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Like some truths and flames / TUE 9-29-15 / Railroad engine, in old lingo /...
Constructor: Kurt KraussRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: AGES of man -- Each theme answer begins with one planetary ageTheme answers:STONEHENGE (17A: *English rock group?)ICE BREAKERS (24A: *Many...
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1993 Economics co-Nobelist Robert / WED 9-30-15 / US women's soccer star...
Constructor: Freddie ChengRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:BREAKABLES (62A: Extra-care items for movers ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 28-, 44- and 49-Across) — first words of themers...
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Latex-like glove material / THU 10-1-15 / German expressionist who was...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: word ladder ... in rebus form—from WARM to COLD in five boxes:Theme answers:WARM (___ BODY / ___ UP)WORM (EAR ___ / ___'S EYE...
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Plantation owner in Cat on Hot Tin Roof / FRI 10-2-15 / Sun King's infamous...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day: NED Land (18D: Land in a nautical adventure) — "Canadian whaler and master harpoonist Ned Land," a character in 20,000...
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1960-62 home of Lee Harvey Oswald / SAT 10-3-15 / Old alternative to Rabbit /...
Constructor: Barry C. SilkRelative difficulty: Challenging (for me)THEME:none Word of the Day: OYES (57A: Cry for silence and attention) — • • •Almost impossible for me to finish. Tough overall, but...
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Odette's counterpart in Swan Lake / SUN 10-4-15 / Half classic Mad magazine...
Constructor: Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Sound Argument"— ["SOUND" is in the grid at 42D, but we'll just pretend that isn't true] ... "childish debate" (represented by "IS NOT"...
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Mario with the 1951 #1 hit "Be My Love" / MON 10-5-15 / Part of the eye /...
It's an Annabel Monday!!! Hooray!!!Constructor: Mike BuckleyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: CHANGE IS GOOD — Theme answers included coins.Theme answers:7D: Lightest coins ever minted by the U.S., used...
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World on Time courier / TUE 10-6-15 / Mexican once ranked as world's richest...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium+ (normal Tuesday "plus" I just woke up)THEME:SINKING FEELING (6D: With 44-Down, an "uh-oh" sensation ... or an apt title for this puzzle) —...
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Four of 12 imams of Shia / WED 6-7-15 / Red Lobster freebie / Amused singer...
Constructor: Julian LimRelative difficulty:Very very easyTHEME: Mononymous singers— familiar phrases that contain words that are also the names of one-named singers; answers are clued wackily, as if...
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Bluesman Willie / Talker-upper maybe / THU 10-8-15 / Old court org / Old...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Longest common word in the English language ... that does stuff"— [sigh] some kind of word trivia thing, I guess...Theme answers:SPOONFEED (17A:...
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Citrus fruit from Japan / FRI 10-9-15 / Old English letter / Former NBA coach...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: SAR (35A: Patriotic org. founded in 1889) — The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Inc. is...
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Eliot's Vos Prec / SAT 10-10-15 / Highland lowland / Alternative to Ho Hos /...
Constructor: Roland HugetRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:"ARA Vos Prec"(20A: Eliot's "___ Vos Prec") — [it appears to be an early volume of poetry by T.S. Eliot, though it's...
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1953 biblical movie / SUN 10-11-15 / Designer of Florence Cathedral bell...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"For Variety's Sake"— An SNL-themed puzzle, where names of former stars are hidden in the theme answers, inside (mostly non-contiguous)...
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Where Picture A might be found / MON 10-12-15 / 1994 sci-fi film turned into...
Constructor: Patrick MerrellRelative difficulty: Easy (under 2:30, and w/o the pictures!)THEME:a spoonerism letter-switch thing, with pictures— so I guess there is some NURSERY RHYME that contains the...
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Art supplies since 1903 / TUE 10-13-15 / Looney Tunes character with strong...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME:— both words of two-part names and phrases occupy same space in grid (so you have to read the Across twice to get the full answer). The...
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Place with homies / WED 10-14-15 / Cowboy in poker slang / Goddess involved...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME:HANGMAN— theme answers are HANGMAN letter guesses, and the answers to the guesses (which are, ironically, in the clues ... not the...
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Roman emperor who overthrew Galba / THU 10-15-15 / Financial guru Suze /...
Constructor: Kevin G. DerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:spirals— theme answers are things that spiral, and also there is a chain of double-letter squares (the circled squares pictured above)...
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Vaccine letters / FRI 10-16-15 / One of officemates on Office / John of old...
Constructor: Joe KrozelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:unchecked squares along the borders = every letter of the alphabet Word of the Day: NIPA (45A: Long-leaved palm) — Nypa fruticans, commonly...
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Floating island visited in Gulliver's Travels / SAT 10-17-15 / Region beyond...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium, once you get the gimmick. No telling how long that will take you...THEME:OUTER / SPACE (25A: With 39-Across, region beyond the Kármán line...
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Home of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars / SUN 10-18-15 / Modern-day home of...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Big Names in E-Tail"— familiar phrases have "E" added to end of one part, changing that part into a famous person's name. Wacky "?" clues for...
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