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Wishing sites / MON 8-9-21 / Tattoos, informally / Informal get-together /...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Medium (6:24 for me) THEME: OPPOSITES....ISH—Three sets of words/phrases that when divided into two separate words (if they weren't already), have...
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Order from on high / TUE 8-10-21 / Cart pullers / Scrabble or cribbage /...
Constructor: Anne Grae MartinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:21 for me)THEME: LITTLE RED (63A: Phrase that can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across)— the first word of each theme...
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Provider of a canyon trail ride / 8-11-2021 / Zoned out / Muppet with a unibrow
Constructor: JOE DIPIETRORelative difficulty: MEDIUMTHEME: BLANK EXPRESSION / STRAIGHT FACE EMOJI — the theme answers (all past tense) describe a blank, expressionless face, which is what the puzzle...
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It's found near a trap / THU 8-12-2021 / Sch. with a campus in Narragansett /...
Constructor: Jake HalperinRelative difficulty: medium (slightly tipsy 3:45)THEME: CALLS IT LIKE IT IS [What each asterisked clue's answer does, to correct a misnomer?] — each clue is technically...
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Pseudonymous children's author Hunter / FRI 8-13-21 / Bit of metal texturing...
Constructor: John Guzzetta and Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (??? ... still jetlagged)THEME: none Word of the Day: HAPTICS (9D: Study of touch, as with smartphone screens) — 1:...
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One-named Japanese actor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame / SAT...
Constructor: Nam Jin YoonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: MAKO (44D: One-named Japanese-born actor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) — Makoto Iwamatsu (岩松 信, Iwamatsu...
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High-quality cannabis in slang / SUN 8-15-21 / Racial justice movement since...
Constructor: Aimee Lucido and Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: DOUBLE CROSS (69A: Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle)— familiar phrases containing numbers appear in the...
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Organizing guru who asks Does it spark joy / MON 8-16-21 / Visually...
Constructor: Freddie ChengRelative difficulty: Easy (2:47, and that's with a cocktail in me)THEME: ON THAT NOTE ... (63A: Speaking of which ... or where the starts of 16-, 30- and 45-Across can be...
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Sweet Italian wine / TUE 8-17-21 / Ruined as a martini per 007 / Inits in...
Constructor: Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Tuesday, w/ a SW corner that was maybe a *little* tougher than normal)THEME: Dip it! Dip it good!— Down answers fittingly...
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Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme / WED 8-18-21 / Instrument played...
Constructor: Alina AbidiRelative difficulty: Easy (easiest I've ever done, I think; wish I'd had the timer on)THEME: PARTY ANIMAL (50A: Frequent reveler ... or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across) — both...
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Late media columnist David / THU 8-19-21 / 1970 John Wayne film / Operatic...
Constructor: Oliver RoederRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: CEREAL BOX (36A: Life preserver? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle) — an "OAT" rebus (where "OAT" (a cereal) appears inside its own...
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Border county of New York of Pennsylvania / FRI 8-20-21 / Superhero...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (more like a Saturday, for sure)THEME: none Word of the Day: NUTLETS (42D: Snacks for squirrels) — 1a: a small nutb: a small fruit...
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Synthetic material also called frozen smoke / SAT 8-21-21 / Patchwork...
Constructor: Joseph GreenbaumRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: MARCEL (13D: Give waves to with a curling iron, once) — Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot curling...
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Fourth person to walk on the moon / SUN 8-22-21 / Toni Morrison title heroine...
Constructor: Stephen McCarthyRelative difficulty: Medium (?)THEME: "Resettling Letterings" — Clues contain anagrams of answers:Theme answers:"MEAN GIRLS" (23A: 2004 film about a group of...
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Vowel sound heard twice in True Blue / MON 8-23-21 / Jackie Gleason Show...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Normal (maybe slightly on the harder-than-usual side, depending on your old-time TV knowledge) THEME: TV "catchphrases— that is all that it is, and it...
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Promise that Aladdin sings to Jasmine / TUE 8-24-21 / Gossip that gets...
Constructor: Jessie Bullock and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: somewhat harder than the typical Tuesday, but this will vary widely based on your familiarity / non-familiarity with '90s animated movie...
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Singer Mai with the 2018 hit Boo'd Up / WED 8-25-21 / This device makes...
Constructor: Adam VincentRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Say what?— familiar phrases are reimagined as phrases describing a type of utterance, all of them clued as an alleged example of that kind of...
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Bygone Chevrolet division / THU 8-26-21 / Capisce in '70s slang / Jargony...
Constructor: Ashish VengsarkarRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: CROSS-COUNTRY (40A: One way to run ... or a hint to four geographical intersections found in this grid)— four pairs of...
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San Francisco-based candy brand / FRI 8-27-21 / Chef Lewis who wrote The...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: EDNA Lewis (19A: Chef Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking") — Edna Lewis (April 13, 1916 – February...
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Mag whose first cover featured Michael Jordan and two young fans / SAT...
Constructor: Julian LimRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: None Word of the Day: Natural numbers (29D: Some are natural: Abbr. => NOS.) — In mathematics, the natural numbers are those used for...
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