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Spanish sparkling wine / WED 2-28-24 / Bunny first appearing in "Space Jam"...
Constructor: Greg SnitkinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium to Medium (depending on how you navigated alllll the names)THEME: "WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT" (53A: The main takeaway ... or, when considered in...
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Game island represented by hexagonal tiles / THU 2-29-24 / Boldly stylish, in...
Constructor: Esha DattaRelative difficulty: Easy THEME: WILD PITCHES (57A: Mistakes in baseball ... or what 18-, 24-, 34- and 51-Across might produce?) — animals with instruments in their names, clued...
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Shade akin to peridot / FRI 3-1-24 / First syllable of a rhyming film genre /...
Constructor: Julian XiaoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Arpad ELO (22A: Arpad ELO, creator of an eponymous chess rating system) — Arpad Emmerich Elo (né Élő Árpád Imre;...
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Discontinued Mitsubishi sports sedan, informally / SAT 3-2-24 / Currency in...
Constructor: Natan LastRelative difficulty: Easy-Challenging (80% cake ... and then the southeast corner)THEME: none Word of the Day: ALLIE B. Latimer (2D: ___ B. Latimer, civil rights activist in the...
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Loose-fitting garment / SUN 3-3-24 / Tree with "eyes" on its bark / High...
Constructor: Hoang-Kim VuRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Countdown" — ten theme answers contain the numbers "TEN" through "ONE" (counting down, starting with TEN at the top of the grid and...
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Small vehicle on a railroad track / MON 3-4-24 / "You both swiped right!," on...
Constructor: Samantha Podos NowakRelative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME: BANANA SPLITS (35A: With 37-Across, some ice cream confections ... or a hint ot the second, fifth, eleventh and...
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Cattle-catching weapon / TUE 3-5-24 / Spring-loaded office device /...
Constructor: Christina IversonRelative difficulty: Easy (an undersized 14x15, so times should be fast)THEME: THREE-HOLE PUNCH (54A: Spring-loaded office device ... or a collective hint to 16-, 26-, 34-...
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Berth place / WED 3-6-2024 / Snack whose name comes from the Quechua for...
Constructor: Brad WiegmannRelative difficulty: Hard :( 11:46THEME: Famous men / numbers / letters... — The entries describe the men literally, including their letters, and the descriptions go from...
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Modern reimagining of a Robert Frost classic / THU 3-7-24 / Culture setters?...
Constructor: Joe O'NeillRelative difficulty: well this is going to varyTHEME: a "modern reimagining" of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (17A: Modern reimagining of a Robert Frost...
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Hunger hyperbole / FRI 3-8-24 / World leader associated with the justicialism...
Constructor: Jackson MatzRelative difficulty: Easy Medium (started Medium, then really sped up)THEME: none Word of the Day: justicialism (42D: World leader associated with the justicialism movement =...
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Widespread rumors, in a portmanteau / SAT 3-9-24 / MacGyvering / "Thanks a...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Medium (potentially skewing harder)THEME: none Word of the Day: intaglio (64A: Gem used in intaglio = ONYX) — 1a: an engraving or incised figure in stone...
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Cyrillic letter pronounced like the "zz" of "pizza" / SUN 3-10-24 / TikTok...
Constructor: Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew StockRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Rack 'Em Up" — Scrabble-themed puzzle where blue squares represent TRIPLE LETTER SCOREs (65A: Scrabble bonus...
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Washington's official state sport since 2022 / MON 3-11-24 / Sturdy shoe, or...
Constructor: Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel FabiRelative difficulty: Easy (Easy-Medium to Medium if you were solving Downs-only, as I was)THEME: THE HUNGER GAMES (55A: Dystopian novel/film series ... or...
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Pancakes sometimes served with caviar / TUE 3-12-24 / Anonymous creator of a...
Constructor: Andrew Kingsley and Garrett ChalfinRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. normal Tuesday)THEME: READ MUSIC (33D: Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this...
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Famed art patron Henry / WED 3-13-24 / Listing near a museum door, perhaps /...
Constructor: Drew SchmennerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: FINAL FOUR (61A: March Madness component that's a phonetic hint to 18-, 23-, 38- and 50-Across)— four answers end with the sound of...
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Origin story in Genesis 11:1-9 / THU 3-14-24 / An irrational reason to...
Constructor: Jeffrey MartinovicRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: PI DAY (33D: An irrational reason to celebrate?) — I guess it's PI DAY? Black squares at center of grid form (roughly) the "π" symbol....
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Swing-era bandleader ___ Cates / FRI 3-15-24 / Dom maker / Region of Italy...
Constructor: Daniel GrinbergRelative difficulty: Medium if you knew PHILLIS WHEATLEY, Challenging if (like me) you didn'tTHEME: none Word of the Day: PHILLIS WHEATLEY (17A: "On Being Brought From...
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First part of an ancient Greek ode / SAT 3-16-24 / Fluffy toy, familiarly /...
Constructor: Carly SchunaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: flag carrier (49A: Flag carrier of Panama = COPA) — A flag carrier is a transport company, such as an airline or...
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Voicer of Olaf in "Frozen" / SUN 3-17-24 / Colonized, as bees might / Music...
Constructor: Simeon SeigelRelative difficulty: Medium (never saw the gimmick, so I don't know what was supposed to happen)THEME:"All Over the Map"— different U.S. attractions that you can find in ......
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Clothing ensembles, slangily / MON 3-18-24 / "Star Wars" droid, familiarly /...
Constructor: Trent H. EvansRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Monday)THEME: moving to a bigger place ... — theme answers end with geographical areas of increasing size:Theme answers:SISTER CITY (17A:...
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