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Dating axiom / THU 2-8-24 / Title role for Tom Hanks in 2022 / Dog on a cat?...
Constructor: Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (more Easy ... but the grid is oversized again today, and the theme is slightly tricky to figure out) (5:25)THEME: OPPOSITES ATTRACT...
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Social media influencer Addison / FRI 2-9-24 / Philippine island that's home...
Constructor: Christina IversonRelative difficulty: Medium (my time was more Medium-Challenging, but I was ridiculously, probably anomalously slow to start) (7:45)THEME: none Word of the Day: QUIET...
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Annual mecca for sci-fi and fantasy fans / SAT 2-10-24 / Pentagon figures /...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Easy (but themed, so I'm not sure it counts as a real Saturday)THEME: Chinese New Year — it's today! (2/10/24) Theme answers:16A: 2024, e.g. (YEAR OF...
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Traditional Indonesian percussion orchestra / SUN 2-11-24 / Soldier's helmet,...
Constructor: Peter KoettersRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:35) THEME: "Bright Ideas" — a THOMAS ALVA (EDISON) birthday puzzle (72D: With [circled letters reading clockwise], American icon born...
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What gives Scotch an earthy flavor / MON 2-12-24 / Undergarment for a dress /...
Constructor: Jess Shulman and Amie WalkerRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only, untimed)THEME: [Get my innuendo?] — this clue is used for four repeated-word phrases that you might use...
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National park, in Southwest Utah / TUES 2-13-24 / Garment for the Grim Reaper...
Hola, everyone, it’s Clare for this random Tuesday in February! I’m currently in México celebrating my sister’s 30th birthday (on Valentine’s Day). She was born in México because my parents lived here...
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Allison Janney's role on "The West Wing" / WED 2-14-24 / Word used when...
Constructor: Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: Medium (29mins while very distracted)THEME: LOVE LETTERS — DESCRIPTIONTheme answers:ROMANCE in the shape of an LFONDNESS in the shape of an OPASSION in...
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Controvert / THU 2-15-24 / Landlord-pays-broker, in rental lingo / Olympic...
Constructor: TEDDY KATZ AND RICH KATZRelative difficulty: Medium (5:34, taking it a bit easy)THEME: DOUBLE OR NOTHING — 5 circled squares can be filled either with a double letter or left blank, and...
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Boston Harbor detritus, once / FRI 2-16-2024 / Noble gas used in propelling...
Constructor: Colin AdamsRelative difficulty: Easy (12:31 while on a crowded train)THEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: PECOS (Cowboy Bill) — Pecos Bill is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set...
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Palate cleanser in a multicourse French meal / SAT 2-17-2024 / Order that...
Constructor: Spencer Leach and Jem BurchRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: NoneWord of the Day: LANOLIN (15A: Source of a foul odor when wool is washed) — Lanolin (from Latin lāna 'wool', and oleum...
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1994 single by Hole whose cover art depicts a miniature wedding dress and...
Constructor: Sid SivakumarRelative difficulty: Very EasyTHEME:"The Inside Scoop" — parts of words that *sound* like another word for "gossip" ("scoop") can be found "inside" longer words and crossing...
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Eye, slangily / MON 2-19-24 / Beat by a little, as in joke-telling /...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME: SYLLABLES (61A: What the first word of the answer to each starred clue counts, with respect to the second word) — just what...
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Belligerent, in British slang / TUE 2-20-24 / N.H.L. team with a mythological...
Constructor: Robert S. GardRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (very name-heavy, so "difficulty" level is gonna vary widely)THEME: HALF-BAKED (59A: Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different...
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Shakespearean fairy queen / WED 2-21-24 / Rodin sculpture featuring a couple...
Constructor: Jeffrey MartinovicRelative difficulty: Easy (puzzle is oversized, at 16-wide, so your solving time might not reflect the easiness)THEME: TAUTOLOGICAL (63A: Like the names of 18-, 25-, 40-...
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Plein-air prop / THU 2-22-24 / Puckish sort / What some are dyeing to be? /...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: To the letter... — themer clues are regular words that have to be reparsed (and repronounced) in order to be understood; specifically,...
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Home of the prehistoric Ggantija temples / FRI 2-23-24 / Early number? /...
Constructor: Larry SnyderRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: ARO (23A: Queer identity whose flag is green, white, gray and black, for short) — Aromanticism is a romantic orientation...
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Pink-headed mushroom in Mario games / SAT 2-24-24 / Hybrid fruit akin to an...
Constructor: Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: ANAIS Mitchell (64A: Tony and Grammy winner Mitchell) — [Bonny Light Horseman (2020)]Anaïs Mitchell...
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Mathematician Noether / SUN 2-25-24 / Ancient Greek area north of Thessaly /...
Constructor: Scott Hogan and Katie HaleRelative difficulty: Very very easyTHEME:"Special Treatment"— familiar phrases imagined as health care puns :(Theme answers:22A: I visited the cardiologist, who...
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Old coin in France / MON 2-26-24 / Greeting that originated on the Indian...
Constructor: Joe MarquezRelative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME:"DRINKS ON ME!" (59A: "I'm paying for this round" ... or a literal hint to this puzzle's theme) — three different drinks...
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Wallow moodily / TUES 2-26-24 / Oscar winner Mahershala / Machu Picchu...
Hi, everyone! It’s Clare, here for the last Tuesday in February. My wonderful, wonderful Liverpool just won the men’s League Cup (a tournament among the English clubs), and it was glorious. This is the...
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