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Topkapi Palace resident / FRI 5-6-16 / Architect sculptor with eponymous New...
Constructor:Julian LimRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Isamu NOGUCHI(36A: Architect/sculptor with an eponymous New York museum) — Isamu Noguchi(野口 勇Noguchi Isamu?, November...
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Small slim daggers / SAT 5-7-16 / Mother or son Philippine president / Hall...
Constructor:Kyle MahowaldRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium (all easy *except* NE corner, where I got stuck for a bit)THEME:none Word of the Day:PONIARDS(1A: Small, slim daggers) — Poignard, or poniard,...
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Milkman made famous by Zero Mostel / SUN 5-8-16 / Tricky start to tennis...
Constructor:David J. KahnRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Trapped Moisture" ("Liquid Condensation"in the .puz version (!?))— "H20" rebus with "HHO" in the Down and "Water" added to wacky...
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Julie portrayer of Claire on Modern Family / MON 5-9-16 / Punk rock subgenre...
Constructor:Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty:Medium (normal Monday)THEME:In a state—first words of themers can precede "state" in state slogans—relevant states have their postal codes hidden (in...
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Boy genius of old teen fiction / TUE 5-10-16 / Alsace assents / Broken Tower...
Constructor:David KwongRelative difficulty:Easy (because of all the proper nouns, your mileage may vary)THEME:"BIRDMAN" (51A: Best Picture of 2014 ... or what 18-, 23-, 28-, 34-, 46- and 56-Across is)...
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Variety of pasture grass / WED 5-11-16 / Speedsters of old autodom /...
Constructor:Pawel FludzinskiRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: dos and bes and please don't make me explain it— Theme answers:TO BE OR NOT TO BE (20A: Words from Shakespeare)TO BE IS TO DO (28A: Words from...
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Soybean snack / THU 5-12-16 / Greek colonnade / Sucker holder / World music's...
Constructor:James TuttleRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Second verse, enclosed in the first— two-word phrases where letters of second word can be found (in non-consecutive order) inside the first....
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Distillery eponym Joseph / FRI 5-13-16 / Sardine relative / Big name in...
Constructor:David Phillips and David SteinbergRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:IMAGINE DRAGONS(14A: Band with the 2012 double-platinum album "Night Visions") — Imagine Dragons...
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Supermodel Wek / SAT 5-14-16 / Cutting edge device named for its versatility...
Constructor:Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:SAWZALL(30A: Cutting-edge device named for its versatility) — A reciprocating saw is a type of saw in which the cutting action...
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Hoppy drink / SUN 5-15-16 / Stomach stuff / Hand makeup / Head locks / Wild...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Exhibit A— Wacky clues for wacky homophones of real phrases/things, made wacky by pulling out and highlighting (exhibiting) the letter A to create...
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Impressionist Claude / MON 5-16 / Former "Meet the Press" host Marvin /...
Constructor: Sam BuchbinderRelative difficulty: Pretty Easy, I ThinkTHEME:Things that can be "set"Hi, everybody! It's me -- PuzzleGirl! Excited to be with you today to talk about your Monday puzzle...
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Big name in retirement community development / TUE 5-17-16 / Company that...
Constructor:Paula GamacheRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME:GO ON AHEAD (62A: "Don't wait for me to proceed" ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue can...
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Mantra-chanting priest / WED 5-18-16 / Pie old British dish / Worrisome call...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:fore!— three answers that have four Cs, four Ts, and four As, respectively, are cross-referenced in clues for three words that are rough...
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Titular queen of Castile in a Handel opera / THU 5-19-16 / terminer criminal...
Constructor:Morton J. MendelsonRelative difficulty:Challenging (between the ... interesting ... fill and the made-up punny quip, I just couldn't find the handle)THEME:a punny quip about a perp's...
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Squinting cartoon character / FRI 5-20-16 / Restaurant breakfsat innovation...
Constructor:Kristian HouseRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:TITIS(34D: South American monkeys) — The titis, or titi monkeys, are the New World monkeys of the genusCallicebus. They...
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Fictional character with ring of power / SAT 5-21-16 / Protagonist is Wilde's...
Constructor:Jason FlinnRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:"Rats Live ON NO Evil Star"(8D: Anne Sexton's palindrome-inspired poem "Rats Live ___ Evil Star") — A palindrome seen on the...
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Bob Ewell's daughter in To Kill Mockingbird / SUN 5-22-16 / Tongue...
Constructor:Victor Barocas and Andy KravisRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Rise And Fall"— Circles form inverted "V"s in top half of grid—these hold the names of mountains; circles form "V"s in...
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Questlove's hairdo for short / MON 5-23-16 / Early automaker Ransom E /...
Constructor:Ori BrianRelative difficulty:Easy (even for a Monday)THEME:body part of the something— colloquial phrases following the pattern "___ OF THE ___" where first word is a body part:Theme...
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Resort near venice / TUE 5-24-16 / African antelope with curvy horns /...
Constructor:Jonathan GerschRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium THEME:TAPS (71A: Bugle tune ... or what one does to 1-, 18-, 35-, 43- and 62-Across) Theme answers:KEGS (1A: Frat party staples)PHONE LINES...
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Bonkers in modern lingo / WED 5-25-16 / Eastern mediterranean port since...
Constructor:Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:JOHNNY ON THE SPOT (38A: Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle)— theme answers...
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