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Linotype machine nowadays / TUE 2-16-16 / Part of fishing line to which hook...
Constructor:Ron and Nancy ByronRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:FIGUREHEAD (55A: Carved decoration on a ship's prow ... or a hint to the first word of 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across) — first words of...
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Gen follower / WED 2-17-16 / One alternative of sentry's challenge / Twister...
Constructor:Kyle MahowaldRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:cold people puns— famous names turned into winter-related puns (I think)Theme answers:EDWARD SNOWED IN (20A: Informant trapped after an icy...
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Mandrake the Magician's sidekick / THU 2-18-16 / Land of ancient Ephesus /...
Constructor:Bruce HaightRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"I"s— Black squares form two large "I"s, which act as the letter "I" in the Across answers that run into them and extend away from them.Word of...
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Longtime grandmotherly General Hospital actress / FRI 2-19-16 / Town hear...
Constructor:Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:composers inside composers— composers whose names end with the names of other composers—so one composer clued as two:Theme answers:17....
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Longtime comic strip queen / SAT 2-20-16 / Single-speed two-wheeler / Old TV...
Constructor:James MulhernRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:SHIH-Poo(58D: ___-poo (designer dog)) — The Shih-poo is a small domestic dog. It is a crossbreed between a Poodle and a...
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Egocentric tyrant / SUN 2-21-16 / Augural observations / Wallachian prince...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Awesome!"— homophone puzzle where "aw" sound stays the same but meanings / spellings of the words containing that sound change (via wackytastic...
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Onetime stage name for Sean Combs / MON 2-22-16 / Fireplace smoke escapes...
Constructor:Ed SessaRelative difficulty:Medium (i.e. normal Monday puzzle) (3:00)THEME:DOWN-AND-DIRTY (22D: Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues?) —...
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Black flower in Dumas title / TUE 2-23-16 / Beijin'g s river basin /...
Constructor:Elizabeth C. GorskiRelative difficulty:Wednesday (i.e. Challenging *for a Tuesday*)THEME:LAYER / CAKES (13D: With 51-Down, description of the circled answers?) — types of cakes are...
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Popular Bach piece for lute / WED 2-24-16 / College benefactor Yale /...
Constructor:Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:SUBMERGES (37A: Goes underwater ... or a hint to the answers on the perimeter of this puzzle) — answers on the perimeter...
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Epitome of cool with the / THU 2-25-16 / Style with illusory motion / Cactus...
Constructor:Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:CRASH SITES (49A: Focal points of many F.A.A. investigations ... or a description of 18-, 24- and 40-Across?) — well-known websites "crash" (?)...
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Fragile fabric made from certain plant fibers / FRI 2-26-16 / 1991 Scorsese...
Constructor:Paula GamacheRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:none Word of the Day:ALOE LACE(15A: Fragile fabric made from certain plant fibers) — Hvar: agave or aloe laceHvar lace is unique in...
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Florida community with portmanteau name / SAT 2-27-16 / Crumbly mideastern...
Constructor:Julian LimRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:HALVA(30D: Crumbly Mideastern dessert) — Halva (halawa, alva, haleweh, halava, helava, helva, halwa, halua, aluva,...
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Card table cloth / SUN 2-28-16 / Nougaty treats / World Heritage Site in...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Court Jesters"— basketball terms with wacky non-basketball "?" cluesTheme answers:23A: Fly swatter? (BUZZER BEATER)34A: Drool from both...
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The Past from Feminist Standpoint / MON 2-29-16 / Once ubiquitous red fixture...
Constructor:Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:LEAP DAY (39A: 2/29/16, e.g. ... or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle) — circled squares represent holi DAYs (i.e. words that precede...
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Oil-producing matter in shale / TUE 3-1-16 / 2000-03 Disney Channel series...
Constructor:Freddie ChengRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium ("Medium" only for KEROGEN !?)THEME:ALL ABOUT EVE (56A: 1950 Bette Davis film hinting at something found 15 times in this puzzle) — Well, I'm...
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British poet/critic Sitwell / WED 3-2-16 / Muscular Japanese dog / Corrida...
Constructor:Fred PiscopRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:pasta puns— Theme answers:20A: Politician in charge of pasta? (ZITI COUNCILMAN)40A: Pasta, apparently? (ORZO, IT WOULD SEEM)58A: Card game with...
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Tar water as seen in medieval medicine / THU 3-3-16 / Having same pitch but...
Constructor:Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:ENHARMONIC squares (7D: Having the same pitch but written differently, in a score) — there are three of these, where the squares...
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1943 Churchill conference site / FRI 3-4-16 / Worker on London's Savile Row /...
Constructor:Evans ClinchyRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:ADANA(49D: 1943 Churchill conference site) — Adana (pronounced [aˈda.na]) is a major city in southern Turkey. The city is...
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Barfly's request / SAT 3-5-16 / Jimmy Carter's mother / Stain / Heavy duty /...
Constructor: Roland Huget Relative difficulty:Medium THEME:NoneWord of the Day:CLORIS (19A: She played "Phyllis on TV's "Phyllis")Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an American actress of stage,...
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Christopher tippler in Taming of Shrew / SUN 3-6-16 / Dumas swordsman / Movie...
Constructor:David J. KahnRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"In Character"— theme answers are clues describing Shakespearean characters whose names are found *inside* those descriptions (in circled...
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