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1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com / MON 12-6-21 / Follower of open and pigeon / Peas to...
Constructor: Emily RourkeRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"YOU'VE GOT MAIL" (55A: 1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across) — first words are all things that...
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Distribute cash at the end of a shift in restaurant lingo / TUE 12-7-21 /...
Constructor: Margaret SeikelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: MATCHING PJS (57A: Some Xmas card attire ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across) — four two-word phrases: first word "P," second word...
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Soprano who ends up trapped in a vault / WED 12-8-21 / Italian alpine cheese...
Constructor: Philip KoskiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "IT'S A / WRAP!" (68A: With 66-Across, director's cry ... or hint to 20-, 37- and 58-Across) — letters in "IT'S A" (!?!?!), in that...
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Hallucinogen from a cactus / THU 12-9-21 / Rob with four Super Bowl rings...
Constructor: Alexander LiebeskindRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Das Booting— film titles have -ING affixed to the end, creating wacky "adaptations" (clued wackily): Theme answers:"LA LA LANDING" (18A:...
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Mandrake the Magician's sidekick / FRI 12-10-21 / 2019 rap hit whose title...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: CHIRASHI (48A: Japanese dish of raw fish and vegetables over rice) — Chirashizushi (ちらし寿司, "scattered...
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Onetime Mughal capital / SAT 12-11-21 / Food often served with plastic grass...
Constructor: Hal MooreRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: ERIKA Alexander (49D: Actress Alexander of "Get Out") — Erika Rose Alexander (born November 19, 1969) is an American actress,...
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Sole ingredient in some cookies / SUN 12-12-21 / Side hustle for a...
Constructor: Daniel Okulitch and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Job Sharing"— jobs reimagined as other jobs (i.e. "side hustle"s):Theme answers:LOCKSMITH (23A: Side hustle...
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Fire safety technique / MON 12-13-21 / Terse request to a bartender / Elves...
Constructor: Tomas SpiersRelative difficulty: Easy (maybe Easy-Medium if you somehow don't know who BRIE LARSON is)THEME: STOP, DROP AND ROLL (65A: Fire safety technique ... or 17-, 29- and 49-Across...
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Climber's belaying device / TUE 12-14-21 / Outed maliciously online /...
Constructor: Tao PlattRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: NORDIC CROSS (61A: Flag symbol seen twice in this grid) — those two little black-square formations toward the center of the grid are NORDIC...
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Abolitionist Thaddeus / WED 12-15-21 / Bacteria-inhibiting drug / High-end...
Constructor: Jessie Bullock and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed, but I would've set a personal Wednesday speed record for sure)THEME: SORRY, NO RETURNS (51A: Sign in some clothing stores...
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Brambles with edible purple fruit / THU 12-16-21 / South American arboreal...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: BOGGLE (52A: Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be...
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Portmanteau for a dumpster-diving anti-consumerist eater / FRI 12-17-21 /...
Constructor: Evans ClinchyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: BIBIMBAP (1A: Popular Korean rice dish) — Bibimbap (/ˈbiːbɪmbæp/ BEE-bim-bap, from Korean 비빔밥...
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Resort locale east of Snowbird / SAT 12-18-21 / Britain's first family of...
Constructor: David DistenfeldRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: BUGATTI (35D: Alternative to a Lamborghini) — Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. (French pronunciation:...
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Big name in cast-iron cookware / SUN 12-19-21 / Long-tailed monkey / Chiwere...
Constructor: Laura Taylor KinnelRelative difficulty: Medium (11:43 on the NYT site, which has an interface I'm not used to, so I felt like I was stumbling around a lot)THEME:"Season to Taste"— two-part...
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Title girl in a bygone MTV cartoon / MON 12-20-21 / Prompt action when things...
Constructor: Anne RowleyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (somewhat slower than your typical Monday)THEME: COMMON THREAD (54A: What ties everything together, including 20-, 32- and 42-Across) —...
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Display of mentalism / TUE 12-21-21 / Ingredient in perfume and potpourri /...
Constructor: Guilherme GilioliRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (that one part in the SW really slows things down ... the rest is very easy)THEME: SPOON-BENDING (48A: Display of mentalism ... or...
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Title woman in a classic 1973 breakup tune / WED 12-22-21 / Cold rice topped...
Constructor: Noki Trias and Lawrence BarrettRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: MARTIAN MISSIONS (36A: NASA endeavors whose vehicles can be found at the ends of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across)—...
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Miami five / THU 12-23-21 / Old-timey agreements / Morgan Stanley acquisition...
Constructor: Stephen McCarthyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: A.O. Swap — familiar phrases where the second word is changed into a different word by having the "O" and "A" swap places....
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Two-wheeler at a charging station / FRI 12-24-21 / Gymnasium of the mind per...
Constructor: Evan KalishRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: SOLES (45A: Currency units in Peru) — The sol (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsol]; plural: soles; currency sign:...
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Linguist Okrand who created Klingon / SAT 12-25-21 / Model and body...
Constructor: Johan VassRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: 12D: Dulcé SLOAN (12D: Dulcé ___, correspondent for "The Daily Show" beginning in 2017) — Dulcé Lazaria Sloan...
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