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Unyielding Dr Seuss character / TUE 3-19-13 / Comic who sang I love to laugh...
Constructor: Mike BuckleyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: "PARTY ON" (40A: Repeated "Wayne's World" cry ... or a hint to each half of 17-, 26-, 51- and 63-Across) — Each half of two-word phrases can...
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Rum named for Spanish literary hero / WED 3-20-13 / Looney Tunes animator...
Constructor: Raymond C. YoungRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: FOUR (25A: Minimum number of times each letter of the alphabet appears in this puzzle's solution) — what it saysWord of the...
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Company whose name roughly means leave luck to heaven / THU 3-21-13 / Rose's...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: anagrams— two-word phrases where second word contains different arrangements of letters I, S, R, E, and FTheme answers:51A: Certain lap dog...
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Flier to Rio / FRI 3-22-13 / Swamp birds / Actress Landi of Count of Monte...
Constructor: Tim CroceRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: VARIG (22D: Flier to Rio) — VARIG (acronym for Viação Aérea RIo-Grandense) was the first airline founded in...
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Spiral-horned antelope / SAT 3-23-13 / 1920-24 owner of Metro Pictures /...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: EXE (36A: English Channel feeder) — The River Exe (pron.: /ˈɛks/ eks) in England rises at Exe Head, near the...
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KNO3 in Britain / SUN 3-24-13 / Baja vacation spot informally / Tolstoy...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: "You'll Know It When You See It" — famous people's answers to the question WHAT IS ART?" (67A: Classic question answered six...
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Rapper in film 21 Jump Street / MON 3-25-13 / Frederick who composed My Fair...
Constructor: Adam PrinceRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: CAPTAIN (37A: Title that can precede the starts of 17-, 23-, 49- and 59-Across)Theme answers:17A: Recipe holders (COOK BOOKS)23A:...
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Thor's archenemy in comics / TUE 3-26-13 / Title Seuss character who speaks...
Constructor: Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: WOW!— Idiomatic expressions of surprise, clued literally (i.e. absurdly)Word of the Day: GLENDA Jackson (62A:...
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Pontiac's tribe / WED 3-27-13 / Jungle vines / Ring separator / Hidden water...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: Elevators — circled letters spell out inventor the elevator, OTIS. Two OTISes going down, two OTISes going up, and then a...
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Impressionist Frank / THU 3-28-13 / 1974 John Carpenter sci-fi film / Waikiki...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: THIRTEE(NC)OLONIES — state abbrevs. for the thirteen colonies are hidden in squares throughout the grid. Inhabitants of those colonies...
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Writer Moore Moorehead / FRI 3-29-13 / Isle near Mull / Matsuhisa celebrity...
Constructor: Josh KnappRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Battle for WORLD DOMINATION (36A: Goal for many a 26- or 43-Across)—26A: Cackling loon with a white coat (MAD SCIENTIST)43A: Mighty heavy...
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Stock pantomime character / SAT 3-30-13 / Orangish gem / Inti worshipers /...
Constructor: Gareth BainRelative difficulty: Easy (maybe Easy-Medium)THEME: noneWord of the Day: MOW (60D: Part of a barn) — n.1. The place in a barn where hay, grain, or other feed is stored.2. A...
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Recurring Stephen King antagonist Randall / SUN 3-31-13 / Device Professor X...
Constructor: Caleb MadisonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "Special Features"— An Easter puzzle with the revealer EASTER EGGS (115A: Hidden DVD feature ... which can be found, literally, in the answers...
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We're back! And good news - we're here to stay! Rex is on an "extended hiatus" due to all the stress of doing puzzles, blogging about puzzles, writing puzzles, and competing at puzzles. So while he...
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Pianist Peter / TUE 4-2-13 / Weight loss surgeries informally / Title fish in...
Constructor: Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: POPE FRANCIS (63A: Official elected March 13, 2013) — lots of clues and answers related to this guyWord of the Day: SHAKIRA (11D:...
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Kudos in street slang / WED 4-3-13 / Tamboura player's music / Nut with...
Constructor: Gary CeeRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: baseball — final words in theme answers form a kind of baseball verb progression:MOOD SWING (17A: Sign of bipolar disorder)TOP TEN HIT (26A:...
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Fishhook attachment / THU 4-4-13 / Like opera Wozzeck / Great taste since...
Constructor: Corey RubinRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: LARGE PRINT— in the paper, there are 10 super-sized squares that, taken together, spell LARGE PRINT. In the online version of the puzzle,...
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Anthony's XM radio partner / FRI 4-5-13 / Kegler's org / Meaty Applebee's...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: RIBLET (16A: Meaty Applebee's morsel) — There is still some debate in the meat cutting world over the true definition of a...
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Victor Herbert's naughty girl / SAT 4-6-13 / Biblical boater in Brest /...
Constructor: Michael WeisenbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Anthony WAYNE (42D: American Revolution's "Mad Anthony") — Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796)...
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Hometown of TV's McCloud / SUN 4-7-13 / Backs anatomically / Onetime sunblock...
Constructor: Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "Fitting Rearrangements"— names or phrases that are aptly described by their own anagrams (both the name/phrase and its anagram appear in the...
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