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Gossipy Barrett / THU 2-20-14 / Big mailer to over-50 crowd / Flooey lead-in...
Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel and Don GagliardoRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: WOODROW (37A: First nam of a former president … or, read another way, what each of the circled lines is) — four "circled...
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Spiral-shaped particle accelerators / FRI 2-21-14 / Queen's Chapel designer...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Maria THERESA (13D: 18th-century Hapsburg monarch Maria ___) — Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (German:...
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Game stew / SAT 2-22-14 / First drink ever ordered by James Bond / Punk...
Constructor: Evan BirnholzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: SALMI (53D: Game stew) — n., pl., -mis.A highly spiced dish consisting of roasted game birds minced and stewed in...
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1925 Percy Marmont film / SUN 2-23-14 / 1932 Clark Gable Jean Harlow film /...
Constructor: Victor FlemingRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Reel-life Anniversary" — tribute to constructor's namesake, director VICTOR FLEMING (119A: Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle,...
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Racer Yarborough / MON 2-24-14 / Actor MacLeod of old TV / Newswoman Logan /...
Constructor: Adam G. PerlRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (***For A Monday***)THEME: LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (39A: Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across)...
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Bond girl Andress / TUE 2-25-14 / Tomato lettuce pickers org / Many Persian...
Constructor: Matthew E. Paronto and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: CROSSWORDESE (55A: What this puzzle's capitalized clues are, both by definition and pun) — capitalized clues are all...
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Mob Wives star Big * / WED 2-26-14 / Compadre of Castro / Harry Belafonte...
Constructor: Ruth B. MargolinRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Sadist songs — -IST is added to familiar phrases, creating much wackinessTheme answers:CUBIST REPORTERS (17A: Journalists covering...
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Columbus stopping point of 1493 / THU 2-27-14 / Some Coleridge colleagues /...
Constructor: Stanley NewmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Sign at a neighborhood bar: "DON'T TALK ABOUT / YOURSELF. WE / WILL DO THAT / AFTER YOU LEAVE" Word of the Day: DIURNAL (11D: Active...
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Investments since 1975 / FRI 2-28-14 / Philatelic goals / Suffix with Edward...
Constructor: Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: FLAUTIST (28D: Sir James Galway, e.g.) — n.One who plays the flute; a flutist.[Italian flautista,...
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Italian brewer since 1846 / SAT 3-1-14 / Ghanaian region known for gold cocoa...
Constructor: Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ASHANTI Region (10D: Ghanaian region known for gold and cocoa) — The Ashanti Region is...
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V-shaped fortification / SUN 3-2-14 / Strike ground in golf swing / Astronaut...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "Oscar Double Features" — wacky phrases made out of the titles of two Oscar-winning or Oscar-nominated films:Theme answers:23A: Nelson...
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Parisian girlfriend / MON 3-3-14 / Complimentary road service in Sierra...
Constructor: Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael BlakeRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (**For A Monday**)THEME: "N" the middle — semi-wacky two-word phrases where the first word ends in "N" and the...
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Archenemy of Fantastic Four / TUE 3-4-14 / Rapper with 2002 #1 hit Always on...
Constructor: Bruce Haight and Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: BENJAMIN / FRANKLIN, who is "often credited" with DISCOVERING / ELECTRICITY — then there's a play on the phrase "GO FLY /...
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What a gimel means on a dreidel / WED 3-5-14 / Cuban salsa singer Cruz /...
Constructor: Evan BirnholzRelative difficulty: Who Knows? (See what I did there? No? Keep reading.)THEME: CLUELESS — Theme answers are unclued and they all mean, basically, "Huh?"You guys! It's me,...
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Heavenly figure in Hesse / THU 3-6-14 / Singer with 1986 #1 album Promise /...
Constructor: Daniel RaymonRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: SOAP BOX (37A: Platform … or something that appears four times in this puzzle?) — rebus puzzle where four squares contain the names of...
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Greek hunter trained by Chiron / FRI 3-7-14 / Merino Suffolk Dorset / Word on...
Constructor: Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: imagined "parent's distressed cry" composed entirely of TV shows for some reason —"THE NANNY / LOST / ALL MY CHILDREN"Word of the Day:...
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Sketches pseudonym / SAT 3-8-14 / Pimienta's partner / 100-at currency unit
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: STEARIC (32A: Fat-derived) — adj.Of, relating to, or similar to stearin or fat.Of or relating to stearic...
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Isolated hill surrounded by lava / SUN 3-9-14 / Radiohead head Yorke /...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: "Nosy News" — two-word phrases where the "zee" sound is added to back end of first word, creating wackiness (clued...
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Nicholas Gage memoir / MON 3-10-14 / Lacking key musically / Handyman's tote
Constructor: Kelly ClarkRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*) THEME: TOOL BOX (40A: Handyman's tote) — last words of four theme answers might be found in a TOOL BOXTheme...
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Allied supply wrote to China during WWII / TUE 3-11-14 / Lena of Chocolat /...
Constructor: Mel RosenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: IN BUD (49D: About to bloom … or a hint to 20-, 33-, 41- and 52-Across) — four theme answers start with "BU-" and end with "-D," making … the...
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