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City east of Montpellier / FRI 9-1-23 / Indie band whose name is a two-word...
Constructor: Robert LoganRelative difficulty: Very easyTHEME: old-fashioned slang? — no, actually, there's none. No theme.Word of the Day: Alice PAUL (36A: Alice ___, 20th-century women's suffrage...
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Eponymous German bacteriologist / SAT 9-2-23 / Fertile Crescent feeder /...
Constructor: Rebecca GoldsteinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: FRAME RATE (9D: Cinematic specification) — Frame rate (expressed in frames per second or FPS) is typically the...
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Eponymous mineralogist Friedrich / SUN 9-3-23 / Hindu scripture on meditation...
Constructor: Dylan SchiffRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Computer Games"— circled squares in the top half of the grid represent literally some computer-related phenomena, which are named in the bottom...
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U.N. conference seeking to eliminate hunger / MON 9-4-23 / Medical device...
Constructor: Tom Pepper and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Downs-only solve)THEME: MOUNTAIN CLIMBER (55A: One who encounters the last parts of the answers to the starred...
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Toll collectors of folklore / TUE 9-5-23 / Figures advised by consiglieres /...
Constructor: Alan SiegelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: SYMBIOTIC (62A: Mutually beneficial ... or a hint to three pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle) — three SYMBIOTIC pairs:Theme...
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Rude rejoinder popularized by the Fonz of 1970s TV / WED 9-6-23 / Phonetic...
Constructor: Blake SloneckerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"SOUNDS GOOD" (57A: "It's a plan" ... and what might be said of 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across) — a wacky-answer homophone puzzle in which WRITE...
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Spellbound ballet character / THU 9-7-23 / ipsum placeholder text / Member of...
Constructor: Ryan Patrick SmithRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: artificial intelligence — themers are all terms from the world of A.I., and the clues are written in the voice of A.I. that is very...
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You might take one to a new friend / FRI 9-8-23 / One-a-day, for Dunaway /...
Constructor: Rachel Fabi & Ken SternRelative difficulty: Medium? Easy + One Hard Corner (19:51)THEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: IMPRIMATUR (Seal of approval) — An imprimatur (sometimes abbreviated...
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Universal self of Hinduism / SAT 9-9-23 / Thieves who target pedestrians in...
Constructor: Robert S. GardRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: BEREA (41A: First coed and racially integrated college in the South) — Berea College is a private liberal arts...
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Fermented drink from Russia / SUN 9-10-23 / Motion-sensing Microsoft gaming...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Detours Ahead"— you get one theme answer the normal way and another answer if you take the "detour," a word for "road" that sits...
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Classic Maya Angelou poem / MON 9-11-23 / One being propelled by hot air / Do...
Constructor: Hoang-Kim VuRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: "STILL I RISE" (10D: Classic Maya Angelou poem ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters, in two different...
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Apt name for a rock climber / TUE 9-12-23 / Torts students typically /...
Constructor: Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: Extremely easyTHEME: SEA CREATURE (37A: Aquatic denizen ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words) — sea creatures are spelled out by...
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Architect who lived to be 102 / WED 9-13-23 / Suffix with cyclo- / Little...
Constructor: Guilherme GilioliRelative difficulty: I didn't think it was hard... but my time was slow (11:02)THEME: Paradoxical answers — The response to a question is a classic way to say "I'm not...
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Preceder of the Chen dynasty / THU 9-14-23 / Giant in chemicals manufacturing...
Constructor: Vasu SeralathanRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SOLVE FOR X (59A: Common directive in 17-Across ... or what to do with five squares in this puzzle) — in five answers, "X" is symbolic,...
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Some complainers, in modern lingo / FRI 9-15-23 / Old settings for tragedies...
Constructor: David A. Rubin and Lee DemertzisRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: ANDRA Day (22D: ___ Day, winner of a best actress Golden Globe for "The United States...
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Tittle-tattles / SAT 9-16-23 / Trade org. of interest to publishers and...
Constructor: Jonathan KaufmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: LIL BABY (11D: Grammy-winning rapper with the 2022 #1 album "It's Only Me") — Dominique Armani Jones (born...
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Small sip of alcohol to Brits / SUN 9-17-23 / Features of airports in Nevada...
Constructor: Jill Rafaloff and Michelle SontarpRelative difficulty: Very easyTHEME:"Classical Music" — famous pop songs are clued as if they related to classical mythology (the musical artist is...
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Temporary price reduction to drive sales / MON 9-18-23 / Actor Danny or...
Constructor: Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: Medium (solving Downs-only)THEME: COLOR COMMENTARY (62A: Broadcast booth analysis ... or a hint to 17-, 27- and 47-Across)—...
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Having many syllables / TUE 9-19-23 / Reversible woven fabrics / When said...
Constructor: Gia BoskoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: SESQUIPEDALIAN (15A: Having many syllables, like this answer, 18-Across and especially 53-/57-Across) — polysyllabic words (?) the last of...
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Saclike structures produced by fungi / WED 9-20-23 / Rowing machine...
Constructor: Gina TurnerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: POWER BALLAD (38A: Slow rock song with an emotional vocal delivery ... whose start can follow each half of 17-, 31-, 44- and 63-Across)—...
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