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Provincial governor in the Byzantine Empire / THU 10-7-21 / Harmless rattler...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging (depending on your knowledge of trivia and Words I Know Solely From Crosswords)THEME: SKIPPING / STONES (58A: With 59-Across,...
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Eponym for an Italian ice chain / FRI 10-8-21 / Portmanteau for a certain...
Constructor: Yacob YonasRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: not really Word of the Day: RITA's (30D: Eponym for an Italian ice chain) — Rita's Franchise Company, LLC, doing business as Rita's Italian Ice...
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Okonkwo's people in Things Fall Apart / SAT 10-9-21 / Much-covered New...
Constructor: August Lee-KovachRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: IBOS (45D: Okonkwo's people in "Things Fall Apart") — The Igbo people (English: /ˈiːboʊ/ EE-boh, also US:...
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Civil rights activist Baker / SUN 10-10-21 / Natasha Boris's partner against...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: MediumishTHEME: Clue: The Movie— movie titles used as clues (they are meant to be taken relatively literally):Theme answers:PSYCHOANALYSIS (23A: "Field of...
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Big name in DVD rental kiosks / MON 10-11-21 / Command to the helmsman from...
Constructor: Ben PallRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: blank IT OR blank IT— four phrases that follow that pattern:Theme answers:TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT (17A: "This is my final offer")LOVE IT OR HATE IT...
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One-named Greek New Age musician / TUE 10-12-21 / U-shaped stringed...
Constructor: Conor SefkowRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: ALLITERNATION (37A: Portmanteau coinage describing this puzzle's theme) — two-word alliterative phrases where the first word is a...
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"Red Cube" sculptor with an eponymous museum in New York / WED 10-13-21 /...
Constructor: Brianne McManisRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (proper nouns could cause your experience to vary wildly)THEME: SEE / EYE / TO EYE (65D: With 70- and 71-Across, agree ... and a phonetic...
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Nickname for subzero 1967 NFL Championship Game / 10-14-21 / National Medal...
Constructor: Matt FuchsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: FUCKING 'UP'! ["The opening of this animated film featuring the voice of Ed Asner is making me cry in public!"] — or, you know, "Curses!" would...
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Crowdsourced Q&A site / FRI 10-15-21 / Composer Anton who used the 12-tone...
Constructor: Ashton AndersonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: jianbing (23D: Main component in the Chi8nese street food jianbing => CREPE) — Jianbing (simplified Chinese: 煎饼;...
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Catchphrase for Olivia Pope on Scandal / SAT 10-16-21 / Eighth incarnation of...
Constructor: Caitlin Reid and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: TOGO (54A: Its anthem is "Terre de nos aieux") — Togo (/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/ (listen)), officially the Togolese...
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Sight on an M. C. Escher Möbius strip / SUN 10-17-21 / Animal on Ontario's...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Common Core"— themers have long "core" sections that they share with other (unclued) phrases (in circled squares) that kinda snake through...
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Woman's name derived from the Greek for peace / MON 10-18-21 / Nonvegan...
Constructor: Freddie ChengRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. normal Monday)THEME: ART FORMS (37D: Various creative mediums ... or a hint to variations found in the shaded squares) — just the letters...
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Small interval for grouping data to a coder / TUE 10-19-21 / Downloads in the...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: THE BRONTËS (28D: Literary trio found in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues) — Emily, Charlotte, and Anne are all in there:Theme...
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Noted trans activist and actress / WED 10-20-21 / 1962 Paul Anka hit /...
Constructor: David W. TuffsRelative difficulty: Medium (maybe slightly harder)THEME: ORBITING — Words that start with OR- are clued as if they are multi-word phrases where the first word is "OR." The...
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Berry farm eponym / THU 10-21-21 / Clueless about current trends / French...
Constructor: Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: Medium (tough to get that first themer, possibly ... then easy)THEME: What lies beneath ...— theme answers are all phrases that follow a "___ UNDER...
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Helicopter traffic reporter on "The Simpsons" / FRI 10-22-21 / One-fourth of...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: AMY Heckerling (28A: Heckerling who directed "Look Who's Talking" and Clueless") — Amy Heckerling (born May 7,...
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Drawing of the body without its skin from the French / SAT 10-23-21 / Online...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: ÉCORCHÉ (43D: Drawing of the body without its skin, from the French) — NOUNplural noun écorchés/ˌākôrˈSHā/...
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Dry biscuit used as baby food / SUN 10-24-21 / One known as the Alive the...
Constructor: Katie HaleRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Sports Nuts"— sports terms clued wackily, i.e. as if they were not sports terms ... I think that's it? Theme answers:OFFENSIVE REBOUND (22A: Your...
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It's hoisted on a brig in high winds / MON 10-25-21 / the Jet Walker...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Challenging (***for a Monday***)THEME: EASY PEASY (64A: So simple ... like 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across?)— theme answers are all two words, first word...
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"Star Wars" princess / TUES 10-25-21 / Shrek's companion in "Shrek" / Spike...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday of October! Happy fall — finally — or, as my sister has been trying to get me to say: Happy spooky season! I’ve been trying to get into the season (my...
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