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Mogadishu-born model and cosmetics mogul / TUE 2-1-22 / Big toucan feature /...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium? (super easy except for three longer answers I've never heard of before, all of which required every cross)THEME: New Years of the world ... (I...
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Particle binding quarks together / WED 2-2-22 / ___ Beardsley, 19th century...
Constructor: Meredith Colton HazyRelative difficulty: This took me 8:11, which is fast for me (I spotted the theme quickly)THEME: Literal interpretations of phrases that have a positional wordTheme...
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Walls in a cinema / THU 2-3-22 / Beverage brand whose name means fresh in...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Medium (I picked up the gimmick pretty quickly; your mileage may vary)THEME: CROSS YOUR "T"S (61A: Proofreader's reminder ... or some advice for finishing...
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Food brand since 1922 with a Chinese character in its logo / FRI 2-4-22 /...
Constructor: Joseph GreenbaumRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-Medium (depending on your familiarity with the proper nouns)THEME: none Word of the Day: LA CHOY (39A: Food brand since 1922 with a...
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Korean rice dish often served in a hot stone bowl / SAT 2-5-22 / Like the...
Constructor: Kameron Austin CollinsRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. properly hard but not brutal)THEME: none Word of the Day: AD LITEM (11D: Appointed by the court) — Ad litem (Latin: "for the...
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French skin-care and cosmetics giant / SUN 2-6-22 / Score of 8 in golf slang...
Constructor: Stephen McCarthyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Sci-fi Showdown: theme pivots on an apparent single answer to a question: 70A: The better of two major sci-fi film franchises, but it's a...
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June celebration honoring the Stonewall uprising / MON 2-7-22 / Locale of...
Constructor: Rebecca GoldsteinRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Monday)THEME: CREATED A MONSTER (38A: Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... or what you did after you filled in the shaded parts [so, the...
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River-crossing platforms in Frogger / TUE 2-8-22 / He sold his namesake...
Constructor: Jack Joshi and Jackson Janes and Adam AaronsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Fruit ... units? — I have no idea, there's no revealer or clever phrase or nothin'. All I see are themers...
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High-ranking Turkish officer / WED 2-9-22 / Mythical ship that sailed to...
Constructor: Grant ThackrayRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: AQUATIC misnomers (41D: Like the five animals in this puzzle's theme) — "underwater creatures" with two-part names, the second part of which...
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Proportionate size for some model trains / THU 2-10-22 / Home of the Boston...
Constructor: August MillerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: DOT THE [I]'S (62A: Attend to details .. or a hint to entering six Down answers in this puzzle) — all "I"s in this puzzle are "dotted," which...
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Notable founding of 1701 / FRI 2-11-22 / Terra's Greek counterpart / 1962 pop...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: GERHARD Richter (21D: ___ Richter, contemporary artist whose painting Abstraktes Bild (599)" sold at auction for a...
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Comic relief role in Tarzan / SAT 2-12-22 / Parent of a cygnet / Three-beat...
Constructor: Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none Word of the Day: ELMORE James (42A: ___ James, the so-called "King of the Slide Guitar") — Elmore James (January 27, 1918 – May...
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Epoch when palm trees grew in Alaska / SUN 2-13-22 / Acceptance principle of...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy (very)THEME:"Change of Heart"— My puzzle has "Notes" and they read as follows:If you change every middle letter of every answer to every starred...
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Palm that yields deep purple fruit / MON 2-14-22 / Genre for boy band BTS /...
Constructor: Alan SiegelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (like, on the easier side of Monday-easy)THEME: SMARTPHONE (63A: Device that can replace 16-, 23-, 37-, 40- and 51-Across) — the clue tells you...
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Exercises on an ergometer / TUE 2-15-22 / Ensnare using deceptive strategies...
Constructor: Claire RimkusRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (on the slow side for a normal Tuesday, just because of the nature of the theme)THEME: Places to play ... — ordinary verb phrases are...
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French trick-taking game / Prognosticate with a crystal ball / Traditional...
Constructor: Rich ProulxRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: COAT OF MANY COLORS (38A: Envy source in Genesis 37 that hints at 18-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across) — familiar two-part theme answers all...
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Italian term of endearment / THU 2-17-22 / At the party where the scientist...
Constructor: Aaron M. RosenbergRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: a shrink ray at a party ... (?) — theme clues ask you to imagine a party where a "scientist was demonstrating her new shrink ray" ......
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First K-pop group to perform at the Grammys / FRI 2-18-22 / Offers a fist in...
Constructor: Aimee LucidoRelative difficulty: Medium (Challenging-Easy)THEME: none Word of the Day: Peace Bridge (14A: Fort ___ (Peace Bridge terminus) (ERIE)) — The Peace Bridge is an international...
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Actress/screenwriter Taylor / SAT 2-19-22 / Michael E. ___, pioneer in...
Constructor: Billy BrattonRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: RENEE Taylor (43D: Actress/screenwriter Taylor) — Renée Adorée Taylor (née Wexler; born March 19, 1933) is...
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Tobacco plug / SUN 2-20-22 / Reason-based belief in God / Repeated sound...
Constructor: Victor BarocasRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-Medium, somewhere in thereTHEME:"Pardon My French" — ordinary phrases where first word has been replaced by a French homophone, making them...
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