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Retired Steeler Taylor / SUN 9-4-16 / School in Oxford informally / Spanish...
Constructor:Tom McCoyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"One By One"— I don't really understand how the title relates, but the theme is two letters in one square, functioning as sequential letters in...
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Battle of ___ Jima / MON 9-5-2016 / Actor Don of "Trading Places" / Worthless...
Hi, Crossworld! It's another Annabel Monday and I am EXTRA TIRED because my sophomore year just started last Thursday! But not too tired to write up the puzzle. :)Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative...
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Developmental rink org / TUE 9-6-16 / Qualifying match informally /...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: phrases of resignation— five where "resignation" means "acceptance" (all clued [Phrase of resignation]) and one where "resignation" means...
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Way to stream Game of Thrones / WED 9-7-16 / La Boheme soprano / Genre for...
Constructor:Kary HaddadRelative difficulty:Easy (very)THEME: I CAN'T COOK (60A: Explanation one might give for following the directions of 18-, 24-, 39- and 47-Across)— answers are easy-to-fix...
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Bygone Broadway critic Walter / THU 9-8-16 / Biblical region from which name...
Constructor:Joanne SullivanRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: black squares— five of them; all answers leading into or flowing from them pick up the word "black"...Theme answers:COAL BLACK, BLACKFEET,...
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Fur-lined cloak / 9-9-16 / Hideous foe of Popeye / Valve with disc at end of...
Constructor:Kristian HouseRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME: THEME— DESCRIPTIONWord of the Day:PELISSE(40A: Fur-lined cloak) — A pelisse was originally a short furlined or fur trimmed jacket that...
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Modern brain-scanning procedure for short / SAT 9-10-16 / Crazy in 2010...
Constructor:Peter WentzRelative difficulty:Medium (or Easy, or who knows)THEME: none Word of the Day:DOGCART(38D: Light carriage) — nounnoun: dog cart; plural noun: dog carts; noun: dogcart; plural...
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Alternative to boeuf poulet / SUN 9-11-16 / Tavern tap handle / Buttonless...
Constructor:Ned White and George BaranyRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Sack Time— it's about beds, and there's a vaguely bed-shaped black-square element in the middle of the grid:Theme answers:COVER...
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Bond girl Adams / MON 9-12-16 / Crankcase attachments / Modest swimming...
Constructor:Victor Fleming and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty:Normal Monday, maybe slightly easier than normal (so ... Easy-Medium?)THEME: homophonic verb phrases— Theme answers:POLLS POLES...
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Waffle introducer / TUE 9-13-16 / O'Neal's memoir of his rookie year /...
Constructor:Stanley NewmanRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging to Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME:two Qs— three theme answers, each with 2 QsTheme answers:QUINQUAGENARIAN (17A: Person between 50...
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Gamer's representation / WED 9-14-16 / Wine from single type of grape / Sofer...
Constructor:Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: PICTURE / FRAME (25A: With 36-Across, what this puzzle features, literally)— the "frame" (i.e. words around the perimeter of the grid, are all...
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Anoint in western pacific / THU 9-15-16 / Isabel of mathetmatics fame /...
Constructor:Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty:Challenging (hilariously so)THEME:ANAGRAM THE / FIRST WORD / IN EACH CLUE—just what it saysWord of the Day:Deseret(63A: Steered, today => UTAH) — The...
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Sound effects pioneer Jack / FRI 9-16-16 / Girl adopted by Silas Marner /...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:Mel ALLEN(25D: Longtime "Voice of the New York Yankees") — Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – June...
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Tickets in slang / SAT 9-17-16 / Book before Philemon / Cliched gift for...
Constructor:Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:FARMERS ONLY(37A: Website for people interested in "cultivating" a relationship) — Carrying the tagline "city folks...
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Onward in Italy / SUN 9-18-16 / Reef-dwelling snapper / Sage swamp-dweller of...
Constructor:Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Make a Dash For It"—dashes in the Downs, wacky dashes in the Acrosses (7 times)Theme answers:PUSH-UP BRA / B-LISTER PACK (32A: Troupe of...
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Cub scout leader named after character in Jungle Book / MON 9-19-16 / 1981...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Easy (close to record time, and on a 16-wide grid!)THEME: HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (41A: Classic TV game show ... or what 18-, 25-, 55- and 66-Across are, in a...
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Kardashian matriarch / TUE 9-20-16 / Blade in pen / Strip of fabric used for...
Constructor:Tracy BennettRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME: NO PIECE OF CAKE (59A: What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively)—...
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Albanian coin / WED 9-21-16 / Flying furry friend from Frostbite Falls...
Constructor:Matthew SewellRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: SCRAMBLE THE JETS (57A: Spring into action ... or an apt directive for 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across)— letters "JETS" are...
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Batman villain known as queen of cossacks / THU 9-22-16 / Palazzo...
Constructor:Jeffrey WechslerRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:puns involving foreign numbers— Theme answers:SEPT PIECES (17A: A number of stage items in a French play?)DREI MARTINIS (23A: A number of...
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Kitchen drawers? / FRI 9-23-16 / Give a raise? / Film setting / Openings in...
Constructor:Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty:EasyYup that's supposed to be a D but I'm not re-filling in this grid and taking another screen shotTHEME:NoneWord of the Day:BOETHIUS(11D: "The Consulation...
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