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Suffix with Sydney / WED 11-13-2024 / Cloud name prefix / What strings of...
Constructor: Todd GrossRelative difficulty: Hard (17:01)THEME: STATE FLAG STARS — States are given reviews, with the number of stars corresponding to the number of stars that appear on their flagTheme...
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Iron-rich molecule in blood / THU 11-14-24 / Titular horror movie town /...
Constructor: Matthew FaiellaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:BACK IN BLACK (46A: Hit rock album of 1980 depicted three times by this puzzle) — three black squares must mentally be turned to "BACK"...
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A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles / FRI 11-15-24 /...
Constructor: Alina AbidiRelative difficulty: Medium THEME: none Word of the Day: IDEMPOTENT (24D: Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power") — Idempotence (UK:...
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Phrase on ID tags / SAT 11-16-24 / Grinchy shout / Valentino competitor, for...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: TAOISEACH (31D: Prime minister of Ireland) — The Taoiseach [...] is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland....
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Glass artist Chihuly / SUN 11-17-24 / Breanna of the W.N.B.A., to fans / One...
Constructor: Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela PerlmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Nothing But Blue Skies"— a puzzle that visually depicts a HOT AIR BALLOON (with its black square configurations) and...
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Personal bidding, in an idiom / MON 11-18-24 / Hindu festival of colors /...
Constructor: Rajeswari RajamaniRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME: "--CK AND --LL"— four theme answers follow this pattern (??? I think that's it ???)Theme answers:BECK AND CALL...
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Hue granter? / TUE 11-19-24 / Track-and-field star Richardson / Saga sage...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: TIME BUDGET (62A: What 17- and 38-Across combine to form?) — familiar verb phrases clued as if they were part of a time...
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Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws / WED 11-20-24 / Dapper...
Constructor: Robert S. GardRelative difficulty: Medium (Easy + whatever challenge is involved in discovering the gimmick)THEME: SHRINK RAY (64A: Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle)...
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Gala throwaway / THU 11-21-24 / San Francisco organization supporting women...
Constructor: Katie HoodyRelative difficulty: Medium (gimmick was simple, but overall cluing was tough) THEME: TOO LONG; DIDN'T READ (56A: Cheeky review of 18-, 24- and 46-Across) — long books ......
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Makeup brand known for its risqué product names / FRI 11-22-24 /...
Constructor: Sarah Sinclair and Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Daisies (12A: Bunch of Daisies => TROOP) — Daisy is the initial level of Girl Scouting. Named...
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Middling in rank, informally / SAT 11-23-24 / Restaurateur and humanitarian...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: GREER Garson (39A: Actress Garson with seven Oscar nominations) —[as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, 1940]Eileen...
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Epithet for a G.O.P. moderate, maybe / SUN 11-24-24 / Small card for a short...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Shape Up or Ship Out"— circled squares contain shapes that go up (literally) or ships that go out (i.e. must be removed in order...
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Difficult to wrangle, per an idiom / MON 11-25-24 / Advice to someone seeking...
Constructor: Dena R. WitkesRelative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME: SOCIAL MEDIA (59A: Modern networking aid, as suggested by the starts of the answers to the starred clues)— theme answers...
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Feminine side, in Jungian psychology / TUES 11-26-24 / Part of a ski that...
Hello, everyone! It’s Clare, back for the last Tuesday in November. We got our first real taste of winter here in D.C. last week when it briefly snowed; it was so chilly one day that I even decided to...
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