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Japanese salad herb / Hardwoord percussion stick / WED 7-6-16 / Corcoran of...
Constructor:David WoolfRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:TWO-STATE SOLUTION (39A: Topic of international negotiations ... and a hint to every four-letter answer in this puzzle)—four-letter answer...
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Characters in Romola Gondoliers / THU 7-7-16 / Gilbert protagonist of Vampire...
Constructor:Joel Elkins and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: CHECKPOINTS (34A: Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle)— a TSA rebusTheme answers:"THAT'S...
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Duck lookalike / FRI 7-8-16 / Oz salutation / Ilmenite is chief one /...
Constructor:Barry C. SilkRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Kirmans(7D: Kirmans, e.g.) — Kerman carpets (sometimes "Kirman") are one of the traditional classifications of...
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Tin Drum boy / SAT 7-9-16 / Jazz great Montgomery / Unconventional and...
Constructor:Josh KnappRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:The Lost Battalion(38A: Where the Lost Battalion got lost (ARGONNE)) — The Lost Battalion is the name given to nine companies...
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Key Largo gangster Johnny / SUN 7-10-16 / Painkiller first sold in 1950 /...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Double Quote"— double letters throughout grid: when you read them in order (top down, left to right) you get a quote from YOGI BERRA...
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Bygone dagger / MON 7-11-16 / Material in fire starter set / Like some pond...
Constructor:Freddie ChengRelative difficulty:Medium (normal Monday)THEME:WOW FACTOR (36D: Pizazz ... or what 18-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across each has?)— theme answers are three-letter phrases where first...
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Jazz composer with Egyptian-inspired name / TUE 7-12-16 / Lenovo alternative...
Constructor:Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty:Medium THEME:BROKEN BONES (55A: Injuries illustrated four times in this puzzle) — circled squares (or, probably, shaded squares in the dead-tree...
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Politico who said buck up or stay in truck / WED 7-13-16 / Shoe brand that...
Constructor:Tom McCoyRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:from words to initals— familiar phrases are clued as if the last word (three letters in every case) were an initialism, i.e. clued wackily!Theme...
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Mandela player in 2013 biopic / THU 7-14-16 / 1940s film critic James / Dance...
Constructor:David J. KahnRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: PHONETIC (60A: Like the alphabet that includes the answers to the starred clues ... and an anagram of the eight circled letters)— grid...
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Nine-time presidential contender of 1940s-90s / FRI 7-16-16 / Island west of...
Constructor:Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:two pronunciations of UNIONIZED (36A: See 19- and 57-Across)— Theme answers:19A: One for whom 36-Across has four syllables (CHEMIST)57A:...
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Simba sobriquet / SAT 7-16-16 / Trendy pseudocereal / Zipcar alternative /...
Constructor:Byron WaldenRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:ADRIAN II(2D: Ninth-century pope who was married with a daughter) — Pope Adrian II (Latin: Adrianus PP. II, Italian:...
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Thrice in Rxs / SUN 7-17-16 / Heraldic border / Cathedral music maker /...
Constructor:Jerry MiccolisRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Double Features"— imagined double features, which are really imagined single features in which two movie titles have been fused...
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Bond Girl Shirley / MON 7-18-16 / Ancient Greek theaters / Succulent...
Constructor:Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*: 20+ seconds over normal time)THEME:OPED COLUMN (29D: Place for airing an opinion ... or what five of the his puzzle's...
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Spherical locks / TUE 7-19-16 / Mythical abductee / McDonald's slogan that...
Constructor:James MulhernRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:FULL COUNT (63A: 3-2 ... or what's represented by the answers to this puzzle's starred clues) — DESCRIPTIONTheme answers:BALL JOINT (17A: *Car...
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Markka spender / WED 7-20-16 / Creators of artificial lakes / Sushi bar...
Constructor:Gordon JohnsonRelative difficulty:Medium (no idea ... tweeted about it while I was solving, so my time was obviously through the roof; it felt normalish)THEME: STAR-CROSSED LOVE (34A:...
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First of minor prophets / THU 7-21-16 / Bitter component of tea / Prominent...
Constructor:Jason FlinnRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:BAD LUCK (62A: Supposed consequence of any of the three no-nos in this puzzle)— things that are bad luck, represented literally in the puzzle....
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Eternal water-pourers in Hades / FRI 7-22-16 / Shakespearean duel overeseer /...
Constructor:Martin Ashwood-Smith and George BaranyRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:DANAIDES(36D: Eternal water-pourers in Hades) — In Greek mythology, the Daughters of Danaus...
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Pop singer Goulding / SAT 7-23-16 / WW II landing site in Italy / 24-book...
Constructor:Debbie EllerinRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:KIT CAR(37A: Do-it-yourself wheels)— Not to be confused with KITT.For other uses, see Kit (disambiguation).A kit...
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Palindromic elemento / SUN 7-24-16 / Common Coke go-with / Friend of Lucy...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:Medium THEME: SPACE INVADERS— grid is a representation of a screenshot from the video gameWord of the Day: BIG DIG (Boston megaproject completed in 2007,...
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Like amoeba reproduction / MON 7-25-16 / Bart Simpson's siter / Harvard rival
Constructor: Kevin ChristianRelative difficulty:Easy like Monday MorningTHEME: HEY JOE— each theme entry begins with a familiar Joe Word of the Day: CAMELCASE (28A: Style of "iPhone" or "eBay,"...
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