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Collectible disk of the 1990s / THU 9-8-22 / U.S. tourist locale that...
Constructor: Matthew StockRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: FOUR CORNERS (34A: U.S. tourist locale that inspired this puzzle) — rebus puzzle with the "four" involved state abbrs. appearing in their...
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Iconic phrase in old Dick and Jane stories / FRI 9-9-22 / Spanish monarch...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium, maybeTHEME: TETRIS (59D: Best-selling video game celebrated in this grid)— the black-square chunks are shaped like the falling blocks in...
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Self-esteem from the French / SAT 9-10-22 / Jukebox crooner with the 1965 hit...
Constructor: Kameron Austin CollinsRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: my ignorant ass— it's a themeless, actuallyWord of the Day: LEN BARRY (17A: Jukebox crooner with the 1965 hit "1-2-3") —...
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Republic toppled in 1933 / SUN 9-11-22 / Instrument that makes a tsst sound /...
Constructor: Derrick NiedermanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Opposites Attract" — theme answers contain letter strings composed of two "opposite" words:Theme answers:ALFRED NOYES (24A: English poet...
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First Pixar film with a Black protagonist / MON 9-12-22 / Sugarhill Gang song...
Constructor: Michael Lieberman Relative difficulty: easyish Monday, with a couple not-at-all-Monday clues/answersTHEME: SHONDA RHIMES (54A: Creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" ... or, when said...
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Bun in the oven so to speak / TUE 9-13-22 / Shop for a loxsmith? / Jason who...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: normal (?)THEME:"HERE'S THE KICKER..." (51A: Lead-in to a surprising twist ... or a hint to 16-, 22-=, 32- and 45-Across) — themers are all "kickers" in one...
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Role for Daveed Diggs on "Black-ish" / WED 9-14-22 / Theme song of a classic...
Constructor: Michael DeweyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: "HAPPY TRAILS" (35A: Theme song of a classic western, visually suggested six times in this puzzle's grid) — I don't know the title of the...
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Schitt's Creek matriarch / THU 9-15-22 / Clark with #1 country hit Girls Lie...
Constructor: Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-MediumTHEME: raise and lower — theme answers are words that fit the phrase "raise (a/the) ___" (top half of the grid) or "lower...
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Fulani braid decoration / FRI 9-16-22 / Treat with a hook / Chess prodigy...
Constructor: Juliana Tringali GoldenRelative difficulty: Medium+Theme: noneWord of the Day: Kate UPTON (10D: Kate on the cover of Vanity Fair's 100th- anniversary issue) —Katherine Elizabeth Upton...
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Rooster raised for eating / SAT 9-17-22 / Org. running global championships...
Constructor: Grant ThackrayRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Patricia WETTIG (32A: Emmy winner Patricia of "Thirtysomething") — Patricia Anne Wettig (born December 4, 1951)...
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Baroque painter Guido / SUN 9-18-22 / Tragic showgirl of song / Animal...
Constructor: Katie HaleRelative difficulty: Easy (very very)THEME:"Because I Said So!"— themers are just things parents say to their kids (mostly disciplinary); these are clued wackily ("?"-style) as...
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Whom one might not marry no matter what! / MON 9-19-22 / Implementable with...
Constructor: Leslie Young and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (***for a Monday***)THEME: DOWN TO A SCIENCE (14D: Implementable with expertise and expert ease ... or how the...
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Martial art with bamboo swords / TUE 9-20-22 / Accolades presented in...
Constructor: Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel FabiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: 3x — wacky phrases made out of 3 identical components, where the first two components are one unit and the third is...
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Bantu language with click consonants / WED 9-21-22 / Odom's Hamilton role /...
Constructor: Matthew StockRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: TAKE AN "L" (60A: Accept defeat, informally ... or what the last words of 19-, 24- and 49-Across do vis-à-vis the first) —...
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Japanese fried cutlet / THU 9-22-22 / Camera brand with a red circle logo /...
Constructor: Helen ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: BLACKJACK (34A: *Casino game associated with the sum of this puzzle's shaded squares) — "cards" totaling "21" are found inside casino-related...
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Joy that might come from being aligned in one's body / FRI 9-23-22 / Setting...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Aldis Hodge (25D: ___ Hardison, Aldis Hodge's character on "Leverage" (ALEC)) — Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born...
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Cocktail of tequila lime juice and grapefruit soda / SAT 9-24-22 / Singing...
Constructor: Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: AMEDEO Modigliani (40A: Painter Modigliani) — Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: /ˌmoʊdiːlˈjɑːni/, Italian:...
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Modern reproductive tech inits / SUN 9-25-22 / Sir Isaac Newton work on the...
Constructor: Meghan MorrisRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Take Two"— you have to "take two" letters out of the theme clues to make theme make sense: specifically, the letters "ET," as...
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Indoor bouldering locale / MON 9-26-22 / Cosmetic reapplication / Cassette...
Constructor: Margaret SeikelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (***for a Monday***)THEME: HANG IN THERE (58A: "Stick with it!" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues) — places about which you...
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Chain of Polynesian islands? / TUES 9-27-22 / Rolling contest roller / Like...
Hello, everyone! It’s Clare for the last Tuesday in September. Hope everyone has had a great month and has been staying healthy. I spent this past weekend crying because Roger Federer played his final...
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