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Pioneering journalist who helped expose McCarthyism / WED 9-28-22 / Margarine...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: INITIAL HERE (38A: Contract directive ... or a hint to what's missing from 17-, 20-, 58- and 62-Across) — The "initials" H, E, R, and E are...
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So many layers here or a hint to the circled squares / THU 9-29-22 / How many...
Constructor: Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: IT'S A LOT TO UNPACK (62A: "So many layers here" ... or a hint to the circled squares) — the letters "ALOT" start out inside one square, and...
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Robot maid on the Jetsons / FRI 9-30-22 / Stretches for the rest of us /...
Constructor: David KarpRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: BAHAIS (46D: Religious adherents governed by the Universal House of Justice) — The Baháʼí Faith is a relatively new...
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Anime and manga genre involving robots / SAT 10-1-22 / Hindu embodiment of...
Constructor: Natan LastRelative difficulty: Easy (for me ... not sure how the names are gonna play for the gen pop)THEME: none Word of the Day: OCEAN VUONG (27D: "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous"...
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Old-fashioned trial transcriber / SUN 10-2-22 / Menu eponym / Asset when...
Constructor: Kathy BloomerRelative difficulty: Easy (easiest Sunday in recent memory)THEME: "Le Puzzle" — wacky phrases created by adding "LE" to familiar phrases:Theme answers:TRICKLE QUESTION (22A:...
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Adler in the Sherlock Holmes canon / MON 10-3-22 / Extremely flammable as...
Constructor: Sarah SinclairRelative difficulty: Definitely skewed "Challenging" (***FOR A MONDAY!***)THEME: DATING APP (59A: Modern medium for meeting someone ... or what each of the starts of 17-,...
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John who wrote How Does a Poem Mean / TUE 10-4-22 / Walking Dead actress...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Medium (parts played easy, parts played hard, not much in-between)THEME: EYES ON THE PRIZE (57A: "Stay focused" ... or a punny description of the placement...
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"___ a lot!" (Dracula's expression of gratitude?) / WED 10-5-22 / Ancestor of...
Constructor: Jason ReichRelative difficulty: Medium? I "check puzzle"-ed once (8:48)THEME:We are adding an O to some phrases for absolutely no reason in the entire world!!!!!Theme answers:Memoirs of a...
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Musky cat / THU 10-6-22 / Banned antimalarial / Dedicatee of Moby-Dick /...
Constructor: Simeon SeigelRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: MERGE LEFT / PARES DOWN (16A: What you might have to do for some highway construction ... or a first hint to solving this...
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Title bestowed by a sultan / FRI 10-7-22 / Bagful purchased at a nursery /...
Constructor: Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Weirdly ChallengingTHEME: "KETANJI / BROWN / JACKSON" (33A: With 38- and 43-Across, history-making SCOTUS appointee — it's actually...
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Sockdolager / SAT 10-8-22 / Frigga portrayer in Thor / Animal crossing fox...
Constructor: Kyle DolanRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: REMY Ma (55A: Rap artist ___ Ma) — Reminisce Mackie (née Smith; born May 30, 1980), known professionally as...
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Like the protagonist at the start of "28 Days Later" / SUN 10-9-22 / One of...
Constructor: Jessie Trudeau and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Rise to the Challenge" — every theme answer is a person who (literally) CLIMBS THE LADDER (65A: Advances through corporate...
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Tropical fruit with highly nutritious seeds / MON 10-10-22 / Tuna type in...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: PAR TWO (67A: Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what's found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across) — "PAR" appears "TWO" times in each of the...
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Chucked forcefully in modern lingo / TUE 10-11-22 / French loaf baked in a...
Constructor: Ailee YoshidaRelative difficulty: Medium+ (on the tough side for a Tuesday)THEME: SUPERGIRL (62A: Kara Zor-El's identity in DC Comics ... or a punny hint to the answers to the starred...
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Classic Wilson Pickett cover / WED 10-12-22 / Top 10 funk hit from War with...
Constructor: Drew SchmennerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: AUTOTUNE (60A: Modern music staple that's a punny description of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across)— songs ("tunes") with cars ("autos") in their...
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Old music halls / THU 10-13-22 / Extended feature of "Hey Jude" and "Layla" /...
Constructor: Lewis RothleinRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: SKIP TOWN (62A: Run off ... or how to make the answers to 17-, 21-, 34-, 44- and 53-Across fit their clues)— "skip" the name of a...
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Pile of texts? / FRI 10-14-22 / Nasdaq's home informally / Half-blood wizard...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: YAW (39D: Turn in the air, say) — verb(of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical...
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Father of Calypso / SAT 10-15-22 / Corp with red umbrella implied in its logo...
Constructor: John HawksleyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (3/4 Medium, 1/4 Challenging)THEME: none Word of the Day: SCAN (6D: What classic sonnets do) — 3. analyze the meter of (a line of...
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Fatalistic sort in slang / SUN 10-15-22 / Actress who played Jessica in...
Constructor: Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Terminal Connections"— five different pairs of (Down) answers turn at right angles (one east, one west) and their ends...
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Response to a relatable meme in internet slang / MON 10-17-22 / Having a...
Constructor: Caryn L. RobbinsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"I'M ALL EARS" (61A: "You have my full attention" ... or something 17-, 24-, 38- and 51-Across) — fictional characters with distinctive and /...
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