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Bit of pork, but not in a congressional bill / WED 10-11-23 / Garlic in...
Constructor: Miranda KanyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: CAJUN (29D: Cuisine with [circled letters[, whose ingredients are the answers to the italicized clues) — theme answers are ingredients to...
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15th-century headgear for a knight / THU 10-12-23 / One favoring imitation...
Constructor: John Nagamichi ChoRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging THEME: BLACK OPS (65A: Covert missions ... or what's covert in eight of this puzzle's answers)— the letters "OP" are...
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Focus of some modern ethical debates / FRI 10-13-23 / Rock subgenre named for...
Constructor: John-Clark LevinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: CHATGPT (34A: Focus of some modern ethical debates) — ChatGPT, which stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained...
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Club member in a hit 1985 adventure comedy / SAT 10-14-23 / Fried turnovers...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: MID-AUGHTS (60A: Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across) — words meaning "aught" (as in...
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Downtempo electronica genre / SUN 10-15-23 / Kid often nicknamed Trey / Final...
Constructor: Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali GoldenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Doing Doughnuts"— familiar phrases clued as if they related to different types of doughnuts (also the grid is...
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Swanky like a certain Spice Girl / MON 10-16-23 / What a landlubber likely...
Constructor: Michael Lieberman and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: MOVIE BUFFS (63A: Avid fans of cinema ... or a punny description of 17-, 31-, 40- and 47-Across)— I guess the...
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Throw forcefully, in modern parlance / WED 10-17-23 / Daniel who led a...
Constructor: Dominic GrilloRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (harder than usual, maybe, if only because of that one anomalous square)THEME: 3D PRINTER (61A: Modern manufacturing device ... or...
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"Groom and board" locale / WED 10-18-23 / Unit of doubt, so to speak /...
Constructor: Joseph GangiRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: "Watch me pull a RABBIT out of my hat!" (15D: Visual representation of this puzzle's trick (go to 38-Down) [38D: "Presto!" ("IT'S MAGIC!")] —...
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Apparel competitor of Playtex / THU 10-19-23 / Egyptian temple site / Tent...
Constructor: Colin ErnstRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: [DO][UB][LE] [DO][WN] (57D: Gamble boldly, in a way ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's italicized clues) — verb phrases meaning...
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Central Asian savory pastry / FRI 10-20-23 / Hat material for the paranoid /...
Constructor: Jacob McDermottRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: SAMSA (25D: Central Asian savory pastry) — Samsa (Kazakh: самса, Kyrgyz: самса, Uyghur: سامسا, Uzbek: сомса,...
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1781 Mozart opera seria / SAT 10-21-23 / 1998 rap hit by Big Pun (feat. Joe)...
Constructor: Kelly MorenusRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:"IDOMENEO" (5D: 1781 Mozart opera seria) — Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (Italian for Idomeneus, King of...
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Something a Brazilian is unlikely to wax / SUN 10-22-23 / Pairing for an...
Constructor: Robert RyanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"You're Onto Something"— -URE is added on to ... something—namely, familiar phrases, thereby creating wacky phrases, which are clued wackily (i.e....
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Texter's astonishment, spelled cutesily / MON 10-23-23 / Recycling option...
Constructor: Stella ZawistowskiRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME: recorded music: a history — last words of theme answers take you through a timeline of musical media, from RECORD and...
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Once-faddish robotic toy / TUE 10-24-23 / Specification on a park pass /...
Constructor: Daniel GrinbergRelative difficulty: Challenging (***for a Tuesday***)THEME: Monster "breakup lines" — familiar phrases clued as if they were breakup lines uttered by classic monsters:Theme...
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Online news aggregator founded in 2004 / WED 10-25-23 / Doctor who lent his...
Constructor: Aimee LucidoRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: DRUM ROLL (55A: Display of skill on might request from 17-Across and 8- and 28-Down ... depicted literally four times in this...
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Maker of small front-end loaders / THU 10-26-23 / Curriculum overhaul...
Constructor: John DoneganRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Counting words— familiar expressions with numbers in them are represented literally in the grid, with all terms in the expression represented as...
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Romanian philosopher Cioran / FRI 10-27-23 / Actress George of "Animal...
Constructor: Adrian JohnsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: EMIL Cioran (49D: Romanian philosopher Cioran) — Emil Cioran (8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher,...
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Oratorio highlight in A-B-A form / SAT 10-28-23 / Superstrong redhead of...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: MITERED (23D: Cut corners, perhaps?) — MITRE—nounthe official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its...
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OutKast or Black Star / SUN 10-29-23 / Famed New York City deli /...
Constructor: Alina AbidiRelative difficulty: Easy/mediumTHEME: Fabric-ations — Pairs of theme answers use the same fabrics as letter banks, tied together with the CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH revealerTheme...
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Crispy plantain chips / MON 10-30-23 / Freshwater eel of Japanese culture /...
Constructor: Kenneth CortesRelative difficulty: Easy (Downs-only, no trouble)THEME: BRIGHT IDEA (56A: Stroke of genius ... or the theme of this puzzle) — "IDEA" appears hidden inside three theme...
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