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Miss ___ famed TV psychic / WED 2-10-21 / World capital that's home to Temple...
Constructor: Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (the "Medium" part was figuring out the themers)THEME: STOUT (64A: Kind of beer ... or a multi-word hint to 18-, 22-, 37-, 51- and 57-Across) —...
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Title that translates to great sage / THU 2-11-21 / Padmé Amidala's home...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easy THEME: plurals written as two singulars— familiar phrases that contain letter strings that spell out irregular plurals (i.e. not simple add-an-S...
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Noted speaker of more than 20 languages / FRI 2-12-21 / Beast vanquished by...
Constructor: Grant ThackrayRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: TORTONI (61A: Italian dessert topped with crumbled macaroons) — : ice cream made of heavy cream often with...
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Sorting label for a Twitter search / SAT 2-13-21 / Jazzman who was a pioneer...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-Medium (just two toughish areas for me)THEME: none Word of the Day: SUN RA (46A: Jazzman who was a pioneer of Afrofuturism) — Le Sony'r Ra...
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British tennis champ who invented the sweatband / SUN 2-14-21 / Debussy...
Constructor: Lisa BunkerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumIs it ... art?THEME:"Sealed With a Kiss"— eight rebus squares contain RED[some fourth letter], where the fourth letters spell out RUBY LIPS ... I...
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Rhyming title character who plays the tuba in Cuba, in a Rudy Vallee song /...
Constructor: Meconya AlfordRelative difficulty: Challenging (for second week in a row, the Monday puzzle is more like a Tuesday/Wednesday puzzle)THEME: WHITE HOUSE DOGS (56A: What the starts of 21-,...
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Long straight-sided smoke / TUE 2-16-21 / Popular video game console released...
Constructor: Johanna FenimoreRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Tuesday)THEME:"BEER ME!" (62A: "I'll have a cold one, please" ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 57-Across)— words on the front or back...
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Relative of a cor anglais / WED 2-17-21 / Turnblad role for Divine in...
Constructor: David Harris and Evan KalishRelative difficulty: Easy (unless you've never heard of one or the other of the actresses up top, in which case probably much harder)THEME: MONKEY [in the]...
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Kodama, in Japanese mythology / THU 2-18-21 / "Giant Brain" unveiled in 1946...
Constructor: Zachary SpitzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: TV SPOTS (38A: Many P.S.A.s ... or the four circled squares in this grid?)— This is a Schrödinger puzzle, where the entry could be one...
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Complete set in musical comedy / FRI 2-19-21 / Modern lead-in to speak /...
Constructor: Amanda RafkinRelative difficulty: Medium (skewing slightly harder depending on how rough the proper nouns were for you)THEME: none Word of the Day: Dorothy LAMOUR (27D: Dorothy of...
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Anticonsumerists aiming to help the environment / SAT 2-20-21 / Humorist Leo...
Constructor: Ali GascoigneRelative difficulty: Medium (again, as with yesterday, the preponderance of proper nouns might make it much tougher)THEME: none Word of the Day: Leo ROSTEN (26D: Humorist Leo...
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Seventh avatar of Vishnu / SUN 2-21-21 / Horror film locale in short / Adlon...
Constructor: Matthew StockRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (much harder if your knowledge of pop music is bad)THEME:"Karaoke Bars"— Clues all follow the pattern [___ bars?] followed by a singer or...
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Mythical woman after whom element 41 is named / MON 2-22-21 / Key for...
Constructor: Barbara LinRelative difficulty: Normal Monday except for KYIV, what the hell was that!?THEME: POOL (64A: Game suggested by the ends of 20-, 38- and 55-Across and 11- and 34-Down) — themers...
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Seat for the ruler of the Seen Kingdoms of Westeros / TUE 2-23-21 / One using...
Constructor: Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: POTTY MOUTH (57A: One using crude language ... or one saying the last parts of the answers to the starred clues?) — last words in theme...
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Family nickname / WED 2-23-21 / Indian musical pattern / Part of a nerve cell...
Hello, all! It’s Clare — coming to you this time for the last Wednesday in February rather than Tuesday. This month has mostly flown by for me. People told me that I’d be bored in my final year of law...
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Architect of original Sisyphean task / THU 2-25-21 / Collaborator on 1968's...
Constructor: Dylan SchiffRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: DOUBLE DOWN (32D: Blackjack bet ... or a hint to applying the five circled regions in this puzzle) — wow, "applying" is a weird word...
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Robinhood competitor / FRI 2-26-21 / Fencing sport with bamboo swords /...
Constructor: Chuck DeodeneRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (???!) (no idea, solved it on ZOOM whilst chatting)THEME: none Word of the Day: GIO Ponti (19A: Italian architect Ponti) — Superleggera...
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Hoopster's mantra / SAT 2-27-21 / Renato's wife in Verdi's Un Ballo in...
Constructor: Yacob YonasRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium to Medium (again, the proper nouns—and there are a lot of them—are gonna cause experiences to vary wildly)THEME: none Word of the Day: MASER...
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Balrog's home in Lord of the Rings / SUN 2-28-21 / Big name in windshield...
Constructor: Brad WiegmannRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Crossword Buff" — puns related to nudismTheme answers:BARELY MANAGING (24A: Leadership style of the nudist club president?)MANY MOONS AGO...
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TV channel for college sports / MON 3-1-2021 / Laudable Lauder / "And you?"...
Constructor: Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: World's Fairs — Theme answers were exhibits at the World's Fair. Theme answers:SPACE NEEDLE (18A: Seattle, 1962)EIFFEL TOWER (27A: Paris,...
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