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Number of U.S. states without any straight borders / MON 8-5-24 / Word with...
Constructor: Andy WalkerRelative difficulty: Easy (3:37)THEME: DINER'S CLUB — Credit card industry pioneer (each theme answer is common term made up of a food followed by a name for a golf club)Theme...
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Brand of orange crackers / TUES 8-6-24 / Hole in one's head / South American...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare coming to you a little late, for the first Tuesday of August (while hoping Rex is having a lovely vacation)! I’ve been spending essentially all of my free time (and, yes, maybe...
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Gun-regulating grp. / WED 8-6-24 / Denver-to-Omaha dir. / Communicate like a...
Constructor: Meghan MorrisRelative difficulty: Hard (13:17)THEME: OUGH "homophones" — The theme plays with a classic quirk of the English language, which is that the letters "ough" can be pronounced in...
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Vegan cheese ingredient, often / THU 8-8-2024 / First nonhuman species...
Constructor: Christopher YoungsRelative difficulty: Easy; even tired and unable to type, still a 3:30 solveTHEME: MINUTE HAND [Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle?] — there's four HAND...
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Replacement for the Spanish colonial real / FRI 8-9-2024 / Animals that...
Constructor: Hemant MehtaRelative difficulty: Medium (9:07)THEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: TELEX (Email ancestor) — Telex is a telecommunication service that provides text-based message exchange over...
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The "long" version of it is 12% heavier / FRI 8-10-2024 / Brand of brightly...
Constructor: Spencer LeachRelative difficulty: easy-ish; most of the struggle was getting logged into all the various accounts and then realizing all my settings were off; seriously, how TF does...
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Athena's gift to Athens / SUN 8-11-24 / Europe's second-longest river /...
Constructor: Caryn RobbinsRelative difficulty: Pretty EasyTHEME: Take the El Train— The letters "EL" are added to common phrases to turn them into wacky phrases. Like a Calvin turned his carboard box...
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Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero / MON 8-12-24 / When repeated, sound...
Constructor: Shaun PhillipsRelative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only), though I haven't solved a crossword in nine days, so maybe I'm just rusty THEME:"ARE YOU FOR REAL?" (32A: "Seriously ?!" ......
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1992 novel set in 1920s Harlem / TUE 8-13-24 / 1970 novel exploring racism's...
Constructor: Benjamin PanicoRelative difficulty: Easy (or Challenging, depending on your familiarity with the puzzle's subject)THEME: TONI MORRISON (55A: Author who received the Nobel Prize in...
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Big name in Greek yogurt / WED 8-14-24 / Texting format, in brief / One...
Constructor: Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"YOUR ROOTS ARE SHOWING" (48A: With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?)) — numbers...
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Rod-shaped parasite / THU 8-15-24 / Persian's realm? / Kingpin on "The Wire"...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: SPEECH-TO-TEXT (39A: Technology used in writing the starred clues?) — clues are written as if SPEECH-TO-TEXT technology misheard the...
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Libby offerings / FRI 8-16-24 / "Chain Reaction" singer, 1985 / Artist Cindy...
Constructor: Kate HawkinsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Libby (20A: Libby offerings = EBOOKS) — The Libby mobile app requests the user's library card. With the library card,...
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One-named poet from the 13th century / SAT 8-17-24 / Randall's eldest...
Constructor: Brandon KoppyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (one hard section, the rest easy)THEME: none Word of the Day: NATTY ICE (36D: Low-cost lager from Anheuser-Busch, familiarly) — Natural Light...
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Louis who wrote "Holes" / SUN 8-18-24 / Part of an omakase meal / Jazz...
Constructor: Rebecca Goldstein and Will NedigerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"For Your Amusement" — amusement park attractions that are depicted visually in the grid (in circled-square...
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Whom "video killed," in a 1979 hit / MON 8-19-24 / Explosive block in...
Constructor: Kenneth CortesRelative difficulty: Well, for me, solving Downs-only, it was Challenging (for a Monday, obviously)THEME: positionality— theme answers whose first words "TOP""BOTTOM""LEFT"...
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Neighbor of an Uzbek / TUE 8-20-24 / Curly-haired friend of Charlie Brown /...
Constructor: Sam BuchbinderRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:THE SOUND OF MUSIC (59A: Best Picture winner of 1965 ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across?) — musical instrument...
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Outfit inspiration for a Swiftie / WED 8-21-24 / Workspaces with 3-D printers...
Constructor: Stacey Yaruss McCulloughRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Rat-a-tat splat? — wacky "blank-a-blank blank" phrases where all the "blanks" rhyme:Theme answers:RUB-A-DUB CLUB (17A: Gathering...
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Lassie's owner on old TV / THU 8-22-24 / Blue reef fish / Lover of Euridice,...
Constructor: Brad Wiegmann Relative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Letter openers... — you have to read the first two letters of each theme clue aloud in order to get the first word of the answer; thus...
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Holly genus / FRI 8-23-24 / Beat decisively, in video game lingo / Jazz...
Constructor: Taylor Johnson and Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Aparna NANCHERLA (33D: Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator") —Aparna Nancherla (born 1982 or...
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Habitat for sphagnum moss / SAT 8-24-24 / Drink of boiled grains with...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (except for a single square, which was a total guess)THEME: none Word of the Day: RON English (52A: Pop artist ___ English) — Ron English (born...
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