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Gradually develop literally / THU 1-26-23 / Southwest city in 1947 news /...
Constructor: Dan Ziring and Quiara VasquezRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: SNOWBALL EFFECTS (33A: Developing phenomena literally depicted three times in this puzzle)— three Across answers unfold...
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Does drudgery old-style / FRI 1-27-23 / Active volcano near Peru's dormant...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: is that a theme? let's say "no" Word of the Day: LIANE Moriarty (51A: Moriarty who wrote "Nine Perfect Strangers") — Liane Moriarty (born 15...
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Bluish-gray pet / SAT 1-28-23 / Self-driving car company that started as a...
Constructor: Kevin ChristianRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (much, much harder if those longer proper nouns are out of your wheelhouse)THEME: none Word of the Day: ALPHAVILLE (27D: "Forever Young"...
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Component of some high-tech dog collars / SUN 1-29-23 / Crew supervisor on a...
Constructor: Rich KatzRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"The Final Frontier"— oh, I just got this. The "Final Frontier" is SPACE. I thought that maybe the way the phrases were...
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Bespectacled cartoon aardvark / MON 1-30-23 / Activist who co-founded Black...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Uh ... some? Some difficulty? Harder than usual, but still easy? I solved Downs-only and nearly didn't make it ... until I did!THEME: RIGHT BETWEEN THE...
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Crushed-ice dessert with a reduplicative name / TUE 1-31-23 / Luke Cage's...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: MARIAH CAREY (24D: Chanteuse with chart-topping hits found at the tops of 4-, 14-, 16- and 19-Down) — Her #1 songs...
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Platte River people / WED 2-1-23 / 2018 John Travolta flop / Half of D
Constructor: Dan CapreraRelative difficulty: Hard, for a Wednesday?? 11:48 (Also, note the oversized grid)THEME: Aliens — There are three types of alien vehicles as the theme answers. Each of these...
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Orangish-brown gem / THU 2-2-23 / Holiday dependent on the lunisolar calendar...
Constructor: Elise CorbinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"DARK MATTER"— Ten 5-letter answers have their first letters missing: those letters spell out (from top to bottom, L to R), "DARK MATTER," which,...
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Sofia's husband in "The Color Purple" / FRI 2-3-23 / Outbuilding that's...
Constructor: Barbara LinRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: OAST (23A: Outbuilding that's sometimes converted into a dwelling) — An oast, oast house or hop kiln is a...
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Chocolate brand with the slogan "Irresistibubble" / SAT 2-4-23 / Tupac's...
Constructor: Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Booth School of Business (42D: Many Chicago Booth grads) — The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago...
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English football powerhouse to fans / SUN 2-5-23 / Crime show spinoff to fans...
Constructor: Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty: Medium (if you don't know film titles, maybe harder)THEME: "Hollywood Remakes"— Theme answers are sounded-out / wacky versions of movie titles. The puzzle...
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Edible squash seed / MON 2-6-23 / Phenomenon witnessed from space / Popular...
Constructor: Taylor JohnsonRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-Medium (from a Downs-Only perspective)THEME: EARTHRISE (11D: Phenomenon witnessed from space ... or a hint to this puzzle's sequence of...
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Snack-motivated Great Dane of Toons / TUES 2-7-23 / "No need to wake me" /...
Hello, everyone, it’s Clare — here for a slightly later Tuesday than usual! Hope everyone had a good January, filled with making resolutions (and then forgetting them two weeks later). I just moved...
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Knee stabilizer in brief / WED 2-8-23 / with or without the shaded letter /...
Constructor: Chase DittrichRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"... with or without the shaded letter"— four answers start with shaded letters (circled letters in the above grid), and the answer fits...
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Cold Asian desert / THU 2-9-23 / Garment patented in 1914 by Mary Phelps...
Constructor: Alex RosenRelative difficulty: Monday-Easy, with fussy theme stuff pushing it to just "Easy"THEME: REVERSE EACH / TWO-WORD CLUE (18A: With 66-Across, hint for solving this puzzle)— what it...
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Bird whose Latin root means "dog" / FRI 2-10-23 / Who reinvented the wheel in...
Constructor: Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah MorrisRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Der SPIEGEL (58A: German newsmagazine Der ___) — Der Spiegel (German pronunciation: [deːɐ̯...
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Emotional assessment of one's surroundings in lingo / SAT 2-11-23 / Wheat...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: CIA WORLD FACTBOOK (39A: Reference work in the public domain that's updated weekly) — The World Factbook, also known...
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Former name of a Kansas arena that commemorated a 1976 U.S. anniversary / SUN...
Constructor: Christina Iverson and Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (with added difficulty for me, who refused to solve the puzzle with correct formatting ... more below)THEME:"Cheap...
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Ice Cream of the Future since 1988 / MON 2-13-23 / Radio button that's handy...
Constructor: Eric RolfingRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. normal Monday)THEME: WELL-ROUNDED DIET (37A: Nutritionist's recommendation ... or what the answers to the starred clues make up, to an overly...
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Roaring Twenties wrap / TUE 2-14-23 / Fitness weight with a handle / Corn...
Constructor: Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: SQUARE MEAL (62A: Nutritiously balanced plateful ... or a what 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across may constitute?) — square foodsTheme...
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