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Overhead support for interstate signs / TUE 11-16-21 / Protein in horns and...
Constructor: Drew SchmennerRelative difficulty: on the slow side for a Tuesday (partially because the grid is an oversized 16x15)THEME:"THAT'S ALL / SHE WROTE!" (18A: With 63-Across, "The end" ... or...
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Fearsome pteranodon of classic film / WED 11-17-21 / Serena's best friend on...
Constructor: Anne Grae MartinRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: YOGA POSES (58A: What the five formations of circled letters in this puzzle represent) — circled squares are shaped like, and spell...
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Captain Pierce portrayer on old TV / THU 11-18-21 / Its name comes from the...
Constructor: Ori BrianRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (probably easier if my version of the puzzle had been formatted correctly)THEME: series placement — theme clues are lists of three things, all in...
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Protagonist of the O.C. / FRI 11-19-21 / Pioneering brand of caffeine-free...
Constructor: John HawksleyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: GTA (47A: Popular video game series with cars, for short) — Get That Ape!Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is a series of...
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Meredith's half-sister on Grey's Anatomy / SAT 11-20-21 / Song word sung...
Constructor: Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: EHUD Olmert (9D: ___ Olmert, former Israeli P.M.) — Ehud Olmert (/ˈoʊlmərt, -mɛərt/; Hebrew:...
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Onetime streaming platform of the 2010s / SUN 11-21-21 / Early online forum...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (theme very easy, fill somewhat tougher but not inordinately so)THEME:"Screen Sharing"— movie titles that contain other movie titles inside them...
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Unidentifiable protein / MON 11-22-21 / Toy that goes up slow and comes down...
Constructor: Stella ZawistowskiRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Monday)THEME: GENRE (67A: What the start of 17-, 29-, 45- or 61-Across is, in bookstore) — themers start with the genres FANTASY,...
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Curving billiards shot / TUE 11-23-21 / Agricultural giant founded in Hawaii...
Constructor: Eric BornsteingRelative difficulty: Easy (maybe Easy-Medium if your sports knowledge isn't that great)THEME: PERSONAL FINANCE (20A: Sort of investment suggested by the ends of 3-, 11- and...
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Nonsubmerging WW II menace / WED 11-24-21 / 1990s Indian prime minister /...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: PICO DE GALLO (59A: Topping made with this puzzle's chopped and squeezed ingredients)— ONION, PEPPER, and TOMATO appear "chopped" inside...
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Old Spanish coins / THU 11-25-21 / Nabokov title character / Rapper who had...
Constructor: Chase DittrichRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: TRUE / FALSE (71A & 38D: One of two options in five squares in this puzzle) — five rebus squares sit inside ten answers, each of which is...
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Fatty tuna in Japanese cuisine / FRI 11-26-21 / Yaga folklore villain / Bucky...
Constructor: Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: TORO (36D: Fatty tuna in Japanese cuisine) — In Japan, a blue fin tuna is graded by the quality of the cuts of meat...
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Small boat of East Asia / SAT 11-27-21 / Gardening practice that minimizes...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy (easiest Saturday in recent memory)THEME: XYZ — no theme, really, but those longer answers in the middle start with X, Y, and Z, respectively, and...
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Horror director Aster / SUN 11-28-21 / Model featured on many romance novel...
Constructor: Jeff KremerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Garage Sale Pitches — sales pitch phrases clued as if they referred literally and specifically to items you might buy at a garage sale:Theme...
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Big name in smoothies / MON 11-29-21 / Diamond author of popular science...
Constructor: Enrique Henestroza AnguianoRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. normal Monday)THEME: RUNNING START (54A: Early advantage ... or what 20-, 28- and 45-Across each have?) — [blank OF blank]...
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Astronomical event / TUES 11-29-21 / First name in denim / Home of many of...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday of November! The big news in my life is that I got to see BTS in concert this weekend, and they were absolutely phenomenal! Oh, yeah, and I passed the bar....
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Lib balm brand with a pod-shaped container / WED 12-1-21 / Totally wreck as a...
Constructor: Christopher YoungRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "ayer" (rhymes with 'mayor') swaps — words that sound like "ayer" are swapped for different words that also sound like "ayer,"...
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German physician who coined the term animal magnetism / THU 12-2-21 / Shoe...
Constructor: Rebecca GoldsteinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SALT SHAKER (58A: One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme) — chemical symbol for SALT (NACL) gets "shaken"...
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Vertical dimension of a flag / FRI 12-3-21 / Actress Mara of Pose / Longtime...
Constructor: Claire RimkusRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Quintana ROO (8D: Quintana ___, Mexican state that's home to Cancún) — Quintana Roo (/kɪnˌtɑːnə ˈroʊ(oʊ)/...
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Blades used in Kill Bill / SAT 12-4-21 / Deadly household appliance according...
Constructor: Nam Jin YoonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (will vary highly depending on your knowledge of the proper nouns, or lack thereof)THEME: none Word of the Day: Scoville scale (53A: They rate...
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Napoleon's famed war horse / SUN 12-5-21 / Actor Spall of "Prometheus" /...
Constructor: Chase Dittrich and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "Come Again?" — clues are just all-caps words, three times in succession, with ellipses on either end ... and answers are...
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