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Cabinet resignee of 1988 / SAT 12-30-23 / Pair of hand drums, in Indian music...
Constructor: Simeon SeigelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: PARTY (63A: Event suggested by this puzzle's circled squares, read clockwise from the top) — circled (and unchecked, i.e. uncrossed) squares...
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Form of algae also known as rockweed / SUN 12-31-23 / Crispy Japanese cutlet...
Constructor: Matt Linzer and Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"It's Going Down"— the BALL DROP (seen in TIMES SQUARE on NEW YEAR'S EVE) is depicted, literally, five times in this...
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Kids' chasing game with head taps / MON 1-1-24 / Off Broadway musical made...
Constructor: Harry ZhengRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME: XXY — three-part phrases where the first two parts are identical:Theme answers:DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE (20A: Kids' chasing game...
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Turkish title of respect / TUE 1-2-24 / Promotional event at a dealership /...
Constructor: Jeffrey MartinovicRelative difficulty: Challenging (***for a Tuesday***)THEME: DOUBLE NEGATIVES (38A: Some grammatical no-nos ... or a description of four pairs of answers in this puzzle?)...
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Home of Bach Ma Temple / WED 1-3-2024 / Musical instrument also called a...
Constructor: Jared GoudsmitRelative difficulty: Medium (12:32)THEME: "RE""FUSE"— The letter string RE is "fused" between two wordsTheme answers:[Was worth another mention] for BO[RE]PEATING[Travel...
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"Simply sharp" brand / THU 1-4-24 / Tech giant in New Taipei City / Something...
Constructor: Chase Dittrich and Christina IversonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: [blank] & ___ — theme clues are phrases with certain letters underlined; the phrase, taken as a whole, is an...
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One arriving tomorrow, supposedly / FRI 1-5-24 / ___ far niente (pleasant...
Constructor: David P. WilliamsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: FENTY (39A: Fashion label founded by Rihanna) — Fenty (stylised as FEИTY) was a fashion brand of ready-to-wear...
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"Bad plan!," in Southern slang / SAT 1-6-24 / Unfiltered brew / Comment after...
Constructor: Ben Tolkin and Julian XiaoRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: BOKEH (5A: Out-of-focus effect in photography, from the Japanese for "blur") — In photography, bokeh...
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Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles" / SUN 1-7-24 / Dawn figure, in myth...
Constructor: Michael SchlossbergRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Gimme a Second!"— on four occasions, successive Across clues are clued identically, but in each case, the second of the two answers has...
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Canadian fries-and-gravy dish / MON 1-8-24 / Titular soccer coach on a hit...
Constructor: Nate CardinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"NOT MY FIRST RODEO" (54A: "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across)— last words are...
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Fantasy sports scoring standard, informally / TUE 1-9-24 / Writer/podcaster...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Normal, maybe a little north of Normal (despite being an undersized puzzle)THEME: TUESDAY (55A: Part of a calendar septet, and a phonetic hint to this...
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Kyrgyzstan mountain range / WED 1-10-24 / 2007 Michael Moore documentary...
Constructor: Chloe Revery and Alissa RevnessRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: SHARING IS CARING (60A: Preschool teacher's mantra ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues)— "SH" is changed...
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Basic linear expression / THU 1-11-24 / Mohammed's third and youngest wife /...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Y = X (69A: Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle) — change "y" to "x" in each of the...
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Temper, quaintly / FRI 1-12-24 / Pair of percussion pieces / It doesn't run...
Constructor: Hemant MehtaRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: HI-HAT (29A: Pair of percussion pieces) — A hi-hat (hihat, high-hat, etc.) is a combination of two cymbals and a pedal,...
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Annual event since 1949 / SAT 1-13-24 / Friendly video game setting / Trip...
Constructor: Hoang-Kim VuRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Godfather cocktail (7A: Half of a Godfather cocktail, along with whisky => AMARETTO) — The Godfather is a duo mixed...
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Law enforcer in the Harry Potter universe / SUN 1-14-24 / Disney villain...
Constructor: John KugelmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Er, In Other Words" — clues for familiar phrases reimagine the meaning of various "-ER" words—so, wacky clues for normal phrases:Theme...
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Red-cheeked Pokémon character / MON 1-15-24 / Not at all "whelmed" / Old name...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: BOUND TO HAPPEN (54A: Inevitable ... or a hint for 19-, 27- and 48-Across) — first words of theme answers are all words that mean "bound"...
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Things that scratch a scratching post / TUE 1-16-24 / Nonstick cookware...
Constructor: Marshal HerrmannRelative difficulty: HardTHEME: ONE L— Every answer in the grid has the letter L appear in it exactly one time.Word of the Day: SEA GLASS (28A: Material for some jewelry at...
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Stimulating drug, informally / WED 1-17-24 / Bit of traditional Polynesian...
Constructor: Morton J. MendelsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: dropped down — theme answers are two-word phrases where the last letter of the first word and the first letter of the second word...
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Part of some Italian church names / THU 1-18-24 / Old-fashioned news source /...
Constructor: Jon Michnovicz and Carl MichnoviczRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: EI ... IE? ... oh— a rebus puzzle where eight squares read "IE" in one direction and "EI" in the other:Theme...
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