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Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies / MON 12-23-24 / Two equal parts, to kids /...
Constructor: Glenn CookRelative difficulty: Easy (easiest Downs-only I've ever done, or close to it)THEME:AFTER MIDNIGHT(34A: CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first...
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Greek goddess of the hearth / TUE 12-24-24 / Yosemite peak, familiarly /...
Constructor: Sarah SinclairRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: THE NUTCRACKER (39A: Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle)— four black squares have little...
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Hungarian violinist Leopold / WED 12-25-24 / Unidentified person, in slang /...
Constructor: Jacob McDermottRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"O, CHRISTMAS TREE" (5D: Holiday carol ... or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished) —...
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Caesar's first stabber / THU 12-26-24 / Peak picker-uppers / Dutch banking...
Constructor: Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SKI LIFTS (55A: Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle's grid) — the letters "SKI" literally "lift" (i.e. go up) three...
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Trendy compliment with shady undertones / FRI 12-27-24 / Language family of...
Constructor: Jem BurchRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: SALISH (31D: Language family of the Pacific Northwest) — The Salishan (also Salish /ˈseɪlɪʃ/) languages are a family of...
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Infamous bushranger Kelly / SAT 12-28-24 / Beverage that begins with a bee? /...
Constructor: Sam BerrimanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: not really, no — there's some Arthur Conan Doyle stuff, but I wouldn't call it a "theme"Word of the Day: NED Kelly (17A: Infamous bushranger...
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McEvoy of cosmetics / SUN 12-29-24 / Graphics that show trends / Language...
Constructor: Harry ZhengRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Multi-Hyphenates"— in familiar phrases, "LINE" is replaced by dashes, which form a literal DASHED LINE (112A: Indication of where to cut ... or...
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Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern parlance / MON 12-30-24 /...
Constructor: Hannah BinneyRelative difficulty: Challenging (as a Downs-only solve)THEME: HOLD WATER (61A: Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do) — last words of...
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Disney villain with a pet parrot / TUES 12-31-24 / Singer Bega a.k.a. "The...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday of the month and the last crossword of the year! I hope everyone is having a happy holiday season. I went home to California for the first time in a couple...
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Starbuck's higher-up? / WED 1-1-25 / 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore /...
Constructor: Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Dreidel— grid features a dreidel at its center, which (when it is filled) is made out of "CLAY" (i.e. the letters in "CLAY")...
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Early text messenger / THU 1-2-25 / Flower whose name means "flame" in...
Constructor: Robert CharltonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: F/PH— eight squares contain both "F" and "PH" ("F" for the Down answer, "PH" for the Across); the reason for the F/PH confusion is...
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Small stretches, perhaps / FRI 1-3-25 / Woody's crush in "Toy Story" / Motif...
Constructor: Colin AdamsRelative difficulty: Easy or Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: PROMposal (48D: Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster = PROM) — The teenage rite of passage...
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Portmanteau term for airplane fuel / SAT 1-4-25 / "Holy oleo!" speaker /...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (more Medium if you didn't know the names, more Easy if you did)THEME: none Word of the Day: Simon PEGG (59A: Simon of "Shaun of the Dead") —...
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Made less effective, in gamer slang / SUN 1-5-25 / Part of a fishing line to...
Constructor: Kareem AyasRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"All Things Change" — expressions involving "change" (i.e. coins: a "dime" a "penny" a "nickel" and a "quarter") are represented visually in the...
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Modern anxiety source, in brief / MON 1-6-24 / South Korea's second-largest...
Constructor: Rena CohenRelative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME: DRAW CONCLUSIONS (57A: Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have) — final words...
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"Zoom fatigue" is a modern one / TUE 1-7-25 / Sacred insect in a hieroglyph /...
Constructor: Dana EdwardsRelative difficulty: Challenging (**for a Tuesday**)THEME: self-referential clues— theme clues offer typographical representations of the answer:Theme answers:CAPITAL "ISM"...
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Papal vestment / WED 1-8-25 / Rick of Rickrolling fame / Southwestern gully /...
Constructor: Laura DershewitzRelative difficulty: Easy (except for one exceedingly arcane word, which thank god I vaguely remembered)THEME: BUMP, SET, SPIKE (53A: Common volleyball combo ... or 20-,...
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Fictional thief Lupin / THU 1-9-25 / Film writer/director Goldberg / Awesome,...
Constructor: David P. WilliamsRelative difficulty: Easy to Easy-MediumTHEME: NATO Alphabet (38D: Grp. whose alphabet is used eight times in this puzzle)— one word in each clue is actually a disguised...
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Rolling source of entertainment / FRI 1-10-25 / Counterpart to Britain's MI6...
Constructor: Robert LoganRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium to MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: SISALS (16D: Natural rug fibers) — Sisal (/ˈsaɪsəl/, Spanish: [siˈsal]; Agave sisalana) is a species of...
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Contralto singer known as the "First Lady of Radio" / SAT 1-11-25 / River...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Rig Veda (23A: River featured in the Rig Veda = INDUS) — The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit:...
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