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Toxic protein prepared on Breaking Bad / FRI 5-21-21 / 2007 film with tagline...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: POOH-BAH (15D: Muckety-muck) — n.1. A pompous ostentatious official, especially one who, holding many...
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Late-Triassic flier / SAT 5-22-21 / Sci-fi enemy collective perhaps / Special...
Constructor: Sid Sivakumar and Matthew StockRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (one very hard corner, the rest just normal Saturday-hard)THEME: none Word of the Day: PTEROSAUR (29D: Late-Triassic...
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Chef Waters who pioneered the organic food movement / SUN 5-23-21 / First...
Constructor: Jennifer NebergallRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"You Do The Math"— familiar phrases are clued as if they had something to do with math:Theme answers:DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS (27A: "That was...
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Pointy-leaved desert plants / MON 5-24-21 / Roughly 71% of the earth's...
Constructor: Adrienne AtkinsRelative difficulty: Medium+ (a tad slower than my usual Monday) (3:17)THEME: BODY DOUBLE (61A: Stand-in during a film shoot ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across)—...
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Comedian Margaret / TUES 5-25-21 / Handicraft website / Court cutups / First...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare back for this last Tuesday in May. I’m writing this now as a law school graduate, which is quite exciting! The last three years were a bit of a slog, but now that part is over....
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Surname of father-and-son Latin pop singers / WED 5-26-21 / Inventor Boykin...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "SEE ME AFTER CLASS" (58A: Ominous request from a teacher ... or a hint to the first words (and following letters!) of 17-, 26- and 43-Across) —...
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Super Monkey Ball company / THU 5-27-21 / Minnie's promise / Madama Butterfly...
Constructor: Barbara LinRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-MediumTHEME:"... as SYLVESTER would say"— familiar phrases clued as is they were wacky phrases being lisped by the Looney Tunes cartoon...
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Renowned football club founded in 1899 / FRI 5-28-21 / Jazz trumpeter Jones /...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Marsha P. Johnson (27A: Gay rights pioneer Marsha P. Johnson, for one: TRANS ICON) —Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945...
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Protection of a protagonist for narrative purposes in slang / SAT 5-29-21 /...
Constructor: Adam AaronsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: GARI (49A: Ginger at sushi bar) — A type of Japanese pickle (tsukemono) made from thinly sliced ginger. The ginger...
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Good fashion sense in modern slang / SUN 5-30-21 / Potato cultivar that was...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Game Over"— it's a chess theme ... so CHECKMATE is one ending of a chess game (47D: One ending for a classic board game — another of which...
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Tie in tic-tac-toe / MON 5-31-21 / German industrial valley / Quaint shoppe...
Constructor: Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. Easy + 4D and to a lesser extent 38D = Medium) (3:00)THEME: COCO CHANEL (57A: Fashion designer associated with the item spelled out by...
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Online initialism of rejoicing / TUE 6-1-21 / Figure skating biopic of 2017 /...
Constructor: Finn VigelandRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: BORE FRUIT (34A: Turned out successfully ... or what the parents of 16-, 19-, 52- and 57-Across did?) — fictional and real people whose last...
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Online card game with over 100 million players / WED 6-2-21 / Historic inn...
Constructor: Jesse GoldbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (more like an Easy Thursday, just because of the theme type)THEME: STONEWALL (34A: Historic inn commemorated during Pride Month, as...
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Curry made with hoof meat / THU 6-3-21 / Relatives of glockenspiels /...
Constructor: Kyra Wilson and Sophia MaymudesRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: DOUBLE DOWN (22D: Strengthen one's commitment ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle)— four two-word theme answers...
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Thriller with a two-note theme / FRI 6-4-21 / 2012 title role for Jamie Foxx...
Constructor: Nam Jin YoonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: EURYDICE (30A: Mythological figure who nearly manages to flee Hades) — In Greek mythology, Eurydice or Eurydike...
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Sta4nce for instance / SAT 6-5-21 / Opening of a toaster / Explosive cited in...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: RHEA Seehorn (40A: Actress Seehorn of "Better Call Saul") — Deborah Rhea Seehorn (/ˈreɪ ˈsiːhɔːrn/; born May 12, 1972) is...
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Surname of Harry Potter's adoptive family / SUN 6-6-21 / Top low-cal ice...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Olio"— it's just a themelessWord of the Day: Jeremy RENNER (52A: Portrayer of Marvel's Hawkeye) — Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is...
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Tool for preparing apples / MON 6-7-2021 / Actor Diggs / Tennis' ____ Cup /...
Constructor: Erika EttinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Roll With It — You can add "roll" to the last word of each theme answer and make a phrase. (EYE roll, FORWARD roll, etc)Theme answers:PRIVATE EYE...
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Common golf course grass / TUE 6-8-21 / Doo-wop group with six songs on the...
Constructor: Christopher AdamsRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: Plush — familiar phrases have an -IS word turned into an -ISH word, resulting in wacky phrases, which are clued...
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Kibitzing passenger / WED 6-9-21 / Nobel Prize winner of 1903 and 1911 / 1968...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: sit on it— familiar phrases that start with things you sit on: Theme answers:BACKSEAT DRIVER (20A: Kibitzing passenger)COUCH POTATO (35A:...
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