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Main script of written Japanese / SAT 2-1-25 / Brief getaway for newlyweds /...
Constructor: Kate Chin Park and Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:"AIN'T I A WOMAN?" (28A: Sojourner Truth speech in which she said "You need not be afraid to give us our...
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Foreign exchange fee / SUN 2-2-25 / Jeans popular in the 1980s / Sony...
Constructor: Derrick NiedermanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Two-For-One Special"— thirteen different boxes contain two letters (instead of one); italicized clues that contain these two-for-one...
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Martial art that uses bamboo swords / MON 2-3-25 / Obsolescent classroom wall...
Constructor: Jack ScherbanRelative difficulty: Medium (average Monday)THEME: CHALKED UP (34A: Achieved, as a victory ... or how you might describe 17-, 25-, 47- and 55-Across) — things that get...
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Warm drink served from a tokkuri / TUES 2-4-25 / Norse god capable of...
Hi, everyone, it’s Clare coming to you a little late — for the first Tuesday of February! I had a big hearing last Tuesday, so I swapped weeks. (Then, the hearing was postponed after we were already at...
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Distance traversed by an arrow / WED 02-05-2025 / Console device with...
Constructor: Kiran PandeyRelative difficulty: Easy....? (I thought it was hard while solving, but then I saw my time so I guess not)THEME: SLUSH PILE / DROPS DOWN — A group of circled letters stacked...
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Damsel in distress in Donkey Kong / THU 2-6-25 / Ballpark player not wearing...
Constructor: Aidan Deshong and Jacob ReedRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (16 wide, so times will be slower than usu., but this ain't harder than usu.)THEME: split-state cluing — In order to be...
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Like the ending of a typical rom-com / FRI 2-7-25 / Oil, slangily /...
Constructor: Kelly MorenusRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: None Word of the Day: BURSAR (46A: Campus figure) — A bursar (derived from bursa, Latin for 'purse') is a professional...
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Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problem / SAT...
Constructor: Alina AbidiRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: ANTIPATTERN (10D: Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problem) — An anti-pattern in software...
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Bud after Jack, perhaps? / SUN 2-9-25 / Picture of Pluto, for instance / Bit...
Constructor: Rich Katz and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Way Too Easy THEME:"What's It All About?" — two-word phrases where second word starts with the prefix "RE-," clued as if the prefix were...
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Summation symbol, in math / MON 2-10-25 / Adoptable playmate introduced in...
Constructor: Emily RourkeRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME:"HELLO, DOLLY" (64A: Classic Broadway musical about an N.Y.C. matchmaker ... or how one might respond to the...
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Film producer Ponti / TUE 2-11-25 / 2007 quadruple-platinum Alicia Keys album...
Constructor: Paul CoulterRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: TWO-PART harmony (35A: Like some harmony ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 47- and 59-Across) — phrases made out of two (body) partsTheme...
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Ka ___ (southernmost point in the U.S.) / WED 2-12-25 / Satirist Michael /...
Constructor: Philip KoskiRelative difficulty: Medium (oversized 15x16)THEME: BEHIND A / PAYWALL (60A: With 63-Across, where some journalism is located ... or how to interpret the ends of 20-, 30- and...
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Blind blues singer Paul / THU 2-13-25 / Ancient kingdom of Asia Minor /...
Constructor: Jem BurchRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SCRAP METAL (57A: Material in a junkyard pile ... or a hint to answering this puzzle's four asterisked clues) — you have to "scrap" (i.e. take...
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Develop emotions (for) / FRI 2-14-25 / A little unwell? / Accepts defeat, in...
Constructor: SARAH SinclairRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: hmm ... I mean, no, not technically, but there is, as Led Zeppelin once say, a whole lotta love (for Valentine's Day, I presume) Word...
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Comestible mentioned in "That's Amore" / SAT 2-15-25 / Thimphu native: Var. /...
Constructor: David P. WilliamsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: CERTS (27A: Classic candy brand discontinued in 2018) — Certs was a brand of breath mint that was noted for the...
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Deep, dark ocean caverns / SUN 2-16-25 / Cry of cringe / Hazard cleanup, in...
Constructor: John KugelmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Square to Begin" — "W" is changed to "SQU" in familiar phrases, creating wacky phrases, clued wackily ("?"-style):Theme answers:SQUEAL...
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Messing around on set? / MON 2-17-25 / Ingredient in tempera or tempura /...
Constructor: Kate Hawkins and Erica Hsiung WojcikRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (for a Monday—solved Downs-only)THEME:"YEAH, RIGHT" (60A: "Uh-huh, I bet" ... or a literal description of what 17-,...
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Palestinian activist Tamimi / TUE 2-18-25 / Kennewick ___ (ancient ancestor...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (**for a Tuesday**)THEME:"Seriously?!"— same clue for four answers (the context being an imagined reaction to someone behaving...
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Wide-reaching green light / WED 2-19-25 / Dewy-eyed heroine / Synergy-seeking...
Constructor: Joe DeeneyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: QUILTING BEE (59A: Social sewing event ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 29-, 34- and 44-Across) — starts of four theme answers all have to do...
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Alternative to a spicy Dorito / THU 2-20-24 / Blue man group member? /...
Constructor: Peter GormanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: ONE- / OFF (29A: With 43-Across, something never to be repeated ... or a hint to the answers to the italicized clues) — every theme answer is...
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