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Bikini blast briefly / WED 1-27-16 / Service with bird logo / 2001 Sean Penn...
Constructor:Adam G. PerlRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"THE TIMES / THEY ARE / A-CHANGIN'" (23A: With 38- and 52-Across, 1964 Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues)...
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Lumberjack contests / THU 1-28-16 / Mother of Eos Selene / fishy deli order /...
Constructor:Elizabeth C. GorskiRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:BALLOON (39A: Party staple suggested by connecting this puzzle's special squares) — if you connect all the "HE" squares (symbol for...
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Green-glazed Chinese porcelain / FRI 1-29-16 / Relative of Without doubt in...
Constructor:David Phillips Relative difficulty:Medium (maybe slightly harder than usual)THEME:noneImportant crosswordese:Ned ROREM (5-letter composer of crossword fame; he'll bail you out of many...
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Ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns / SAT 1-30-16 / Hungarian hunting dog /...
Constructor:Samuel A. Donaldson and Brad WilberRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:RIGVEDA(38D: Ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns) — The Rigveda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेदṛgveda, from...
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1914 battle locale / SUN 1-31-16 / Old Southwest outlaw / Title chameleon of...
Constructor:Yaakov BendavidRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Message To Buyers"— theme answers are ... messages to buyers? ... notices you might in advertisements or on products you purchase ......
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____ Crawley, countess on "Downton Abbey" / MON 2-1-2016 / "Love Story"...
BRO, this puzzle was too much fun for Rex to do (because he's a no-fun-allowed type dude), so I, Annabel, am back to do some writing up! (JK. It's just the first Monday of the month, y'know, that's...
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Cheap 1980s car imports / TUE 2-2-16 / Genius's head / Paul 1993 World Series...
Constructor:Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (significantly slower than normal) (4:08)THEME:sky horizon sea ... stuff— HORIZON is in the middle and then above the HORIZON is a...
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Superstate in 1984 / WED 2-3-16 / Land partitioned in 1945 / Scaly...
Constructor:Tom McCoyRelative difficulty:Easiest Wednesday I've Ever DoneTHEME:MIDDLE CLASS (31A: Bourgeoisie ... or a descripti0n of each group of circled letters?) / CENTERFIELD(42A: Baseball...
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Cabaret Voltaire iconoclasts / THU 2-4-16 / Surprise volleyball shot /...
Constructor:Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:Square ROOT— familiar phrases ending in successive square numbers (1, 4, 9, 16) instead end in the square roots of those numbers. Your clue to...
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Balloon-carried probe / FRI 2-5-16 / Clean freak of sitcomdom / Chicago...
Constructor:Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:SONDE(35A: Balloon-carried probe) — nounnoun: sonde; plural noun: sondesan instrument probe that automatically...
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Filmdom's Chucky, for one / SAT 2-6-16 / Its icon contains pair of quavers /...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:LOCARNO(36D: Swiss treaty city) — The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland, on 5–16...
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Resort island in Firthy of Clyde / SUN 2-7-16 / Orthoodox jewish honorific /...
Constructor:Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Adding Insult"— "DIS" is added to familiar phrases, creating wacky blah blah you know the drill:Theme answers:DISCREDIT CARDS (22A: Damage a...
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Blue creature of old Saturday morning TV / MON 2-8-16 / 1962 007 villain
Constructor:Paolo PascoRelative difficulty:Normal, probablyTHEME:IT COUPLES (61: Tabloid twosomes ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues)— theme answers have a couple of "IT"s each:Theme...
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Bantu speaker of southern Africa / TUE 2-9-16 / Unwelcome sign for latecomers...
Constructor:Lynn LempelRelative difficulty:Normalish?THEME: THEME— compound words where the second part begins with "S" are reimagined as if they are verb phrases where the "S" is transferred to the...
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Japanese PC maker / WED 2-10-16 / Hobos conveyances / Bodybuilder's dirty...
Constructor:John GuzzettaRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:INTEGER (37A: The first parts of 17- and 22-Across are always this, the first part of 46-Across is sometimes this, and the first part of...
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1968 Heineken acquisition / THU 2-11-16 / Fair-hiring watchdog for short /...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:Famous people, initially — seemingly random words are actually meant to be read as two initials + a noun meaning "guy" or "woman"—so answers...
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Wrath of Titans antagonist / FRI 2-12-16 / Naval hero with five US counties...
Constructor:Brandon HensleyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Anita O'DAY(6D: Jazz singer whose surname came from pig Latin) — Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006)...
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Noted jazz trombonist's nickname / SAT 2-13-16 / Neocon's target of derision...
Constructor:Peter WentzRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:SRSLY(58A: Possible "OMG!" follow-up) — • • •Played harder than usual for me, and Way harder than Wentz puzzles usually play...
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Commemorative Yevtushenko poem / SUN 2-14-16 / Kirk Douglas Robert Wagner...
Constructor:Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"All You Need"— LOVE rebus; you know ... for VALENTINE'S DAY (31A: Romantic date)The "Love"Songs:LOVE ME DO (1A: The Beatles' first single,...
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Roman road / MON 2-15-16 / Gossipy types / Jeweler's magnifying glass / Black...
Constructor:David J. KahnRelative difficulty:Not a Monday / More a TuesdayTHEME:Presidents Day, I think— let's see, there's a word ladder going from POLK to FORD through TAFT For Some Reason, and also...
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