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Jason of Harry Potter movies / THU 5-8-14 / Stratego piece with monocle /...
Constructor: Matthew LeesRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: PARADOX (34A: What 3- and 9-Down are an example of) —3D: Statement #1 (NINE-DOWN IS FALSE)9D: Statement #2 (THREE-DOWN IS TRUE)Word of...
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Whale constellation / FRI 5-9-14 / Big player in Suez Crisis / Longtime Tab...
Constructor: James MulhernRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: KEY TAGS (59A: Accessories purchased just for openers?) — [I can't find a proper definition anywhere, but they appear to...
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Kentucky county in 1976 Oscar-winning documentary / SAT 5-10-14 / Prop for...
Constructor: Barry C. SilkRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Ruy LOPEZ (46D: Ruy ___ (chess opening)) — The Ruy Lopez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrwi ˈlopeθ/ˈlopes]), also called...
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Quarter-rounded molding / SUN 5-11-14 / Seven-time NBA rebounding champ...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"For Mother"— black squares spell MOM. Three unchecked squares in NW (and again in SE) spell MOM. Eight clues read [Mother...
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1953 Leslie Caron musical / MON 5-12-14 / Some German/Swiss artworks in MoMA...
Constructor: Gary CeeRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. a normal Monday difficulty level)THEME: intelligent— theme answers begin with words that can mean "intelligent"Theme answers:SMART PHONEQUICK...
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Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred / TUE 5-13-14 / Brazilian state northeast of Sao...
Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME: WEATHER FORECAST (37A: Local news feature suggested by the answers to 17-, 23-, 48- and 60-Across) — theme answers...
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Governor elected in 2003 recall vote / 5-14-14 / Historic resigned of 2013 /...
Constructor: Victor BarocasRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: TURNING A PROPHET (64A: Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across) — names of prophets appear backwards (in circled...
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Soviet spymaster in John le Carré trilogy / THU 5-15-14 / Actress Green of...
Constructor: John LiebRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"AN I FOR AN EYE" (62A: Misinterpretation of a biblical code … or the key to answering 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across) — theme answers are...
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Big bass in fishing lingo / FRI 5-16-14 / Admiral who bombarded Tahiti in...
Constructor: Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: NATE Grey, alter ego of Marvel's X-Man — Nathaniel "Nate" Grey (X-Man) is a fictional comic book...
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Infamous settler on Galveston Island 1817 / SAT 5-17-14 / Once common desert...
Constructor: Brad WilberRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: LAFITTE (18A: Infamous settler on Galveston Island, 1817) — Jean Lafitte (c. 1776 – c. 1823) was a French pirate and...
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Band with 1974 #1 hit Night Chicago Died / SUN 5-18-14 / Jai alai basket /...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Oh, Who?"— words with long "O" sound in the middle are reimagined as some Irish person's name:Theme answers:ANGIE O'GRAMWILL O'TREESJEAN...
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Gunderson on Simpsons / MON 5-19-14 / Frozen structure that facilitates...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Challenging (**for a Monday**)THEME: PHONE IT IN (61A: Do a job with minimal effort) — all theme answers have words or phrases in them that relate to...
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Short player wise as in hockey / TUE 5-20-14 / Montreal Canadien familiarly /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: HIDDEN COST (59A: Unexpected expense … or a feature of 17-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across) — "COST" is "HIDDEN" inside theme answers:Theme...
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Steel giant founded in 1899 / WED 5-21-14 / Friedrich units for short /...
Constructor: Mike BuckleyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: wacky homophones, I guess — two-word phrases are reimagined with homophones in place of the original wordsTheme answers:PLANE...
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Ray Charles hit of 1963 / THU 5-22-14 / Taxonomic suffix / Whence word robot...
Constructor: Adam G. PerlRelative difficulty: Easy (for me … looks like Medium-ish for others)THEME: After all... — phrases with "after" in them are represented in the grid literally, with the...
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Democrat in Bush cabinet / FRI 5-23-14 / Actress in best-selling 1979...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: DEGAUSS (23A: Make less attractive?) — Degaussing is the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic...
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Indie rocker Case / SAT 5-24-14 / Merrie Melodies sheepdog / Certain beach...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: NEKO Case (8D: Indie rocker Case) — Neko Case (/ˈniːkoʊ ˈkeɪs/;[2] born September 8, 1970)[3] is an American...
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Freud disciple Alfred / SUN 5-25-14 / Rapture of Canaan author Reynolds /...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Change of Program"— homophones turn TV show titles wacky:Theme answers:DAZE OF OUR LIVES (23A: Stoners' memoirs?)THE EX FILES (28A:...
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Rap song of 1966 / MON 5-26-14 / Hip-hop song of 1967 / Suffix with pay or...
Constructor: Dan MargolisRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Monday level)THEME:"Genre"— songs are clued wackily, via a "genre" that they belong to only in the most literal of senses:Theme answers:17A:...
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Shelf prop / TUE 5-27-14 / Language that gave us guru pundit / Shot for those...
Constructor: James TuttleRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: BOOKEND (37A: Shelf prop … or a hint to both parts of the answers to the sic starred clues) — two-part phrases (or compound words) where...
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