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1980 Stephen King novel / MON 3-22-21 / Comedian Jimmy who joked of his...
Constructor: Daniel GrinbergRelative difficulty: Medium (normal easy Monday)THEME: "FIRESTARTER" (58A: 1980 Stephen King novel ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 29- and 45-Across) — themers all...
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Neurotic condition for short / TUE 3-23-21 / dye chemical coloring /...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: No idea (co-solved it on Zoom in a pretty leisurely fashion)THEME: EXTRA CHARGE (60A: Unwelcome sight on a bill ... or a clue to 16-, 34- and 41-Across)—...
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Bear in a 2012 comedy / WED 3-24-21 / Kim 7-year-old star of the Golden...
Constructor: Amanda Rafkin and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"WHO WORE IT BETTER?"(38A: Question asked regarding two red-carpet photos of those named in the starred clues?) — articles of...
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Area named for gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg / THU 3-25-21 / China North...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Challenging (but I got *very* stuck, so it might actually be more like Medium-Challenging)THEME: Opposite of [circled letters]— that's the clue for...
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Animator Klasky who co-created "Rugrats" / FRI 3-26-21 / Phil Silvers...
Constructor: Daniel LarsenRelative difficulty: Medium THEME: none Word of the Day: TENUTO (41D: "Hold it," in music) — : in a manner so as to hold a tone or chord firmly to its full value —used as a...
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Entry point in the walls of Babylon / SAT 3-27-21 / Singer with supporting...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: "Caligula" by CAMUS (35A: "Caligula" writer) — Caligula is a play written by Albert Camus, begun in 1938 (the date of...
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Hit movie released as Vaselina in Mexico / SUN 3-28-21 / One feature of a...
Constructor: Olivia Mitra FramkeRelative difficulty: Easy or Easy-Medium, depending on your moon knowledge (9:03 with a drink in me!)THEME:"Over the Moon" — themers contain words meaning "elated" (i.e....
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Hamlet's dilemma / MON 3-29-21 / Theatergoer's break / Equestrian outfit
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Easy (2:35)THEME: TO BE OR NOT TO BE (36A: Hamlet's dilemma ... with a phonetic hint for the last words of 17- and 29-Across and the first words of 45- and...
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Mystery writer Blyton / TUE 3-30-21 / Mortal lover of Aphrodite /...
Constructor: Alex Rosen and Brad WilberRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: MONONYM (38A: Person known by a single name, as found in 20-, 29-, 47- and 55-Across) — one-named *musical* performers all found...
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Diamond stat / WED 3-31-21 / Soccer great with a statue in Buenos Aires /...
Hello! It’s Clare for the last Wednesday of the month (my law school professors seem determined to give me as much work as possible right before I’m scheduled to do the write-up for the puzzle on...
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Libertarian politico Johnson / THU 4-1-21 / Ice old tennis nickname / SUV...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: literal clues ... I think that's it — You have to take the theme clues literally in order to understand the answers. Thus:Theme...
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Cassady who inspired Kerouac / FRI 4-2-21 / Letter seen in a Christogram /...
Constructor: Kyra Wilson and Sophia MaymudesRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none Word of the Day: BONG JOON-HO (15A: First Korean to win the Best Director Oscar) — Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호,...
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Former name of Kazakhstan's largest city / SAT 4-3-21 / Soup bone selection /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: ALMA-ATA (36D: Former name of Kazakhstan's largest city) — Almaty (/ˈælməti/; Kazakh pronunciation: [ɑlmɑˈtə];...
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Russian city on the Ural River / SUN 4-4-21 / Singer songwriter Parks with...
Constructor: Angela Olson Halsted and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Game Changers"— familiar phrases have one letter added to become wacky phrases clued (wackily!) in some...
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For two, in music / MON 4-5-2021 / Hip-hop producer who founded Aftermath...
Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Take That — Theme answers all end in words that can be used in an expression starting with "take". Theme answers:ACID TRIP (16A: *Certain...
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Demi with 2017 hit Sorry Not Sorry / TUE 4-6-21 / Specifics in slang / One...
Constructor: Amanda Chung and Karl NiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: ... girl!— exclamations containing "girl"'s names, clued, as if they were being said to a specific girl of that name:Theme...
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South African plant whose leaves are used for a popular herbal tea / WED...
Constructor: Adrian JohnsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: MARIO BROS. (34A: Video game franchise with characters found at the ends of 17-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across) — pretty self-explanatory:Theme...
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Galactic conquerors of film / THU 4-8-21 / Second staff in many an orchestral...
Constructor: Jake HalperinRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: boating puns— yes, you read that correctly; actually, it's "place to store your boat" puns:Theme answers:A PIER ON THE SCENE (17A: Weary...
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Harold Manhattan project scientist / FRI 4-9-21 / Hit 1991 film starring Bill...
Constructor: Jamey SmithRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Niecy NASH (62A: Actress Niecy on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) — Carol Denise Betts (née Ensley; born February...
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Vegetable whose name is Japanese big root / SAT 4-10-21 / Figure to left of...
Constructor: Evans ClinchyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: DINKS (28D: Little shots) — nounplural noun: dinksa partner in a well-off working couple with no children....
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