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Villain in Indiana Jones Kingdom of Crystal Skull / THU 9-25-14 / Rapper who...
Constructor: Alex VratsanosRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: Ten 3-letter body parts— Puzzle note reads: "The human body is said to have 10 three-letter body parts. All 10 of these are...
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Ninotchka setting / FRI 9-26-14 / Brewer of Schlitz nowadays / Fad dance of...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: PABST (1D: Brewer of Schlitz, nowadays) — The Pabst Brewing Company is an American company that dates its origins...
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Deep-sea explorer William / SAT 9-27-14 / Name in 2000 headlines / One-man...
Constructor: Martin Ashwood-Smith and George BaranyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: William BEEBE (2D: Deep-sea explorer William) — William Beebe /ˈbiːbi/, born Charles William...
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Ottoman inns / SUN 9-28-14 / Relative of canary / Chief Justice during Civil...
Constructor: Todd GrossRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Four By Four" — theme answers are phrases made out of four four-letter wordsTheme answers:SAME TIME NEXT YEAR (23A: 1975 Tony-nominated play about...
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Nixon White House chief of staff / MON 9-29-14 / Hit 2002 film with talking...
Constructor: Eric Sydney PhillipsRelative difficulty: Challenging (***for a Monday***)THEME: HOME TOWN HERO (60A: Local success story) — a series of words / phrases related to a hypothetical "Local...
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Friend of Gandalf / TUE 9-30-14 / Marbles British Museum display / Canadian...
Constructor: Kyle T. DolanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "THE PRICE IS RIGHT" (35A: Long-runninggame show with a feature spelled out clockwise by this puzzle's circled letters) — circles spell out...
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Violinist Leopold / WED 10-1-14 / Apollo Daphne sculptor / Robert Redford's...
Constructor: Elizabeth C. GorskiRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: INSIDE DOPE (61A: Lowdown … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across) — letter string "DOPE" hidden inside four theme answers:Theme...
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NBC parent beginning in 2011 / THU 10-2-14 / Nickname for Fogell in Superbad...
Constructor: David WoolfRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: E = MC … squared— Puzzle about Albert EINSTEIN (19A: 20th-century figure with a famous 56-Across represented literally six times in...
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Bret Harte/Mark Twain collaboration / FRI 10-3-14 / Combined Latin Jamaican...
Constructor: Tracy BennettRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Ronald NEAME (23D: Ronald who directed "The Poseidon Adventure") — Ronald Elwin Neame[1] CBE BSC (23 April...
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Mount Charley Weaver's home town / SAT 10-4-14 / Lane London Theater locale /...
Constructor: Julian LimRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: AGOB (25D: Oodles) — [Nope … wait … I think that's two words … A GOB… can that be right?]• • •There are pockets of niceness...
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Bad mouth in Britain / SUN 10-5-14 / Queen Amidala's home in Star Wars / Old...
Constructor: Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Timber!"— TREEs are "falling" all over the grid, as seven (7) Across answers take a dog-leg turn Down before resuming their Across...
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MON 10-6-14 / Bobby of 1950s-'60s pop / Cheri formerly of "S.N.L." / Citi...
Hello CrossWorld!!! I'm Annabel, a Maryland high school senior and total newbie to this whole crosswording thing. You might remember me from this July, when Rex's BFFs were unavailable (read: forgot)...
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Oktoberfest exclamation / TUE 10-7-14 / Klugman's co-star on Odd Couple /...
Constructor: Mark Skoczen and Victor FlemingRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: TOASTs (66A: 9- 20-, 28-, 37-, 48- or 53-Across) —with each theme answer clued as [Oktoberfest exclamation]Theme...
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Amerika novelist / WED 10-8-14 / Big 1975 boxing showdown / Beatle George's...
Constructor: Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: THE DESCENT OF MAN (11D: Darwin work … with a hint to three consecutive letters in 3-, 4-, 7-, 9- and 11-Down) — the letter...
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Architect Louis / THU 10-9-14 / Comic Cenac formerly of Daily Show / Subject...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: no Acrosses / Downs — clues are just numbers, and when a number applies to both an Across and a Down, the answer is Across + DownWord of...
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Persion ruler dubbed great / FRI 10-10-14 / Hail farewell / 1949 show tune...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none, unless you call a bunch of stacked CH- words a "theme"Word of the Day: PANTY (13A: Raid target) —...
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Architectural crossbeam / SAT 10-11-14 / Benson actor Phillips / Tourist city...
Constructor: Evans ClinchyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: TRAVE (2D: Architectural crossbeam) — n.[Architecture.]A crossbeam.A section, as of a ceiling, formed by crossbeams.A...
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Broccoli-like vegetable / SUN 10-12-14 / French port just up coast from...
Constructor: Pawel FludzinskiRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Inner Workings"— phrases that have follow pattern "___ in ___" are represented literally in the grid:Theme answers:COAL CANARY MINE (23A:...
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Philippine island in WWII fighting / MON 10-13-14 / Walsh three-time Olympic...
Constructor: Greg JohnsonRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*)THEME: GAME SEVEN (20D: Playoff series finale … or an apt title for this puzzle considering the number and length of its...
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Missouri city familiarly / TUE 10-14-14 / Starr of old comics / How Titanic...
Constructor: Adam PerlRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Adjective-to-verb — nouns / noun phrases are reimagined as verb phrases related to various professions:Theme answers:TRADE SECRETS (20A:...
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