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Rapper with the 2010 hit "No Hands" / WED 5-24-23 / Khmer temple / Whoops in...
Constructor: Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah MorrisRelative difficulty: Easy (except, in my case, for the SE corner)THEME: PAC-MAN (68A: Where to find the starts of 17-, 28-, 45- and 58-Across)— first...
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Banned book of 1955 / THU 5-25-23 / Jojo Rabbit setting Abbr / Dogs that can...
Constructor: Andrew Kingsley and Garrett ChalfinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: SPLIT PEAS (35D: Certain soup ingredients ... or a homophonic hint to the answers to the starred clues)— words with...
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Youth sports mismatch ender / FRI 5-26-23 / Nonmelodic genre / Ones who live...
Constructor: Hemant MehtaRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for me, might just be me)THEME: none Word of the Day: NOISE MUSIC (11D: Nonmelodic genre) — Noise music is a genre of music that is...
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Diner owner in Garfield / SAT 5-27-23 / Squee-inducing / Sarcastic response...
Constructor: Samuel SmalleyRelative difficulty: Medium (though I made it much harder than it should've been...)THEME: none Word of the Day: SONJA Sohn (4D: "The Wire" actress Sohn) — Sonja Denise Plack...
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Mr. Wednesday's true identity in Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" / SUN 5-28-23...
Constructor: Chandi Deitmer and Taylor JohnsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"U-Haul"— so ... you "HAUL" the "U" from one answer (rendering it wacky) to the adjacent answer (rendering it wacky), and...
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Head covering whose name means "curtain" in Arabic / MON 5-29-23 / Quaint cry...
Constructor: Katie Hale and Zachary David LevyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (for a Monday)THEME: Rhymes with "puce"— last words in the theme answers all ... rhyme. I think that's it.Theme...
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"Ich bin ___ Berliner" / TUES 5-29-22 / Thorny savanna tree / Title role in...
Hello, everyone! It’s Clare, back for the last Tuesday of May as we head into summer. I’ll be sitting in front of my TV (or computer or phone) over the next couple weeks watching the French Open, which...
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Grammy-winning singer St. ___ / WED 5-31-23 / Rap group with the classic 1986...
Constructor: Brandon Koppy Relative difficulty: EasyTHEME: BEASTIE BOYS (37A: Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across?) —...
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Small fancy confections / THU 6-1-23 / Subtle expression of contempt in...
Constructor: David and Karen and Paul SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Easy (for me, a brutal four square section ... and, once I worked that out, a cakewalk)THEME: Fractions— The word "HALF" (in...
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Police officers in British slang / FRI 6-2-23 / Arctic food fish / Attendants...
Constructor: John EwbankRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: ACHILLES (24A: Styx figure) — In Greek mythology, Achilles (/əˈkɪliːz/ ə-KIL-eez) or Achilleus (Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς) was...
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Phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva / SAT 6-3-23 / Enthusiastic...
Constructor: John WestwigRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: SOMETHING / NOTHING / ANYTHING — [shrug] it's ... something, alrightWord of the Day: LINGAM (28D: Phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva)...
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Heavy cart pulled by a carriage / SUN 6-4-23 / Glam rock band with six #1...
Constructor: Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Flying Colors" — six answers are shaded in the colors of the PRIDE / FLAG (i.e. rainbow colors (minus indigo)) (57A: With 58-Across,...
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Catholic academy like Gonzaga or Xavier / MON 6-5-23 / Eating utensil with a...
Constructor: Eric RolfingRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"KEEP IT BETWEEN US" (56A: "Let this be our little secret" ... or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across)— themers all have...
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Post-mortem meetings in business-speak / TUE 6-6-23 / Tomato sauce brand...
Constructor: Daniel JaretRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: rotational symmetry - rotate the puzzle 180 degrees and see the letters all in the same place (well, you have to turn them right-side up again,...
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Ocean State sch. / WED 6-7-23 / "Power" suffix / Goal of a half nelson
Constructor: Jennifer Lee and Victor GalsonRelative difficulty: Medium (10:22, while distracted) (I was watching Iron Chef: America muted and had to keep looking up to read the subtitles)THEME: Boat...
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English site of W.W. II code-breaking / THU 7-8-23 / Plants from which rope...
Constructor: Philip KoskiRelative difficulty: Medium[Pretend those blue-circled answers are "shaded"]THEME: BLETCHLEY PARK (34A: English site of W.W. II code-breaking)— there are ... instructions:So,...
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Title paratrooper in a 1998 war film / FRI 6-9-23 / Animals that share the...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: RAUL Esparza (50A: Actor Esparza with four Tony nominations) — Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is a...
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Curved bedframe style / SAT 6-10-23 / Mythological figure with an eponymous...
Constructor: John HawksleyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Triple ENTENTE (51A: Triple ___) — The Triple Entente (from French entente [ɑ̃tɑ̃t] meaning "friendship,...
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A&E docuseries with footage of criminal trials / SUN 6-11-23 / Related to...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Words, Words, Words: A Themeless" — so, no, no themeTheme answers:nope Word of the Day: CALLALOO (33D: Caribbean stew) — Callaloo (many...
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Cry in Cologne / MON 6-12-23 / Buck first Black coach in Major League...
Constructor: Alice LiangRelative difficulty: No idea (from a Downs-only perspective, very hard)THEME: WORD OF MOUTH (60A: What rumors are spread by ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 29-, 35-/37- and...
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