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Brother Antonio Girolamo in music history / THU 5-26-16 / Foe of Ottomans /...
Constructor:Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: transformative compressions— two-word phrases are clued as if they were "[first letter of first word]-second word" words, "[w]hen...
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Italian for sleeves / FRI 5-27-16 / Longtime All My Children role / First...
Constructor:Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty:Medium (leaning somewhat toward easy)THEME:none Word of the Day:TAXON(18A: Phylum, order or genus) — In biology, a taxon (plural taxa; back-formation...
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Miss Hungary of 1936 familiarly / SAT 5-28-16 / 1960s sitcom matriarch /...
Constructor:Frederick J. HealyRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:ATTELET(20A: Decorative skewer for serving hors d'oeuvres) — n.1.(Cooking) a type of skewerwith an...
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Physicist Nathan who postulated wormholes / SUN 5-29-16 / 1880s-90s veep P...
Constructor:Kevin G. DerRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium (closer to Medium)THEME:"Best Picture Adaptations"— Best Picture titles that have had one letter changed, resulting All The Wacky:Theme...
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Longtime NBC newsman Roger / MON 5-30-16 / Showtime's serial killer...
Constructor:David WoolfRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:TOSSED SALAD (62A: Common first course ... or what's literally contained in 17-, 23-, 32-, 44- and 49-Across)— circled squares in the theme answers...
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Folkie Phil / TUE 5-31-16 / Sheepskin boot name / Offensive football lineup /...
Constructor:Sarah KellerRelative difficulty:Easy THEME:EIEIO (69A: Children's song refrain found at the starts of 17-, 26-, 35-, 50- and 57-Across)—Theme answers:E STREET BAND (17A: Bruce Springsteen's...
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Dickinson with modeling agency / WED 6-1-16 / Elephant boy boy / One-named...
Constructor:Wren SchultzRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:diacritical marks— four of them in the grid, both as answers, and as the marks themselves, which can be found (if you solve on paper and care to...
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Turkish moolah / THU 6-2-16 / Hercules spinoff informally / First name in...
Constructor:Susan GelfandRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: JACK IN / THE BOX (8D: With 48-Down, children's toy ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme)— four JACKs in boxesTheme answers:JACK ASS / JACK...
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Eponymous bacteriologist Julius / FRI 6-3-16 / 2000s retro Chrysler / Under...
Constructor:Josh KnappRelative difficulty:Easy (Very)THEME: none Word of the Day:T-BEAM(14D: Building bar with one flange) — A T-beam (or tee beam), used in construction, is a load-bearingstructure of...
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Conditional construct in computer programming / SAT 6-4-16 / Opera genre for...
Constructor:Byron Walden and Brad WilberRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:VERISMO(23A: Opera genre for "Tosca" and "Pagliacci") — Like Gran Turismo... it's like a video game thing...
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Newspaper VIP Baquet / SUN 6-5-16 / Fictional braggart / Default avatar for...
Constructor:Tom McCoyRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:Word Search— clues all start "Where you can find...?" (see, you're "searching" for a "word"), and then every answer is both a familiar term / phrase...
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Ankle bones / MON 6-6-2016 / Six-time N.B.A. champion Steve / "N.Y. State of...
It's Annabel Monday and I have some important news to report: I AM NOW SLIGHTLY LESS TIRED!!!! Because it's summer and I finally got a vacation...for two weeks before I started my summer class. Sigh....
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Small flycatchers / TUE 6-7-16 / Oxide in rubies sapphires / shapes of...
Constructor:Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty:Challenging (*for a Tuesday*) (still well under 5 min. so don't freak out)THEME:NEEDLEPOINT (24A: Popular setting for 17- / 18- / 19-Across)— an attempt...
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She in Lisbon / WED 6-8-16 / Former Israeli PM Barak / Proselytizer's handout...
Constructor:Sean DobbinRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:wacky celebrity "-ing" pun phrases Theme answers:HOLDEN TANK (17A: Military vehicle for actor William?)BACON POWDER (24A: Makeup for actor...
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Agave drink / THU 6-9-16 / Shrubby wasteland / 1920s screen star Naldi /...
Constructor:Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:SILENT— circles spell "SILENT," with each letter in SILENT being itself a silent letter (in the Across answer). SILENT can precede two other...
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Website with virtual animals / FRI 6-10-16 / Vernacular much debated in 1990s...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:Medium (E-M for me, but ... proper nounstroubles might getcha)THEME:none Word of the Day:BARBUDA(38D: Island north of Antigua) — Barbuda is an island in...
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Soviet co-op / SAT 6-11-16 / French siege site of 1597 / Children's song...
Constructor:Andrew KingsleyRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:somebody named ARLISS? (42D: Third-ever Best Actor Oscar winner) — George Arliss (10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an...
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Mid-Long Island community / SUN 6-12-16 / Hunger Games star in tabloids /...
Constructor:Finn VigelandRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Attending Physicians"— "DR." added to familiar phrases to create wacky phrases with "?" clues... (there's also an unnecessary revealer: THE...
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Iconic U.S. cabinetmaker of early 1800s / MON 6-12-16 / Spinal cord cell...
Constructor:Lynn LempelRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (i.e. above-average difficulty For A Monday)THEME: FOOL AROUND (64A: Engage in some horseplay ... or a hint to the words spelled out in the...
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Grasslike perennial / TUE 6-14-16 / Krupp ironworks city / Greek philosopher...
Constructor:Tracy GrayRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:EASY DOES IT (58A: "Not too hard now" ... or a homophonic hint to 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across) — themers are two-word phrases, first word "E,"...
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