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Discombobulate / TUE 7-26-15 / Yodeling locale / Defensive tennis shots
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: About right for TuesdayTHEME:"ESTEE" PHRASES — Phrases with the initials S.T.Word of the Day: SOUL TRAIN (58A: *Bygone R&B showcase) — Soul Train is an...
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2003 Bennifer Bomb / WED 7-27-2016 / Itemize / Refusal from Putin
Constructor: Natan Last, Finn Vigeland, and the J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassRelative difficulty:A-OK for a WednesdayTHEME:RING CYCLE— Theme entries are things with between 1 and 5 rings Word of the Day:...
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Gloria of Miami Sound Machine / THU 7-28-2016 / Sweetums / Kind of chat
Constructor: Adam G. PerlRelative difficulty:On the easy side for ThursdayTHEME:LOST ART— Eight grid entries are missing the letters ART as clued, but still form familiar wordsWord of the Day: AEROFLOT...
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Match Makeup / FRI 7-29-2016 / Doughnutlike / Catacomb component
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty:Took me 8:46, so good for a FridayTHEME: NoneWord of the Day:SPY KIDS(20A: 2001 fantasy/adventure film with three sequels )— Gregorio and Ingrid are the...
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Ladder's counterpart / SAT 7-30-2016 / Writer Sedaris / Pet name meaning...
Constructor:Lily SilversteinRelative difficulty:11:36, slightly tough for Saturday (not a humblebrag, just telling you my time)THEME: NoneWord of the Day:ALSTON(29A: Charles who created murals for...
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Mentalist Geller / SUN 7-31-2016 / Leaf / It may require a password
Constructor: Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty:Not very toughTHEME:MAKE "IT" A DOUBLE— each theme entry contains two IT rebus squaresWord of the Day: ENDGAME (115A: Lead-up to mating)—In...
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Rose oil / MON 8-1-2016 / Big band trombonist / IV units / One doing carbon...
Welcome back to another Annabel Monday!!!!! Constructors: Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele GianetteRelative difficulty: Easy, actually. Weird, right? Like this took me 10 minutes less than usual. I'm so...
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Orbiting info relayer / TUE 8-2-16 / French mathematician Blaise / Part of...
Constructor:Paula GamacheRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (for a *Tuesday*)THEME:-LESS— so ... lots of "-LESS"-suffixed words, with the "... didn't want to be?" clues turning the answers into...
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YSL perfume named for drug / WED 8-3-16 / Time for latish lunch / Mike...
Constructor:Neville FogartyRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Gerund in the noun" songs, literally— song titles that follow the pattern "blankin(g) in the blank" are represented "literally" in the grid,...
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Historic kingdom in Spain / THU 8-4-16 / North Sea oil port / Saknussemm...
Constructor:Jonathan M. KayeRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: BOOT (59D: Result of a parking violation ... as illustrated four times in this puzzle?)— "O" in the names of car models turns...
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Temple of Artemis city / FRI 8-5-16 / Colorful swallow / Ottoman honorific /...
Constructor:Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:none Word of the Day:EPHESUS(65A: Temple of Artemis city) — Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/; Greek: ἜφεσοςEphesos; Turkish: Efes; ultimately...
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Dwarf warrior in Lord of Rings / SAT 8-6-16 / Morse Toto totally / Certain...
Constructor:David PhillipsRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:NEO DADA(37D: Genre of some of Yoko Ono's art) — Neo-Dada was a movement with audio, visual and literary manifestations...
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Old Irish character / SUN 8-7-16 / Historic headline of 1898 / Temple of Abu...
Constructor:Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Anchor Lines"— phrases we associate with news anchors are given wacky, wordplay / pun clues:Theme answers:TOP STORIES (23A: "What's in your...
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Eschew Uber say / MON 8-8-16 / Sister brand of Gillette's Sensor / 1956 James...
Constructor:Zhouqin Burnikel and Don GagliardoRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*—largely because of the preponderance of proper nouns, particularly the themers)THEME:BIG PICTURE...
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County in Colorado New Mexico / TUE 8-9-16 / Ottoman bigwigs / Casino game...
Constructor:Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:same answer twice (or, once, thrice)— answers are pairs of mutually cross-referential repeated-word phrasesTheme answers:ZOOM / ZOOM (5A:...
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Acronym for outdoor fantasy game / WED 8-10-16 / Warm alpine wind / Turkish...
Constructor:David C. Duncan DekkerRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: QUINTUPLE (33A: Like each letter of the alphabet in this puzzle, at minimum) — all letters of alphabet appear in grid at least five...
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Winston's tormenter in 1984 / THU 8-11-16 / Capital south of Lake Volta /...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:say the circled letters— all themers are clued [See circled letters]. If you say the circled letters aloud (i.e. if themer has two...
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Porcine paramour / FRI 8-12-16 / Foe of Big Boy Little Face / Hoist on ship /...
Constructor:Kelly ClarkRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:DAVIT(43D: Hoist on a ship) — nounnoun: davit; plural noun: davitsa small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair for...
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Hymn set to music by Vivaldi Haydn / SAT 8-13-16 / Bandleader whose band was...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: Tenzing NORGAY(33D: Hillary's mate) — Tenzing NorgayOSNGM (/ˈtɛnsɪŋˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born...
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Focus of onomastics / SUN 8-14-16 / One-eyed female on Futurama / Enough to...
Constructor:Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Moral Thinking"— "-al" sound added to familiar phrases; wackiness follows:Theme answers:THE OLD GRAY MERYL (23A: Actress Streep playing a...
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