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Lakers commentator Lantz / SAT 12-13-14 / Mackerel variety on Hawaiian menus...
Constructor: James Mulhern and Ashton AndersonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Langston Hughes's "CORA Unashamed" (6D) — The Ways of White Folks is a collection of short...
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Title hunter of 1922 film / SUN 12-14-14 / Full complement for Quidditch team...
Constructor: Jim PeredoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: "Well, Golly!" — "Gee" sound added to familiar phrases, creating wacky phrases, clued wackily ("?"-style)Theme answers:KITTY LITURGY (23A:...
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Actor Jack of Great Dictator / MON 12-15-14 / Shaw of 1930s-'40s swing /...
Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel and Dennis RyallRelative difficulty: Easy (my fastest time in years)THEME: STOP (69A: "Freeze!"… or, when broken into three parts, how the answer for each of the six...
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French army headwear / TUE 12-16-14 / Cab Calloway phrase / TV network once...
Constructor: Joel D. LafargueRelative difficulty: DOOKTHEME: THE BEE GEES (60A: Trio whose members start 17-, 26- and 44-Across) — theme answers all share the first names of the brothers GIBB (66A:...
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Leakes of reality TV / WED 12-17-14 / Litotes for beauty / Hairy son of Isaac...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging THEME: some rhetorical devices— I don't even know, really...Theme answers:IT'LL TAKE FOREVER (17A: Hyperbole for an arduous...
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Defunct G.M. division / THU 12-18-14 / Ingolstadt-based automaker / Pharaonic...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: PIG LATIN (62A: Hint to interpreting the five starred clues) — clues are all real words / names that, when heard, can be interpreted as PIG...
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Major media event of '95 / FRI 12-19-14 / Almost any character in Jon...
Constructor: Brad Wilber and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: LINE CUT (41D: Black-and-white engraving) — NOUNAn engraving from a drawing consisting of solid...
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Literary/film critic Janet / SAT 12-20-14 / Plato portrayer in Rebel without...
Constructor: Kevin G. Der and Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Dock ELLIS (50D: Dock ___, Pirate who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD) — Dock Phillip Ellis,...
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Actress Strahovski of 2000s TV / SUN 12-21-14 / Computerdom informally / Roy...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Season's Greetings"— add "HO" sound for wackiness:Theme answers:HO HUM DINGER (22A: Homer that leaves people yawning?)HOKEY WORD (24A:...
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Dadaist Max / MON 12-22-14 / Ugly Middle-earth characters / Title cop played...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: PED XING (39A: Something often seen on a street corner, briefly … or , literally, something seen in eau corner of this puzzle) — four crossing...
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Puppeteer Tony / TUE 12-23-14 / Former FBI chief Louis / Fireside chat prez /...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"JACK and the BEANSTALK"— puzzle visually represents the fairy tale with JACK (in circles) at the bottom of the BEANSTALK, GIANT (in circles)...
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1955 Julie London hit / WED 12-24-14 / Old New Yorker cartoonist William /...
Constructor: Adam G. PerlRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: geographical puns— three answers all have symmetrical pun equivalents:Theme answers:CRY ME A RIVER (17A: 1955 Julie London hit) /...
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Startling newsmaker of 10/4/1957 / THU 12-25-14 / Cassava lookalike /...
Constructor: Xan VongsathornRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging? Does that sound right? I was live-tweeting and drinking, so I have no idea ...THEME: MIXED[NUT]S — all six permutations of "NUT,"...
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Punic war agitator / FRI 12-26-14 / Game played by British schoolkids /...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: WESSEX (42D: Alfred the Great's kingdom) — Wessex (/ˈwɛsɨks/; Old English: Westseaxna rīce, "kingdom of the West Saxons")...
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Supermodel Karlie / SAT 12-27-14 / Elaborate underground complex in Lord of...
Constructor: David Phillips Relative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ADAK (56D: Alaskan island or its principal town) — Adak Island (Aleut: Adaax) is an island near the western extent of...
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Mrs King on TV's Scarecrow Mrs. King / SUN 12-28-14 / Bad-tempered in...
Constructor: Joe KrozelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Fill-in-the-Blanks"— Clues are words with letter strings removed. Answers are common phrases that describe the removed parts. Thus:Theme...
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Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Pretty MondayishTHEME: Spell It Out — Theme answers are familiar phrases, the first words of which spell the letters "IT OUT."Theme answers:17A: *What...
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Western Afghan city / TUE 12-30-14 / Zairean president Mobutu Seko / Film...
Constructor: Jeffrey WechslerRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a T)THEME: LOOP DE LOOP DE LOOP (41A: Maneuver for slot car racers or stunt pilots, as suggested by this puzzle's circled...
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Home of Team Coco / WED 12-31-14 / Muslim princely title / Firth of Clyde...
Constructor: David WoolfRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: PRNDL (68A: Quintet representing the ends of the answers to the five starred clues) — theme answers end in PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL,...
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Canned food made by Nestle / THU 1-1-15 / Organlike legume / Taxi eschewer...
Constructor: Jill Denny and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: PAR FOR THE COURSE (53A: Average … or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across)— well-know phrases containing words that are slang...
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