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Cotton fabric named for a French city / MON 6-20-22 / Strong negative...
Constructor: Christopher YoungsRelative difficulty: Normal EasyTHEME: NATIONALS (65A: D.C. baseball players ... or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across sound like) — last words of themers sound...
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Small building wing / TUE 6-21-22 / Muscle worked by kettlebell swing...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Very Easy except for one completely ridiculous outlier of an answer ... so, still EasyTHEME: SPLIT SECOND (58A: Instant ... hinted at four times in...
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Espresso-over-ice cream desserts / WED 6-22-22 / Darkest part of a shadow /...
Constructor: Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: FIND CLOSURE (61A: Accept and let go of something ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues) — first words of...
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Early chewing gum ingredient / THU 6-23-22 / South Asian informally / Ancient...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: OXYGENATION (34A: Photosynthetic process "inflating" 16-, 24-, 46- and 56-Across)— just add oxygen (O2) (i.e. two "O"s) to the clued answer to get...
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Signature scent introduced in 1968 / FRI 6-24-22 / Kind of architectural...
Constructor: Sophia Maymudes and Margaret SeikelRelative difficulty: Challenging (possibly, I dunno; felt way harder than most Fridays, to me, but all puzzles have been so easy lately that maybe this...
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Pop singer who came out as nonbinary in 2019 / SAT 6-25-22 / Playthings with...
Constructor: Adam AaronsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: SAM SMITH (26D: Pop singer who came out as nonbinary in 2019) — Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an...
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One-named singer with the 2016 hit "Crush" / SUN 6-26-22 / City that...
Constructor: Matthew Stock and Finn VigelandRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Bonus Features"— add a letter to famous titles to get wacky movie titles (clued "?"-style); the added letters, read from top...
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Sound at the start of gentle and giant / MON 6-27-22 / Animal relative an...
Constructor: Drew SchmennerRelative difficulty: Slightly harder than the usual Monday (still Easy, relax)THEME: SETTING SUN (31D: What glows in the west at the day's end ... or a hint to this puzzle's...
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Tantalizing film preview / TUES 6-28-22 / Thames-side art gallery / Thieves'...
Hi, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday of June (how is it almost July already?!). Last time, I did my write-up while in Prague at 7 a.m.; this time, I’m doing it at a much more normal time and from a much...
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Spiral-horned antelope / WED 6-29-22 / Relative of a cor anglais / NYC venue...
Constructor: Jared GoudsmitRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (the "challenging" part is most for the extra effort it takes to locate / fill in all the rebus squares)THEME: AB CRUNCHES (61A: Core...
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Warning before a gory movie scene / Fictional Christian of books and films /...
Constructor: Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (more one or the other depending on how long it takes you to figure out the gimmick)THEME:"COVER YOUR EYES!"...
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Religious exodus / FRI 7-1-22 / By all means in old parlance / It's kneaded...
Constructor: Christina Iverson and Caitlin ReidRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (though I made some awful dumb mistakes)THEME: none Word of the Day: ATTA (1A: It's kneaded to make naan and roti)...
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South Asian toddy cats / SAT 7-2-22 / Saya for a katana / Decorative painting...
Constructor: Evan KalishRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Prix de Lausanne (57A: Competitor in the Prix de Lausanne (BALLERINA)) — The Prix de Lausanne is an international dance...
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Color of the Owl and the Pussy-cat's boat / SUN 7-3-22 / Last name of the...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Expansion Pack" — theme answers don't appear to fit the clue; they're all two-word answers, where you have to read the first letter of the first...
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Woody bartender on Cheers / MON 7-4-22 / Intense illumination, as in old...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Medium (maybe even mildly tougher than Medium, for a Monday)THEME: STATUE OF LIBERTY (57A: New York City landmark suggested by the ends of 17-, 22-, 34-...
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Symbol over "i" in the Tropicana logo / TUE 7-5-22 / Swimmer's set / La Posay...
Constructor: Malgorzata Nowakowska and Eileen WilliamsRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Tuesday)THEME: Taylor SWIFT (49D: Taylor ___, some of whose hit songs are featured in the answers to the...
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Jaguar spot, for example / WED 7-6-22 / Worker with books, for short / Big...
Constructor: Sam Koperwas and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: HARD!! (37:30!!!!!!!)Word of the Day: Sonia BRAGA — She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated...
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Peruvian cocktail / THU 7-7-22 / Opening in a magic act / Pro who calls the...
Constructor: Philip WolfeRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Brace yourself! — phrases with DOUBLE, TWICE, and TWO in them (respectively), are represented in the grid by a doubling of an adjacent word in...
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Portmanteau unit of computing information / FRI 7-8-22 / Dog that's a cross...
Constructor: Kyle DolanRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: none Word of the Day: BITON (50D: Dog that's a cross of two French-named breeds) — The Biton is a hybrid designer dog created in...
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Material in some china / SAT 7-9-22 / Louis predecessor of the franc / Hub...
Constructor: Kevin G. DerRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging to ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Zeljko IVANEK (40D: Zeljko ___, 2008 Emmy winner for "Damages") —Željko Ivanek (/ˈʒɛlkoʊ...
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