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Capital on Niger / FRI 4-18-14 / Art enabled / Blue symbol of Delaware / Add...
Constructor: James MulhernRelative difficulty: Medium (Easy-Medium for me)THEME: noneWord of the Day: BAMAKO (48D: Capital of the Niger) — Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a...
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Principal port of Syria / SAT 4-19-14 / Mezzo-soprano Regina / Big...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: HAME (51A: Part of a plowing harness) — n.One of the two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness that fits around the neck...
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Jermaine of NBA / SUN 4-20-14 / Financial writer Marshall / Chaim 1971 Best...
Constructor: Elizabeth C. GorskiRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"On Wheels"— theme answers contain words that are also car models. Underneath each model name are two "wheels," represented by circled...
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Restaurant guide name since 1979 / MON 4-21-14 / TIe-dye alternative / Strike...
Constructor: John LiebRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: COUNTER EXAMPLES (58A: They disprove claims … or 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-) — theme answers are examples of people who count:Theme answers:HOME...
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Music critic Nat / TUE 4-22-14 / 1963 John Wayne comedy western / Onetime...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Tick Tock— circles in theme answers spell out TICK on left side and TOCK on rightTheme answers:TICKLED (17A: ___ pink)COMMON STOCK (23A: It's not...
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Very high trumpet note / WED 4-23-14 / Keyboardist Saunders / River of Hesse...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: MERCURY / SEVEN (71A: With 1-Down, first American astronauts) — last names of all seven astronauts populate the grid, clued by...
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Public-road race / THU 4-24-14 / Wassailer's tune / Scratch-card layer /...
Constructor: Stanley NewmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: four-syllable clues — Only theme answer = 20A: The theme, part 1 (EVERY ONE OF THE / CLUES HAS EXACTLY / FOUR SYLLABLES)Word of the...
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BlackBerry routers / FRI 4-25-14 / Hypothetical particle in cold dark matter...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ADRIANA Lima (16A: Supermodel Lima) — Adriana Francesca Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃dɾiˈɐnɐ frɐ̃ˈsɛskɐ ˈlimɐ]; born...
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Harkness Tower locale / SAT 4-26-14 / Physical feature of Herman on Simpsons...
Constructor: Evan BirnholzRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Herman (6D: Physical feature of Herman on "The Simpsons" => ONE ARM) — Herman Hermann, voiced by Harry Shearer, is...
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Some canapé picks / SUN 4-27-14 / Mop's commercial partner / Prankster's...
Constructor: John LampkinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Predictable Partings" — idioms meaning "left" or "departed" are clued in relation to professions that seem (on a literal level) to be...
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Newswoman Mitchell / MON 4-28-14 / Sneakers since 1916 / English cathedral...
Constructor: Jim ModneyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: BODY DOUBLES (35A: Star stand-ins … or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across?) — "body" parts that are "doubled" in expressions related to...
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Basketball showman / TUE 4-29-14 / Hope in Hollywood / Sources of formic acid...
Constructor: Jules P. MarkeyRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: NEWSPAPER COLUMN (11D: Place to express an opinion … or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down) — theme clues run Down (in...
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Singer who's subject of Carl Perkins's Whole World Misses You / WED 4-30-14 /...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: MAC VS. PC (37A: Epic battle in technology … or a hint to four crossings in this puzzle) — MAC crosses PC four timesTheme answers:STRIP CLUB...
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Intelligence researcher Alfred / THU 5-1-14 / Polynesian term for island...
Constructor: Brandon HensleyRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: ALIEN / ABDUCTION (1A: With 6-Across, subject of an eerie rural legend … illustrated by connecting nine identically filled squares in...
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Female lead in Brigadoon / FRI 5-2-14 / 1901 Kipling book / Martin Chuzzlewit...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: DOTTIE West (32A: West of Nashville) — Dottie West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an...
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1997 role for Will Smith / SAT 4-3-14 / Sociologist Mannheim / Organized...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day:"The BOBO" (16A: Film featuring Peter Sellers as a matador, with "The") — The Bobo is a 1967 British comedy film...
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Old Jewish villages / SUN 5-4-14 / Old Highlands dagger / Chess champ Mikhail...
Constructor: Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Joined Sides"— revealer is DOUBLE-EDGED (70A: Like some swords … or a hint to this puzzle's theme); you must mentally supply "double" before...
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Why this puzzle is like Seinfeld / MON 5-5-14 / Dixie school affectionately /...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (**for a Monday**)THEME: IT'S ABOUT NOTHING (61A: Why this puzzle is like "Seinfeld"?) — words meaning "nothing" are embedded (in...
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Hungarian patriot Nagy / TUE 5-6-14 / Pop star portrayed by J.Lo / Wii...
Constructor: Alex BajczRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: PICK UP (47D: Learn … or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across) — just what it saysTheme answers:ICE CREAM TRUCKCUTS...
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Small salmon Var / WED 5-7-14 / Will Realistic Joneses playwright / When...
Constructor: Kurt MuellerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"IT'S SHOWTIME!" (63A: Possible title for this puzzle) — theme answers are all "intro words" from famous shows:Theme answers:"HERE'S JOHNNY!"...
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