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Woman in dire need? / SAT 9-14-24 / Puppy chow ingredient / Trying way too...
Constructor: Christina IversonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Puppy chow (51D: Puppy chow ingredient => CHEX) — Puppy chow, also known as monkey munch, muddy buddies, muddy...
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The Beyhive and the Swifties, for two / SUN 9-15-24 / Nebulizer's output /...
Constructor: Aimee LucidoRelative difficulty: Very EasyTHEME:"One for the Books" — book titles with punny "___book" cluesTheme answers:HIGH FIDELITY (21A: Record book?)MERRIAM-WEBSTER (31A: Spell...
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Setting for "My Cousin Vinny" / MON 9-16-24 / One assigned female at birth...
Constructor: Robert CorridanRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME:LA LA LAND (59A: 2016 film starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across) —...
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Brand popularity metric / TUE 9-17-24 / "AB negatve" or "B poditive"? /...
Constructor: Howard NeuthalerRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME: CHANGO (23D: "Presto ___!" ... or a hint to 17-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across) — familiar phrases have their last...
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Linux software packages, informally / WED 9-18-24 / House of worship at the...
Constructor: Casey Callaghan and Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Easy or Challenging (depending on your familiarity with the architecture in question)THEME: THE SPANISH STEPS (67A: Architectural...
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Diagnostics done with "Foot-o-scopes" in old shoe stores / THU 9-19-24 /...
Constructor: Josh GoodmanRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Breaking the rules... — various common expressions (beginning "Don't ...") are represented literally (spatially) in the grid, where the...
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Battleship corner / FRI 9-20-24 / Lawbreakers, informally / Four-year-old in...
Constructor: Jackson MatzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Bella THORNE (53A: Actress Bella of Disney's "Shake It Up") —Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an...
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Major League Soccer team with pink home jerseys / SAT 9-21-24 / Florida city...
Constructor: David KarpRelative difficulty: Easy THEME: THEMELESS - It's Saturday!Word of the Day: POT DE CREME (49A: Custardy French dessert) — Pot de crème...
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Early Christian meals of love and fellowship / SUN 9-22-24 / Annual May race,...
Constructor: Jeremy Newton and Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "Breakout Performance"— a puzzle based on THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (3D: With 6-Down, prison drama released on September 23,...
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Dance with a clickety-clack / MON 9-23-24 / Antidiscrimination inits. in the...
Constructor: Freddie ChengRelative difficulty: Easy (3:18)THEME: Abbreviations? — Theme entries end with three-letter abbreviations. I'm not sure if there's something more here. It doesn't seem like...
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Walker who wrote "The Color Purple" / TUES 9-24-24 / [Not my typo] /...
Hi, everyone! It’s Clare for the final Tuesday of September. Fall has officially started, and I for one am excited for (I hope) cooler weather and the spooky season. I’ve been going to a lot of...
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Icelandic poet Sturluson / 9-25-24 / Senokot alternative / Dance counterpart...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging (names names names)THEME: Wall of Sound ... — the answers on the outer edges of the grid are made entirely out of the notes...
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Longtime college basketball coach Kruger / THU 9-26-24 / Sudden riser in...
Constructor: Jesse GuzmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: DOUBLE / REVERSE (62A: With 63-Across, tricky football play ... as represented by this puzzle's shaded squares?) — each theme answer...
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Debugging soft wear? / FRI 9-27-24 / Tough loss for a poker player / Port...
Constructor: Jake BunchRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: EGO death (9D: ___ death, concept associated with LSD trips) — Ego death is a "complete loss of subjective self-identity"....
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Shaggy Scottish grazer / SAT 9-28-24 / Intercessor for the frequently...
Constructor: Margaret SeikelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: dark MODE (45A: Dark ___) —A light-on-dark color scheme, better known as dark mode, dark theme or night mode, is a...
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Yodel alternatives / SUN 9-29-24 / Latin name for ancient Troy / Supergroup...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"The Ayes Have It"— an "aye" pun ... the letter "I" is added to both words in familiar two-word phrases, creating wacky answers, which are...
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Quick confirmation of feasibility / MON 9-30-24 / Football player in upstate...
Constructor: Alexander LiebeskindRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME:"YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!" (59A: Cry from someone seeking revenge ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and...
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Stuff in Santa's footprints / TUE 10-1-24 / Pretentious friend of...
Constructor: Kevin Curry and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium? Maybe a little north of Medium... (**for a Tuesday**)THEME: CRYPTOZOOLOGIST (57A: Pseudoscientist investigating the "sightings" in...
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Worm found in every ecosystem on Earth, even the deepest oceans / WED 10-2-24...
Constructor: Luke K. SchreiberRelative difficulty: Hard (13:05)THEME: ANIMAL CROSSING — Nintendo video game series suggested by every answer running through this one?Theme answers:[U.C. Irvine athlete]...
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Cocido or callaloo / THU 10-3-24 / Human-shaped board game piece / Major...
Constructor: Rena CohenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: POLYGRAPH (53A: Test required for all C.I.A. applicants ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme) — three theme answers are visual...
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