... or, when read in six parts, a hit to the...
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N.W.A member known as Godfather of Gangsta Rap / WED 11-4-20 / Change from...
Constructor: Jack MurtaghRelative difficulty: Medium (4:17)THEME: Norite, Dolerite (INDIE ROCK) (my weak fake example that I came up with at 4:30am) — which is to say, words in theme clues must be...
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Former monetary unit in Japan / Translation of Latin phrase ceteris paribus /...
Constructor: Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (?) (not sure, had some technical issues with how to enter the theme squares, clock not reliable)THEME: HASHTAG (39A: Symbol formed by...
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YouTube star Chamberlain / FRI 11-6-20 / Rutherford and Shackleton for two /...
Constructor: Aimee LucidoRelative difficulty: Medium (started out eeeeasy, but then wow I got repeatedly roughed up the Whole SW area) (mid-6-minute mark, somewhere in there)THEME: none Word of the...
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Eponym of NHL's points leader award / SAT 11-7-20 / Cartoonish Will who...
Constructor: Kameron Austin Collins and Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (low 6s)THEME: none Word of the Day: HETTY Green, a.k.a. the Witch of Wall Street (32A) — Hetty Green (November 21,...
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Italian automotive hub / SUN 11-8-20 / Word capital established in 1535 /...
Constructor: Caitlin Reid and Evan KalishRelative difficulty: Medium (10-something)THEME:"Wait, What?"— in theme answers, long a sound (as in "wait") is changed to short u sound (as in "what"), with...
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Tokarczuk 2018 Literature Nobelist / MON 11-9-20 / Unstable chemical compound...
Constructor: Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: Challenging (look, I was nearly a minute over my average ... it's only 74 words, that's probably part of it (?) ... I dunno what happened, man ...) (high...
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Product once advertised with the jingle Who Wears Short Shorts? / TUE...
Constructor: Robert FisherRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (I just woke up, which may have made me slower, but I was over 4, which is sluggish on a Tuesday)THEME: people in charge of the drinks?...
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Ron of Tarzan on 1960s TV / WED 11-11-20 / Lye in chemistry class / Suave...
Constructor: Alex BajczRelative difficulty: Easy (faster than yesterday, and today's was 16 wide)THEME: DOUBLEDAY (62A: Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers...
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Vocalist Gorme / THU 11-12-20 / Alexander historical mystery novelist /...
Constructor: Kristian HouseRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed)THEME: "To" => "Two" — familiar phrases that contain "to ___," where the blank is a homophone of a letter of the English...
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Ancient undeciphered writing system / FRI 11-13-20 / Wikipedia articles that...
Constructor: Sawyer Tabony and Ashton AndersonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (high 5s, w/ sleep still in my eyes)THEME: none Word of the Day: WORD (CLUE) — DEFINITION• • •Would you like your bread...
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Literally art-doer / SAT 11-14-20 / New Zealand demonym / 1960s It Girl Sedgwick
Constructor: Emily Carroll and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy or Easy-Medium (untimed)THEME: none Word of the Day: demonym (55D: New Zealand demonym => KIWI) — : a word (such as Nevadan or...
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Mail lady on Pee-wee's Playhouse / SUN 11-15-20 / 1989 Tom Hanks black comedy...
Constructor: Caitlin ReidRelative difficulty: Easyish (9:01)THEME:"Theme Shmeme" — sigh, there is no theme :(Word of the Day: LIENOR (49A: Bank, at times) — : one holding a lien against the property of...
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Tablecloth fabric / MON 11-16-20 / Green item proffered by Sam-I-Am /...
Constructor: Jennifer NuttRelative difficulty: Medium (3:04)THEME: BABY STEPS (59A: Small advances ... or the progression suggested by the ends of 17-, 23-, 33-, 41- and 48-Across) — last words in the...
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Children's medicine in doctor-speak / TUE 11-17-20 / Bugler in Rockies / What...
Constructor: Kyle DolanRelative difficulty: Medium (3:40)THEME: GROW A SPINE (61A: "Show some courage!" ... as this puzzle's theme can do?) — last word in first themer is "I," and each subsequent...
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Midge Maisel's father on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel / WED 11-18-20 / Adkins...
Constructor: Amanda Rafkin and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium, maybe Medium+ because of the rebus elementTHEME: TWO PEAS IN A POD (34A: Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled...
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It debuted on 1/6/1975 / THU 11-19-20 / Peaceful rustic scene / Long-running...
Constructor: Derek J. AngellRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed)THEME: "Wheel of Fortune" — theme answers have no vowels, central Down answer = "CAN I BUY A VOWEL?" (13D: What you might cry when...
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German leader after Adenauer / FRI 11-20-20 / Spanish opposite of odio / Old...
Constructor: Kameron Austin CollinsRelative difficulty: Medium (untimed)THEME: none Word of the Day: ADIA Barnes, W.N.I.T.-winning coach (6D) — Adia Oshun Barnes (born February 3, 1977) is the head...
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Judith who was second American woman in space / SAT 11-21-20 / Annual mass...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Medium (untimed)THEME: none Word of the Day: LINAC (10D: Machine in a particle physics lab, in brief) — A linear particle accelerator (often shortened to...
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