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Indian-born maestro / SAT 9-24-16 / Electron's area around atom / Capital of...
Constructor:Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty:Medium (probably Easy if you knew Malala's last name)THEME: none Word of the Day:Stanislaw LEM(44A: Science fiction author Stanislaw) — Stanisław Herman...
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Hoopster observing Ramadan / Ankle-exposing pants / Baked with breadcrumbs...
Constructor:Jim Holland and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Adding On"— you add "-ING" on to the ends of one of the words in a familiar phrase, yielding wackiness:Theme answers:FASTING FORWARD...
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Iron Man's love interest / MON 9-26-16 / Protein rich vegan staple /...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium (normal Monday)THEME:STUFF IT (38A: "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue)— things you...
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Start of recuperative word ladder / TUE 9-27-16 / Taiwan-based computer maker...
Constructor:Robert CirilloRelative difficulty:Challenging (For. A. Tuesday.)THEME: SICK to WELL word ladder— clue on SICK = 1A: Start of a "recuperative" word ladder ending at 73-Across; Word ladder...
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Bird with forcepslike bill / WED 9-28-16 / Vashem Israel's Holocaust memorial...
Constructor:Morton J. MendelsonRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:Across/Down answers that share a first letter also share a clueTheme answers:ZEST / ZILCH [Zip]STERN / SPONSOR [Back]BEAK / BANK NOTE...
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Abu Bakr others / THU 9-29-16 / Staples of Indiana Jones films / Designer...
Constructor:Jonathan M. KayeRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:DIVIDED [BY] (61A: ÷ — word "BY" in theme answers reads as [DD] (for "B") in one Down and [VI] (for "Y") in the other becauseDVDISee, it's...
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Golf handicap of zero / FRI 9-30-16 / Like some garages / Forrest Gump...
Constructor:James MulhernRelative difficulty:Relatively easy for a FridayTHEME: THEMELESSWord of the Day:LEBRON JAMES(35A: N.B.A. M.V.P. who has hosted "Saturday Night Live") — LeBron Raymone James...
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1982 international chart-topper by Trio with repetitive title / SAT 10-1-16 /...
Constructor:David WoolfRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Edward Gorey's "The Gashlycrumb TINIES"(18A) — The Gashlycrumb Tinies: or, After the Outing is an abecedarian book written...
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Surfboard stabilizer / SUN 10-2-16 / Big name in medical scales / Two-time NL...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Paper Jam"— rebus puzzle with paper names "jam"med into single squares throughout the gridTheme answers:FREEDOM OF THE PRESS /...
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Stefan influential Austrian writer of 1920s-30s / MON 10-3-16 / Alcohol per...
Constructor:Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:Maybe slightly north of normalTHEME:London Bridgeis FALLING DOWN (26D: Like the contents of this puzzle's circled squares, in a nursery rhyme)— circled...
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Jazz vocalist Carmen / TUE 10-4-16 / Nintendo character who hatches from egg...
Constructor:Sam BuchbinderRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: LUNCH BOXES (60A: Backpack containers where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across)— last words of themers are things you'd...
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Austrian city where Kepler taught / WED 10-5-16 / Salem witch trials accuser...
Constructor:Michael DeweyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: A AND W (65A: Classic root beer brand ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues)— two-word phrases, first word starts...
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Controversial fish catcher / THU 10-6-16 / Sweet plant of mustard family /...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium (entirely because of the NE quadrant—else Easy)THEME: MIDSIZE (42D: Neither large nor small ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across)—...
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Rhoda's TV mom / FRI 10-7-16 / Last of series of nicknames / Literary hero...
Constructor:Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:ACETONE(28A: Manicure destroyer) — nounChemistrynoun: acetonea colorless volatile liquid ketone made by oxidizing...
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Onetime Fandango competitor / SAT 10-8-16 / Bid on hand unsuited for suit...
Constructor:Julian LimRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:Einstein-ROSEN bridge(25A: Einstein-___ bridge (wormhole)) — A wormhole or Einstein–Rosen Bridge is a hypothetical...
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Old Turkish commander / SUN 10-9-16 / Country music's Colter / Monthly...
Constructor:Michael AshleyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Movie Doubles"— movie titles where one letter is doubled creating wacky titles and oh my god I'm getting bored just typing this...Theme...
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Beret-wearing individualists of the '50s-'60s / MON 10-10-15 / Very limited...
Hi, it's Annabel!! As Rex informed you, last week I was yelling IM HIT! because I was sick - there's something going around at school. :( But I guess the battlefieldfield medic of life got to me,...
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Cloth made infamous by infomercials / TUE 10-11-16 / School about 40 miles...
Constructor:Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty:Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME:"H" to "CH"—sound change, four timesTheme answers:ARTIFICIAL CHART (17A: PowerPoint slide with...
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Model in 10 straight Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions familiarly / WED...
Constructor:Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: I don't know, some circled words meaning "like" I guess—themers contain words that mean roughly "to be fond of"Theme answers:FANCY PANTS (26D:...
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Basic linguistic unit / THU 10-13-16 / Magical creatures in Jewish folklore /...
Constructor:Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:two-word phrases where second word is found embedded in the first— Theme...
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