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Peg solitaire puzzle brand / SUN 3-27-16 / Longtime soap actress Hall / Latin...
Constructor:Patrick BlindauerRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Pitch Imperfect"— famous advertising slogans, but with one word anagrammed into another word, creating wackiness and "?" clues and all...
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Hand-blown wine bottle that's also title of 1968 Beatles song / MON 3-28-16 /...
Constructor:Gary CeeRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:APPEALING (35A: Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster?) — last words in theme answers are all foods that you...
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Op-ed columnist Timothy / TUE 3-29-16 / Supporting stalks / Ancestor of...
Constructor:Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:DOGLEGS (38A: Some links holes ... with a hint to the circled letters) — golf theme with dog breeds spelled out in the shape of "doglegs" on...
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College in Down Under slang / WED 3-30-16 / Flopper in basketball / Part of...
Constructor:Andrew ReynoldsRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:CLIMATE CHANGE (34A: Environmentalist's concern ... or a hint to the circled letters) — contiguous circled letters are, in four different...
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Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg heroine / THU 3-31-16 / 1890s vice president...
Constructor:Ellen Leuschner and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:[Double __?]— all theme clues follow that model (familiar two-word phrases beginning "Double..."), and answers are familiar "___...
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Capital of Roman province of Africa / FRI 4-1-16 / Actress Issa of...
Constructor:Peter GordonRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: April Fool's message— DUE TO BUDGET CUTS / THE NEW YORK TIMES / CROSSWORD PUZZLE / WILL END TOMORROWWord of the Day:ANOSMIA(52A: Inability...
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Port in Lower Saxony / SAT 4-2-16 / Bastille prisoner 1784-89 / Service...
Constructor:Doug Peterson and Brad WilberRelative difficulty:Easy (I think, but I did it in the Marriott bar, semi-out-loud, and my friend Erin kept giving away answers so maybe it's harder, I don't...
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Lake Oahe locale / SUN 4-3-16 / Carson who won 2001 TS Eliot prize for poetry...
Constructor:Natan LastRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:"Jumping To Conclusions"— the theme is really IN ONE EAR AND / OUT THE OTHER (23A: With 113-Across, heard but disregarded ... or a hint to...
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All students at Eton / MON 3-4-16 / Actress Uta / Billiards variant / Went in...
Before we begin, I just want to say that this puzzle was very disappointing, even for a Monday. The lineup of the corners was all wrong, and the clues were predictable. Indeed, as I puzzle over my...
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Pagoda placement consideration / TUE 4-5-16 / Fluffy trio / Climate features...
Constructor:Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium THEME:PAIR OF JOKERS (54A: Cards #53 and #54 in a deck ... or a hint to the answers to 19-, 26-, 35- and 47-Across)— familiar phrases made up...
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Classical promenades / WED 4-6-16 / Creamer of LPGA / Old TV title role for...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Challenging (for a *Wed*, for me, though I *was* watching baseball while solving, so *maybe* that threw me off ... maybe)THEME: What Is It?— that was the...
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1909 Matisse masterpiece / THU 4-7-16 / Big-picture approach to patient care...
Constructor:John LiebRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"SAY HELLO TO MY / LITTLE FRIEND" (27A: With 48-Across, memorable Al Pacino movie line ... or a hint for this puzzle's theme) — "PAL" is squeezed into...
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1977 horror film set in Newfoundland / FRI 4-8-16 / Grammy-nominated rock...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Howard ASHMAN(39A: "Beauty and the Beast" lyricist Howard) — Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an...
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Medieval steel helmets with visors / SAT 4-9-16 / Mongolian for hero / Steven...
Constructor:David PhillipsRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:none Word of the Day:PIETISM(46A: Old Lutheran movement) — Pietism (/ˈpaɪᵻtɪsm/, from the word piety) was an influential movement...
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Sant' Gria brand / SUN 4-10-16 / Jerusalem's province to Romans / Rich kid in...
Constructor:Randolph RossRelative difficulty:Easy (unless you are younger than, say, 35, in which case the fill will make your eyes bleed with its staleness ... yes, I stand by that...
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Athenian colonnade / MON 4-11-16 / Unfiltered unpasteurized brew / Poetic...
Constructor:Ron Toth and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Slightly easier than usual for a MondayTHEME:POCKETS(53A: Keeps for oneself ... or features of the answers to all the starred CLUEs)— things...
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Narnia nabob / TUE 4-12-16 / ed Euridice Gluck opera / Complete outfit for...
Constructor:Alan DerkazarianRelative difficulty:Mediumish, maybe a tad tougherTHEME:HAM ON RYE(57A: Common deli order ... or a literal occurrence five times in this puzzle)— "HAM" sits directly on top...
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Green person for short / WED 4-13-16 / Dogie-bagging rope / Oil dispenser on...
Constructor:Tony OrbachRelative difficulty:Challenging (for a Wed.)THEME:ET SEQ (45D: Bibliographical abbr.)—this isn't the theme, but it's close. The "ET" sound follows ... a familiar phrase, to make...
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Ziegfeld Follies costumer / THU 4-14-16 / He gave Odysseus bag of winds /...
Constructor:Jason FlinnRelative difficulty:Medium (leaning toward Medium-Challenging)THEME: WATER SLIDES (37A: Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle)— circled...
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Bygone sportscaster Hodges / FRI 4-15-16 / Styles lead character in Boyz N...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:RUSS Hodges(10D: Bygone sportscaster Hodges) — Russell Pleasant Hodges (June 18, 1910 – April 19, 1971) was an American...
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