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Term for censored dissident in 1984 / FRI 1-1-21 / Title heroine of a James...
Constructor: Milo BeckmanRelative difficulty: Medium (6-something, but that's with repeated wrestling with the software over the number-boxes ... plus it's très oversized (16x16)THEME: 2021— numbers 2,...
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Delicacy also known as sablefish / SAT 1-2-21 / Milk slangily / Caribbean...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Medium (maybe easier ... it's an oversized grid again (16x15), so if you're a little slow today, blame that)THEME: none Word of the Day: Cape Verde peninsula...
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Poison-treating plant / SUN 1-3-20 / Poet Limón / Stuffed and friend cornmeal...
Constructor: Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: Medium (just north of 10 min.)THEME:"Busting Moves"— theme answers all feature letter strings that spell out dances, with each dance being interrupted (or...
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Trucker who relays bear traps / MON 1-4-21 / Pain in the lower back / Ocular...
Constructor: Kathy WienbergRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:46)THEME: WONDER WOMAN (61A: Co-founder of the Justice League) — theme answers are very basic trivia re: WONDER WOMAN:Theme answers:DIANA...
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Actress Wells has just entered the scene / TUE 1-5-21 / TV father Cleaver has...
Constructor: Amy Schecter and Christina IversonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: famous people doing things — familiar 3rd-person verb phrases are clued as if they express what someone famous is...
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Ancient Jewish ascetic / WED 1-6-21 / City near Leeds with historic walls /...
Constructor: Eric BornsteinRelative difficulty: Well, probably easy in the app, but for me, using my software, where the clues were laid out normally, and the Down themers just had [See puzzle notes],...
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2007 black comedy directed by Frank Oz / THU 1-7-21 / Drum typically played...
Constructor: Matthew Stock and Sid SivakumarRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (typical Thursday—played Hard, then, once you got the theme, Easy)THEME: STRIKE THAT (59A: Words of correction ... or...
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Award-winning architect Zaha / FRI 1-8-21 / Chef Lewis who wrote the Taste of...
Constructor: Evan KalishRelative difficulty: Easy except maybe for a few names ...THEME: none— well, there are a lot of "IT"s, but I presume that's not thematic ...Word of the Day: Zaha HADID (36A:...
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Wolf-headed god of Egyptian myth / SAT 1-9-21 / Plumlike fruits /...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Medium? (untimed)THEME: none Word of the Day: SCUD (20A: Move fast, as clouds) — 1: to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward clouds...
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Sea urchin at a sushi bar / SUN 1-10-21 / Overnighting option / Classic...
Constructor: Alex BajczRelative difficulty: Medium (10-something)THEME:"Oh, Fourpeat's Sake!" — repeating four-letter strings ... yes, that is all:Theme answers:NO MAN IS AN ISLAND (22A: Classic saying...
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Flat-topped hill / MON 1-11-21/ Letters between thetas and kappas / Actress...
Constructor: Martha KimesRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Deli-ghtful — Theme answers begin with sandwiches.Theme answers:WRAP PARTY (18A: Cast celebration at the end of filming)CUBAN CIGARS (26A:...
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Hard deposit in a bladder / TUE 1-12-21 / Maisie Williams's role on Game of...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (it's oversized, 16x15) (4:00)THEME: THIS TOO SHALL PASS (37A: Adage on the impermanence of suffering ... or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46-...
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Flavorers in Italian cookery / WED 1-13-21 / Oof, that was bad / Leader in a...
Constructor: Matthew StockRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (untimed)THEME: NBA movies — movies clued as if they had something to do with NBA players:Theme answers:"THE KING'S SPEECH" (20A: Address by a...
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Mythical being old-style / THU 1-14-21 / Common impeachment charge / House...
Constructor: Aimee Lucido and Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: Easy-Challenging (all of the "Challenging" part came from the theme squares ... which is also where much of the "Easy" came from ... it...
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Fruits that are the basis of Marillenschnaps / FRI 1-15-21 / Fashion...
Constructor: Josh KnappRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium ("Medium" only because I had some trouble getting those central Acrosses)THEME: none Word of the Day: EGO DEATH (48A: Complete loss of...
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Wild cards in baseball poker / SAT 1-16-21 / Lead-in to some water-dwelling...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:"SAW V" (34A: 2008 horror film sequel) — Saw V is a 2008 horror film directed by David Hackl (in his feature directorial...
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Bagless vacuum maker / SUN 1-17-21 / Former basketball star Gilbert /...
Constructor: Tracy Gray and Tom PepperRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Double-Crossed"— grid contains six rebus squares, inside of which are two sets of double letters, which are to be read in...
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City where you won't find Virgil's tomb / MON 1-18-21 / 1986 sci-fi sequel...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: Medium (3:01)THEME: American / European cities — four cities in America, clued as *not* their European namesakes:Theme answers:PARIS, TEXAS (17A: City...
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World's largest terrestrial arthropod / TUE 1-19-21 / Collectible caps of the...
Constructor: Olivia Mitra FramkeRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (high 3s) (it's oversized, 16x15)THEME: CAKE (60D: Word that can follow either half of the answers to the starred clues) — just...
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Seat of ancient Irish kings / WED 1-20-21 / Wading bird with long slender...
Constructor: Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class Relative difficulty: no idea ... harder than usual, I thinkTHEME: THE UNITED STATES (36A: Red, white and blue land ... or what 15-,...
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