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Star Trek TNG lounge / WED 9-9-15 / Henley crewman / Sherlock Holmes...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (just 'cause of the fictional place names...)THEME:TV eatery/drinkery places— Theme answers:CENTRAL PERK (17A: "Friends"...
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Old newspaper columnist Joseph / THU 9-10-15 / Leafy plant also known as...
Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:SPILL THE BEANS (53A: Blab ... or a literal hint to completing five answers in this puzzle) — five Across answers turn down at their...
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Round pounder / FRI 9-11-15 / Props for some magic shows / Fliers for a magic...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: EasyWord of the Day: TORPID(5D: Lethargic) — tor·pidˈtôrpəd/adjectiveadjective: torpidmentally or physically inactive; lethargic."we sat around in a...
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Dutch branch of Rhine / SAT 9-12-15 / Knoxville hockey squad / Taxonomic...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: Knoxville ICE BEARS (37D: Knoxville hockey squad) — The Knoxville Ice Bears are a professional ice hockey team. The...
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Spiral-horned grazer / SUN 9-13-15 / 1991 breakup newsmaker / Loggers...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Medium (hard side of Medium, probably)THEME:"To Put It Differently"— clues are all-caps phrases that the answers (familiar phrases) describe literally,...
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Three-time Grammy winner Steve / MON 9-14-15 / Google smartphone released in...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Just north of normal (3:12)THEME:CROWN (64A: Royal topper ... or part of the logos of 16-, 21-, 38- and 53-Across) — corporate entities (and who...
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First obstacle in 1967 R&B hit / TUE 9-15-15 / Daily diary american dream...
Constructor: Iain S. PadleyRelative difficulty: I don't know. Pretty easy if you know the song, otherwise, who knows...?THEME:"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—theme answers are parts of the chorus to...
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Young salamanders / WED 9-16-15 / E-tailer of homemade knickknacks / Psycho...
Constructor: Joel Fagliano and Finn VigelandRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Wed.)THEME:mall story— familiar phrases containing words that are also the names of stores one might find in a...
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Charles Lamb collection first published in 1823 / THU 9-17-15 / One-named...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:say the letters, one then three— parts of theme answers are rendered by letters that you have to say out loud, as letters, to make the answer...
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Cey Darling of baseball / FRI 9-18-15 / Some tiltyard paraphernalia / Like...
Constructor: Gareth Bain and Brad WilberRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: IONOSPHERE (20A: Bouncer of radio signals) — nounnoun: ionospherethe layer of the earth's atmosphere...
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Central Honshu volcano / SAT 9-19-15 / Lepore of women's fashion / Movie...
Constructor: Kevin AdamickRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME:none Word of the Day: ASAMA (10A: Central Honshu volcano) — Mount Asama(浅間山Asama-yama?) is an active complex volcano in central Honshū,...
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South American rodents / SUN 9-20-15 / Swillbelly / Journalist Flatow /...
Constructor: Jason Mueller and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Put A Lid On It!"—famous people and their hats, with the hat type sitting directly on top of the famous person's name, as a...
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Uniroyal product / MON 9-21-15 / Layered hairdo / Old Russian autocrats
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Medium (i.e. normal Monday difficulty)THEME:Stupid stuff— two-word phrases where both words start with "S" ... and a lot of themTheme answers:SORE...
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Italian scooter brand / TUE 9-22-15 / Angels Demons group whose name is Latin...
Constructor: Victor Barocas and Tom PepperRelative difficulty: Shade over Medium (over-sized grid, took somewhat more time)THEME:WIZARD OF AAHS (65A: Alternative name for 18-, 29- or 51-Across) —people...
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Corpus juris contents / WED 9-23-15 / Fast Company profilee / Beauty queen...
Constructor: Michael S. MaurerRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Wednesday...)THEME:just ordinary football terms that have been given wacky clues— Theme answers:FIRST DOWN (17A: Appetizer,...
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Palindromic Dutch city / THU 9-24-15 / Object seen in Seurat's Grande Jatte /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:nonsense phrases with lots of repeated two-letter segments in a row; actually, five, to be exact—Theme answers:TONTO TO TOTO TOME (17A: One...
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Indian Zoroastrian / FRI 9-25-15 / Old newspaper humorist Arthur "Bugs" /...
Constructor: James MulhernRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:none— Word of the Day: PARSEE (39D: Indian Zoroastrian) — Parsi/ˈpɑrsiː/ (or Parsee) is one of two Zoroastrian communities (the other being...
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Like a wet blanket / SAT 9-26-15 / Frothy drinks with tapioca balls /...
Constructor: David WoolfRelative difficulty: Medium-TediumWord of the Day: FERULE (Old-school rapper?)— fer·uleˈferəl/nounhistoricalnoun: ferule; plural noun: ferulesa flat ruler with a widened end,...
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Hebrew letter before samekh / SUN 9-27-15 / "I Am Not ___" (1975 show...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (and I imagine it's even tougher if you don't see the Note at the top of the puzzle)THEME: Mark My Words— A sort-of double-rebus puzzle in...
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"Star Trek" warp drive fuel / MON 9-28-15 / Gershwin composition in United...
Constructor: Dan Bischof and Jeff Chen Relative difficulty: Monday if you're over 40, Tuesday otherwiseTHEME: AEIOU AND Y — Theme answers use each of the vowels (including "Y") exactly once. A, E, I,...
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