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Opera daughter of Amonasro / FRI 8-19-22 / Jazz great Evans / Putdown to a...
Constructor: Patrick John DugganRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: META (59A: Like casting Michael Keaton in "Birdman" as an actor who used to play a superhero) —...
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King Arthur's slayer / SAT 8-20-22 / Moving film? / Locale for a pin / Enemy...
Constructor: Hemant MehtaRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: GOD YES!— a Biblical journey through just kidding it's themelessWord of the Day: MONA Van Duyn, 1990s U.S. poet laureate (4D) —...
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Italian dance form from the Spanish for "walk in the street" / SUN 8-21-22 /...
Constructor: Brooke Husic and Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "Stacking Up" — I don't think there's a theme; I think the idea is there are a lot of big "stacks" (i.e. long answers...
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Ellen first Hispanic woman in space / MON 8-22-22 / Clobber but good / gobi...
Constructor: Doug Burnikel and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Challenging *for a Monday* (that is, it played slow ... which is at least partly because it's oversized)THEME: Take the "A" Train ......
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Ancient inhabitants of Crete / TUE 8-23-22 / Production company behind Hunger...
Constructor: Trey MendezRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: interstate plane travel— theme answers are about airplanes, and are clued as if they were related to plane travel from the state whose...
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Where Gandalf declares "You shall not pass!" / WED 8-24-22 / 1997 horror film...
Constructor: Colin ErnstRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (Easier up top, Mediumer down below)THEME: REAL ESTATE AGENT (56A: Source of the euphemisms found in the clues for 17-, 23- and 48-Across) —...
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Deity born from Chaos / THU 8-25-22 / Device for Arachne in Greek myth /...
Constructor: Olivia Mitra Framke and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: TRI-STATE AREA (54A: U.S. geographical grouping ... or a hint to 20-, 27- and 47-Across)—theme answers are...
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Bottle of rum go-with / FRI 8-26-22 / Zoom call background effect / Old...
Constructor: Robert LoganRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: EVEN ODDS (64A: A 50/50 chance ... or a description of the lengths of this puzzle's Across and Down answers respectively) — Acrosses have even...
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Religious group affected by the Edict of Nantes / SAT 8-27-22 / Nickname that...
Constructor: Andrew LinzerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Rhadamanthine (29D: STERN) — : rigorously strict or just [...] In Greek mythology, there were three judges of the...
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Gaelic garment / SUN 8-28-22 / Second caliph of Sunni Islam / Gray-brown...
Constructor: Ori BrianRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Animal Hybrids" — themers are regular clues with regular answers ... but they are also anagrams of several different kinds of animal...
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Haircut common in the Marine Corps / MON 8-29-22 / Once-popular device in a...
Constructor: Chase Dittrich and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. average for a Monday)THEME:"PIECE OF / MY HEART" (38A: With 41-Across, classic love song suggested by the ends to 18-, 24-,...
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Waxy biochemical compound / TUE 8-30-22 / Subtle signal that might accompany...
Constructor: Emily CarrollRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: BUNNY / SLOPE (17A: With 69-Across, beginner's downhill challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) — four different "slopes"...
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Egyptian ophidian / WED 8-31-22 / Dubious food-eating guideline / Type of...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (though it will probably time out "Easy" because of the undersized grid (14x15))THEME: FIVE-SECOND RULE (35A: Dubious food-eating guideline ......
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Opera character whose first name is Floria / THU 9-1-22 / Symbols used for...
Constructor: John WrenholtRelative difficulty: on the easy side, I thinkTHEME: NINETY-ONE (17A: This puzzle's solution) — the theme asks you to DO THE MATH (62A: "Figure it out!" ... or how to arrive...
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Chuck alternative / FRI 9-2-22 / Chemist Noddack who co-discovered rhenium /...
Constructor: Claire RimkusRelative difficulty: Medium (it's a name minefield, so who knows!?)THEME: none Word of the Day: Tim REID (60A: Tim of "Sister, Sister") — Timothy Lee Reid (born December 19,...
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Temporarily banished from a dorm room, in a way / SAT 9-3-22 / Cartoon known...
Constructor: David DistenfeldRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:"DANNY Deever," Rudyard Kipling poem (7D) — "Danny Deever" is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling, one of the first of the...
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Flying Cloud of old autodom / SUN 9-4-22 / Syrup brand since 1902 / Like toum...
Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Chutes and Ladders, kinda (actual title: "Ups and Downs") — circled squares on a slant spell out various slanted means of getting from one place...
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Camera brand that merged with Minolta in 2003 / MON 9-5-22 / Vaping apparatus...
Constructor: Adam SimpsonRelative difficulty: Easy? (I timed myself and the clock says 2:49 and I think that's on the fast side but since I don't time myself regularly any more, I have no idea)THEME:...
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Italian tourist town near Naples / TUE 9-6-22 / Alan folklorist who...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: DOT DOT DOT (37A: Indication of more to come ... or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across) —...
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IGN's #1 Video Game Console of All Time / WED 9-7-22 / Potables in kiddush...
Constructor: Ekua EwoolRelative difficulty: Easy? (11:07)Hey besties! It's your pal Malaika, here for another Malaika MWednesday. I solved this puzzle after a downright luxurious meal of Korean...
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