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1943 Pulitzer-winning Thornton Wilder play / SUN 11-22-20 / 1960s sitcom set...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Medium (9-something)THEME:"IT ALL ADDS UP" — themers cross at letter strings that spell out numbers, but instead of getting the actual letters of the...
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Spanish resort island to locals / MON 11-23-20 / Pink-flowering shrub /...
Constructor: Stanley NewmanRelative difficulty: Hard to say since I solved it untimed *and* Downs-Only ... seemed like it might play slightly harder than the typical MondayTHEME: IDS (62D: Two forms of...
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Turquoise or Topaz / TUES 11-24-20 / Henna and others / Bobs and weaves /...
Hello, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday in November! Hope everyone has been staying safe and will be over Thanksgiving. I’m done with classes for the semester (it seriously flew by — even on Zoom U),...
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1986 celebrity autobiography / WED 11-25-20 / Indian state along the...
Constructor: John Guzzetta and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed)THEME: "flipped" — themers are reverse homophones of other themers, where 1st and 2nd words of two-word themers swap...
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Operating system from Bell Labs / THU 11-26-20 / 1992 biopic starring Jack...
Constructor: Neville FogartyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (something under 5)THEME: LONG (71A: Word interpreted literally in completing four of this puzzle's answers) — Across answers are all...
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Classic British rock group/FRI 11-27-20/Pioneering Reggae artist whose name...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: medium THEME: nopeWord of the Day: EEK A MOUSE (19A: Pioneering Reggae artist whose name is an exclamation) — Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Eek-A-Mouse...
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Beer purchase in large bottle informally / SAT 11-28-20 / Liquido vital /...
Constructor: Nam Jin YoonRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed, but I'm somehow up at 4am (???) and still solved it with very little trouble, *well* under 10, probably closer to 5)THEME: none Word of the...
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Nicolas standout player in soccer's Premier League / SUN 11-29-20 / Brand of...
Constructor: Eric BerlinRelative difficulty: Easy (9:20)THEME:"Six-Pack"— wacky phrases where first and second parts of the phrase have 6-letter overlap; in the grid, the overlap is represented...
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Leafs-watching time maybe / MON 11-30-20 / Restaurant chain known for its...
Constructor: Emma Craven-MatthewsRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:49)THEME: CANADA (71A: Place associated with the answers to the starred clues) — just what the clue says. Here are the "starred...
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Classic 1980s space warfare video game / TUE 12-1-20 / Heisman winner...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: Medium, leaning Medium-Challenging (?) (untimed, but with all those longer answer, I dunno, it felt like it played a little bit slower than usual)THEME:...
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Rapper who forms one half of duo Black Star / WED 12-2-20 / Channel that...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Medium (well under 5 to finish, but then another two point five minutes finding the bad square ... that's two complete checks of the Acrosses and Downs...
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Memorable launch of April 11, 1970 / THU 12-3-20 / College named after a...
Constructor: Jake HalperinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed)THEME: UNLUCKY BREAK (57A: Bad fortune ... as suggested by 19-, 30- and 47-Across?) — the number "13," which is (to some) "unlucky,"...
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Los Angeles suburb bordering Griffith Park / FRI 12-4-20 / 6-9 months / 1986...
Constructor: Patti Varol and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Easy or Easy-Medium, maybe (solved methodically, early in the morning, and still came in only a shade over 5)THEME: none Word of the Day:...
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Tenor part in Donizetti's Don Pasquale / SAT 12-5-20 / Comics character with...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging, depending on how well you know the work of John Le Carré (untimed)THEME: none Word of the Day: Bathymetry (42D:...
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Peninsula shared by Italy Slovenia and Croatia / SUN 12-6-20 / Impromptu...
Constructor: Tony OrbachRelative difficulty: Easy (near-record time ... though I had to make a blind guess for the very last square) (high 7s)THEME:"Get Out Of Here!"— phrases that go "___ OF ___" have...
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Japanese sash / MON 12-7-2020 / Pouty expression / Insurance giant / Letters...
Constructor: BARBARA LINRelative difficulty: MEDIUMTHEME: BRIT-ISH — Theme answers end in British words. Theme answers:WENT DOWN THE TUBE (17A: Travel by subway?)CAN I GET A LIFT (27A: "Would you call...
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French conductor Boulez / TUE 12-8-20 / Where the sheep is in Little Boy Blue...
Constructor: Enrique Henestroza AnguianoRelative difficulty: Medium to slightly harder than Medium (high 3s?)THEME: POLAR OPPOSITE (37A: One totally unlike another ... or what each answer on the edge...
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Mideast port that was home to Sinbad the sailor / WED 12-9-20 / Remnant of an...
Constructor: Owen Travis and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: LIMBO (64A: Contest described by 19-, 30/41- and 51-Across)— common phrases which also describe what you do when you LIMBO:Theme...
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Podcast host Maron / THU 12-10-20 / Grassy plain of Southwest / Discussed...
Constructor: Jack MurtaghRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed, but only the (initially) inexplicable themers posed a significant challenge)THEME: Element-ary! — themer clues have to be reimagined as...
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French printmaker Daumier / FRI 12-11-20 / Ziff antagonist on The Simpsons /...
Constructor: Ari RichterRelative difficulty: Mediumish? (cluing seemed to be trying really (too) hard to be tricksy, but puzzle was still pretty pliable)THEME: none Word of the Day: MOONQUAKE (3D:...
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