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Faerie Queene woman whose name means peace / MON 10-19-15 / TV installation...
Constructor: Bruce Venzke and Victor FlemingRelative difficulty: Medium MondayTHEME:TIES (69A: Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues) — Theme answers:CABLE OUTLET...
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Perpendicular to ship's midline / TUE 10-20-15 / Ambient musician Brian
Constructor: Sam BuchbinderRelative difficulty: No idea (see below)THEME:ROULETTE— "Note: The circled letters in this puzzle provide a hint to the starts of the answers to the four italicized clues";...
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Antipiracy org. / WED 10-21-15 / Maxim by Publilius Syrus / Cipher creator's...
Constructor: Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (just 'cause quotes are kind of hard to suss out)THEME:quote / word ladder Theme answers:"LET A FOOL / HOLD HIS TONGUE...
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Gas giant since 1966 / THU 10-22-15 / Phishing targets / Mint family plant...
Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:POTHOLES (60A: Road hazards ... four of which are illustrated literally in this puzzle) — phrases with the letter string "CAR" in them have...
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McDreamy's first name on Grey's Anatomy / FRI 10-23-15 / Singer with 4x...
Constructor: Evan BirnholzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: Jonathan PRYCE (7D: Actor Jonathan, whose name sounds like it's worth something) — Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born John...
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Pseudonym of Freud's famed hysteria patient / SAT 10-24-15 / Lead-in to...
Constructor: Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: Jacques LACAN (31D: Jacques ___, French psychoanalyst who studied hysteria) — acques Marie Émile Lacan...
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Ancient Hebrew liquid measure / SUN 10-25-15 / Cribbage one-pointers / Eponym...
Constructor: Bill ZaisRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Halloween Costumes"— words are added to beginnings of famous people's names to create spooky names, or, I guess, theoretically costumed famous...
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Lenin's successor / MON 10-26-15 / Kid long-running 1950s western / Home with...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Easy (2:42, and this thing is 16-wide...)THEME:SAN FRANCISCO (67A: So-called "Paris of the West") — stuff in or associated with S.F.Theme answers:CITY BY...
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Vampire's bane / TUE 10-27-15 / Spider's hatching pouch / Hurrays for matadors
Constructor: Kurt MuellerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:Vampire's banes...— bunch of stuff that kills vampiresTheme answers:THE HOLY BIBLEDIRECT SUNLIGHTGARLIC NECKLACESILVER BULLETSTAKE (through...
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Onetime MTV reality stunt show / WED 10-28-15 / 1950s mideast hotspot / Big...
Constructor: Jay Kaskel and Daniel KantorRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Wednesday*) (not sure why, but my time was sky-high)THEME: FOOD COURT (34A: Legal setting for 17-, 25-, 45- and...
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Director Besson / THU 10-29-15 / Addie's husband in As I Lay Dying / 1881...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: No idea (solved while watching World Series / GOP debate)THEME:LION'S SHARE (66A: Almost all ... and a hint to the five circled letters)— theme answers are...
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Mata Hari portrayer of 1931 / FRI 10-30-15 / Lewis presidential also-ran 1848...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: Lewis CASS (25D: Lewis ___, presidential also-ran of 1848) — Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an...
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1946 Goethe Prize winner / SAT 10-31-15 / Gangsta rap characters / 1960s-80s...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: MITZI Gaynor (50A: Gaynor with the one-woman show "Razzle Dazzle!") — Mitzi Gaynor (born September 4, 1931) is an American...
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Capital of Minorca / SUN 11-1-15 / Dr Seuss environmentalist /...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Frame Job"— theme answers are just ... phrases. But they have "frames" (circled squares, some on one side of the answer, some on the...
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Country singer Williams / MON 11-2-15 / Finnish tech giant / Auto pioneer...
Constructor: Loren Muse SmithRelative difficulty: Medium (normal-ish Monday time)THEME:BOOBY TRAPS (58A: Dangers for the unwary ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23- and 47-Across) — first words are...
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Golfer Bob his golfing son Kevin / TUE 11-3-15 / Frequent enemy in comics set...
Constructor:Brendan Emmett Quigley and Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: KENKEN (47A: Newspaper puzzle suggested by this crossword's gray squares)— four numbers in grid...
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Puppeteer Bil / WED 11-4-15 / One of Seuss's Star-Bellies / Singing sister of...
Constructor:Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:GAME— note accompanying the puzzle: "The answers to this puzzle's four starred clues can each precede a hidden word in 16-, 27-, 43-...
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Travolta's Saturday Night Fever role / THU 11-5-15 / John Peter early English...
Constructor:Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:HIGHER POWER (63A: Divine being ... or a hint to 17-, 31- and 48-Across) — the letter string "NTH" in various answer has been "raised" above...
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Old townhouse feature / FRI 11-6-15 / Myers 24 character / Stable character...
Constructor:Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty:Easy (PARONYMnearly raised it to Easy-Medium, but not quite)THEME: none Word of the Day:PARONYM(49A: Word derived from another that has a related meaning,...
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Financial adviser Edelman / SAT 11-7-15 / Title heroine of Massenet opera /...
Constructor:Barry C. SilkRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:RADIO GALAXY(4A: Centaurus A is one) — (google)• • •I did this while chatting with a friend online, so ... starts and stops...
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