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Some roofing material / SUN 7-23-2023 / U.S. Davis Cup player for 10 years /...
Constructor: Chandi DeitmerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER — Theme answers are homophones break across a black blockWord of the Day: NARNIA (41D: Aslan's world) — Narnia is a...
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Beginning of a balcony soliloquy / MON 7-24-2023 / Guitar clamp / Card with a...
Constructor: John EwbankRelative difficulty: Easy (3:44)THEME: SCARLET LETTERS — All the theme answers are made up of the letters S, C, A, R, L, E, and T, with no othersTheme answers:[Livestock holders...
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Spice related to nutmeg / TUES 7-25-23 / Setting for a bicycle race? / Rock...
Hello, everyone! It’s Clare for the last Tuesday in July. I’m writing this after another round of Monday trivia and another pitcher of spicy hibiscus margaritas (shared, of course), but I hope this is...
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They use "like" in a non-Valley Girl way / WED 7-26-23 / What a communion...
Constructor: Mary CraneRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: FINISH LINE (53A: End of a race ... or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across) — familiar phrases are reimagined as...
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Morty's cartoon pal / THU 7-27-23 / Root in potpourri / Bridge columnist...
Constructor: Guilherme GilioliRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: addition— four Across answers are clued as equations, where the Across answer in question is the sum of the two answers that precede it in...
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Polyamory portmanteau / FRI 7-28-23 / Titular protagonist in a Marcel Proust...
Constructor: Rafael Musa and Hoang-Kim VuRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Mancala (61A: Pieces in the game mancala = STONES) — Mancala (Arabic: منقلة manqalah) refers to a...
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Truck maker since 1947 / SAT 7-29-23 / Philosophical denier of duality /...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: SHINTO (25A: Literally, "way of the gods") — Shinto (Japanese: 神道, romanized: Shintō) is a religion from...
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Leaf-wrapped Turkish wrap / 7-30-23 / Bit of Old Norse / Publicly makes fun...
Constructor: John KugelmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Doing Front Flips"— spoonerisms of a sort, where the "fronts" of two words in a familiar phrase are "flipped," creating wackiness:Theme...
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Volcano output / MON 7-31-23 / Casper is a friendly one / Add one's two cents...
Constructor: David Litman and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: SEE YOU IN COURTWord of the Day: CLOWN CAR (5D: Comically packed circus vehicle) — A clown car is a prop in a common...
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Kimono tightener / TUE 8-1-23 / Bollywood Star Aishwarya ___ / Record label...
Constructor: Kathryn LadnerRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (pretty average time for me)THEME: UP A TREE— Circled letters spell out the names of 9 trees, rising up in the grid.Word of the Day: ZARA...
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College attendee in "Toy Story 3" / WED 8 2-23 / Billionaires' homes, often /...
Constructor: Barbara LinRelative difficulty: Easy? (7:21 while very distracted)THEME: Repeated syllables— Theme answers read as A-B-C-B-ATheme answers:[Starting with an X in the corner, say?] for TIC...
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Counterpart to a receiver, legally / THU 8-3-23 / 1872 utopian novel whose...
Constructor: Simeon SeigelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: TAKE FIVE (63A: Get some rest ... or what to do with the end of the previous answer to solve each starred clue) — to make sense of the...
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Non-English Uncle / FRI 8-4-23 / Children's writer Greenfield / Hit Broadway...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Barry LYNDON (50A: "Barry ___" (1975 Kubrick drama)) — Barry Lyndon is a 1975 period drama film written, directed, and...
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Adoration of the Kardashians / SAT 8-5-23 / One aboard the Tiangong space...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Extremely Easy except for two answers, one in particularTHEME: none Word of the Day: TAIKONAUT (47A: One aboard the Tiangong space station) — The name...
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Pelican pal of Nemo in "Finding Nemo" / SUN 8-6-23 / Parenting author Eda or...
Constructor: Lisa Senzel and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"What's Hanging?"— theme answers are in the shape of a DROP-LEAF TABLE, with the leaves down (105A: Piece of furniture with parts...
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Japanese manga heroine with a feline sidekick named Luna / MON 8-7-23 /...
Constructor: Chloe Revery and Alissa RevnessRelative difficulty: Easy (Downs-only)THEME: metaphorical monsters— theme answers end with types of monsters:Theme answers:INTERNET TROLL (20A: "Monster" on...
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Utopian locale in a Coleridge poem / TUE 8-8-23 / Buddhist temple built in...
Constructor: Zachary David LevyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: STATE LINES (64A: Borders represented four times in this puzzle — both in the grid and on a map) — state postal codes abut one another in...
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Famed backboard-breaking dunker of the 1990s / WED 8-9-23 / Rule that forbids...
Constructor: Caryn Robbins and Matthew StockRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: -CE to -TS puns — wacky letter-change puzzle:Theme answers:GHOSTLY PRESENTS (17A: What's found under Casper's Christmas...
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Freudian concept of resisting temptation / THU 8-10-23 / 1998 film featuring...
Constructor: Natan LastRelative difficulty: ha ha ha I'm gonna say "Challenging"THEME: IMPULSE / CONTROL (60A: With 62-Across, Freudian concept of resisting temptation ... or a hint to four squares in...
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Locale in Belmar NJ that lent its name to a noted rock-'n'-roll band / FRI...
Constructor: John-Clark LevinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: OAKS Park (5A: London's ___ Park, near Epsom Downs) — Oaks Park is a public park in Carshalton in the London Borough...
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