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Some high-end headwear / MON 11-20-23 / Sci-fi film tech, for short /...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Easy (Downs-only)THEME: CONNECTICUT (60A: The Constitution State ... or, when parsed differently, what you gradually do with this puzzle's circled letters?)...
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High-end ridesharing option / TUE 11-21-23 / Vaping stick, for short / Bach...
Constructor: Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: BEAN COUNTER (56A: Corporate number cruncher who might be interested in the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across?)...
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"Because freedom can't protect itself" org. / WED 11-22-23 /Constellation...
Constructor: WILL PFADENHAUERRelative difficulty: EASY-MEDIUM (the fill felt a little hard here, but my time says it wasn't. YMMV)THEME: ODD BALL (53A - Eccentric sort ... or a "sport" where one might...
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Actor Guy of "L.A. Confidential" / THU 11-23-23 / Repeats a mantra / Audibly...
Constructor: Vasu SeralathanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Body part + gerund — Theme answers are a body part followed by a gerund verb, clued indirectly by sequences of letters as examples of the...
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Trial that might involve a monologue / FRI 11-24-23 / Part that may be...
Constructor: RAFAEL MUSARelative difficulty: EASY (at least that's how it felt after Thanksgiving dinner and a few glasses of wine)THEME: THEMELESS FRIDAY!Word of the Day: SRO (Kind of housing aimed at...
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Series of steps in Spain / SAT 11-25-2023 / Something often containing a...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: HardTHEME: NoneWord of the Day: CHER (54D: Singer whose likeness was the highest-selling doll of 1976, surpassing Barbie) — Cher (/ʃɛər/; born Cherilyn...
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Hurl with gusto in Gen Z slang / SUN 11-26-23 / Comedian Lydic of The Daily...
Constructor: Adam Wagner and Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME:"Growth Spurts" — familiar phrases have the word "INCH" added to them, creating wacky phrases, clued wackily (i.e....
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Ale-simmered German sausage, informally / MON 11-27-23 / French meat stew for...
Constructor: Ricky J. SiroisRelative difficulty: Pretty hard, solving Downs-only THEME: "TO BE FAIR..."(60A: "Admittedly ...," or , when said aloud, a punny description of 18-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across)...
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Lyra's brightest star / TUES 11-28-23 / South American grasslands / What an...
Hello, everyone! It’s Clare for the last Tuesday in November. And you know what the end of November means — we can start fully celebrating the full holiday season. I’m breaking out my ornaments and...
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Iconic logo in athletic apparel / WED 11-29-23 / Bette Midler's "Divine"...
Constructor: Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: DECISION FATIGUE (38A: Modern term for the psychological exhaustion showcased in this puzzle's theme) — phrases of indecision, clued...
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Toddler on "Family Guy" / THU 11-30-23 / Enterprise Holdings holding / French...
Constructor: Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: TIME TRAVEL (57A: Science fiction concept depicted three times in this puzzle)— a three-letter word for a unit of...
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Danish restaurant with "Best Restaurant in the World" accolades / FRI 12-1-23...
Constructor: Jem BurchRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: GAVIN Newsom (43D: First name in California politics) — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American...
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Dutch Golden Age painter / SAT 12-2-23 / Stuff in microdots / Boastful Eminem...
Constructor: Royce FergusonRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Frans HALS (6A: Dutch Golden Age painter) — Frans Hals the Elder (UK: /hæls/, US: /hɑːls, hælz, hɑːlz/,...
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Compulsory payments of old / SUN 12-3-23 / Rough fabric with a loose weave /...
Constructor: Tracy BennettRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: sadly, no ("Freestyling")Word of the Day: OSWALD (37A: ___ the Lucky Rabbit, character in early Disney shorts) — Oswald the Lucky Rabbit...
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Followers of an "enduring" philosophy/ MON 12-4-23 / Radio band for news and...
Constructor: Sean ZiebarthRelative difficulty: Medium (solving Downs-only)THEME: DJS (54D: Workers at dance clubs who 20-, 25-, 43- and 48-Across) — familiar phrases reimagined as things DJS do:Theme...
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Mountaineering enthusiast, in slang / TUE 12-5-23 / Barriers that slide in...
Constructor: Nate CardinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (times will be fast, in part because the puzzle is undersized (14x15))THEME:OUT OF SORTS (54A: Irritable ... or how you might describe all the...
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Heat center of the 2000s / WED 12-6-23 / Homemaker from Mayberry / Hoodless...
Constructor: Peter A. Collins and Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: It took me 25:17, but I kept stopping because I was boredTHEME: H — All of the clues start with the letter HTheme answers:[Harsh rule,...
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EMT's apparatus informally / THU 12-7-23 / Pseudoscientific process hinted at...
Constructor: Rebecca GoldsteinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: ALCHEMY (36A: Pseudoscientific process hinted at by four squares in this puzzle) — a rebus (i.e. multiple-letters-in-one-square) puzzle...
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Pioneer in the field of exobiology / FRI 12-8-23 / Middle of Middlesex /...
Constructor: Robert LoganRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (closer to Easy for me, but these clues were *trying*, so maybe they managed to hold people up for a bit)THEME: golf? — no, there's no theme,...
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Shell-inspired shade of greenish blue / SAT 12-9-23 / Defiant declaration...
Constructor: Doug Peterson and Christina IversonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: PEWIT (47A: Northern lapwing) — The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the...
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