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2019 sci-fi film starring Brad Pitt / SAT 5-1-21 / Deep-fried British treat...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: THE OLD VIC (5D: Historic London venue) — The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, not-for-profit producing theatre just south-east of...
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Floral archway / SUN 5-2-21 / Classical poem form / Fast-food chain with...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: Easy (8:30, under the influence of a reasonably strong mint julep)THEME:"Initial Impressions"— All clues are [some letter] + [hyphen] + [some word]; all...
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Tennis great Andre / MON 5-2-2021 / Senator Mike of Idaho / God, in the Torah...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Easy THEME: FEE FI FO FUM — Theme answers smell the blood of an Englishman. Er, that is to say they end in FEE, FI, FO or FUM. Theme answers:ICED COFFEE...
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Candy with an insulting name / TUE 5-4-21 / 1990s fitness fad / Profession of...
Constructor: Nina SloanRelative difficulty: EasyishTHEME: Candy names that can also be insults Theme answers:GOOBERS (23A: Candy with an insulting name #1)AIRHEADS (29A: Candy with an insulting name...
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Big online site for uploading photos and memes / WED 5-5-21 / Wyoming town...
Constructor: Bryce Hwang and Rahul Sridhar and Akshay RavikumarRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: NUMBERS (40A: This puzzle's theme) — sigh ... so the theme is *types* of numbers, where each...
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Traffic go-ahead that should be followed four times in this puzzle / THU...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: RIGHT ON RED (63A: Traffic go-ahead that should be followed four times in this puzzle) — four "RED" rebus squares, at each of which the answer veers...
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Activist Copeny known as Little Miss Flint / FRI 5-7-21 / Caleb represents...
Constructor: Brooke HusicRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: MARI Copeny (14A: Activist Copeny known as "Little Miss Flint") — Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny (born July 6, 2007), also...
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Celebrity portmanteau beginning in 2012 / SAT 5-8-21 / Irish name that's a...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: no, but ...Word of the Day: BONHOMIE (36D: Easy friendliness) — : good-natured easy friendliness an undying bonhomie radiated from her— Jean...
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Country singer McKenna / SUN 5-8-21 / Went sniggling / Actress in eight Bond...
Constructor: Brad WiegmannRelative difficulty: Easy (very) (7:42 ... if that's not my record Sunday time, it's close)THEME:"Mother's Day Concert" — songs clued as if they had to do with giving birth....
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Salad base similar to Swiss chard / MON 5-10-21 / NASCAR champion Hamlin / TV...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium (normalish Monday time) (3:05)THEME: food coloring— last words of four themes are all plural noun colors:Theme answers:MANDARIN ORANGES (17A:...
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One-named singer with 2019 hit Without Me / TUE 5-11-21 / Twitter thumbs-up...
Constructor: Kevin PattersonRelative difficulty: Medium (or harder, depending on how good your knowledge of contemporary pop music is)THEME: LOW-KEY (66A: Casual ... or a hint to the answers to the...
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Alberto hair care brand / WED 5-12-21 / Specialized lab equipment for drying...
Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-Medium THEME: VO5 (67A: Alberto ___ (hair care brand) ... and a hint to 16-, 27-, 38-, 46- and 61-Across) — first word "V," second word "O,""5"...
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Children in legalese / THU 5-13-21 / Supermodel Holliday / Food staple...
Constructor: ANDY (63A: Woody and Buzz's owner in "Toy Story") Kravis, Natan LAST (31D: Have legs, so to speak), and the J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassRelative difficulty: Easy if you know movie titles,...
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Old 2017 double-platinum debut album for SZA / FRI 5-14-21 / Forester and Old...
Constructor: Yacob YonasRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:"CRIP Camp" (2D: "___ Camp," 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary) — Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a 2020 American...
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Beverage such as huangjiu or cheongju / SAT 5-15-21 / Odorless hydrocarbon /...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Challenging (very slow for me)THEME: none Word of the Day: Carlos VELA (25D: Soccer star Carlos) — Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (born 1 March 1989) is a...
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Loud thudding sound / SUN 5-16-21 / Two-legged stand / Highly resistant...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Challenging (roughly 2x last week's time)THEME:"A Shot in the Dark"— in addition to two answers that have the clue [Shot in the dark] (23A: UNEDUCATED...
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Noted portrait photographer Anne / MON 5-17-21 / Daytona 500 acronym /...
Constructor: Wren SchultzRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. normal Monday) (2:57)THEME: YES (67A: What the circled letters all mean) — just like the clue says:Theme answers:JAZZERCISE (16A: Alternative...
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Brand of school supplies known for its dazzling rainbow designs / TUE 5-18-21...
Constructor: Margaret SeikelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: SAUSAGE LINK (55A: Breakfast side order ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 23-, 34- and 49-Across) — last words of the themers...
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Physics Nobelist who co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation /...
Constructor: Ashish VengsarkarRelative difficulty: Medium THEME: the beginning and end of the world, per two Nobelists— BIG BANG / PENZIAS on one end, WHIMPER / T.S. ELIOT on the other, and Past,...
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Movable aerial platform / THU. 5-20-21 / Entertainer once known as Queen of...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"SIX FEET / UNDER" (29A: With 38-Across, Emmy-winning HBO drama whose name suggests this puzzle's theme) — you have to imagine six...
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