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Gertrude of 1926 news / THU 11-3-16 / Self-titled debut album of 1982 / Utter...
Constructor:Mel RosenRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:Silver Silver ... I honestly don't know—themers contain two "AG" squares apiece. Maybe ORE is supposed to be the revealer? (28D: Silver ___)Theme...
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Magnetic flux unit / FRI 11-4-16 / Deadly vodka cockatil / Word from Greek...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging for me, probably Medium in generalTHEME: none Word of the Day:EILAT(9D: Israeli seaport) — Eilat (/eɪˈlɑːt/; Hebrew: אֵילַת[eiˈlat];...
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Cicero's longtime servant scribe / SAT 11-5-16 / Nonprofit Broadway...
Constructor:David PhillipsRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:COHERER(36D: Device used to detect radio waves) — The coherer is a primitive form of radio signal detector used in...
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Radioactive form of hydrogen / SUN 11-6-16 / Small semicircular grooves on...
Constructor:Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:"It's All an Elision"— familiar phrases beginning "It's" have the "It's" changed to just "S," creating wackiness etc.Theme answers:STUFF OUT...
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Symbol like prayer hands heart eyes / MON 11-7-16 / Obsolescent place to go...
Constructor:Bruce HaightRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:I SEE (67A: "Aha!" ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across) — two-word phrases, first word starts with "I", second word starts with...
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Pulitzer-winning poet Conrad / TUE 11-8-16 / Queen of jungle in comics /...
Constructor:Michael J. DoranRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: OPEN HOUSE (61A: Realtor's big day ... or what each word in the answers to the starred clues can do)— both parts of two-part themers...
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Tailored wear imparting confidence / WED 11-9-16 / Playful response to zinger...
Constructor:John LiebRelative difficulty:Easy, I think, I don't know (3:28)THEME: common verb phrases clued as if someone is talking to a pro sports"coach" and telling him to do something to his...
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Record label whose name derives from Greek myth / THU 11-10-16 / Grandpa...
Constructor:Jonathan M. Kaye and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Jworm— the word "HOOK" represented by the letter "J" (for I hope obvious reasons)Theme answers:RINGING OFF THE J (18A: Getting...
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Emperor after Galba / FRI 11-11-16 / Film title role for Tyrone Power Brad...
Constructor:Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty:Easy (for me, slightly harder for others, I hear)THEME: none Word of the Day:REGIS University(59A: Denver's ___ University) — Regis University, formerly...
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Old city in Kyrgyzstan / SAT 11-12-16 / Lachrymatory agent / Precept about...
Constructor:David J. KahnRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: comma— in center square: as punctuation mark going Across, spelled out going Down (not actually a theme—more a feature)"NEW YORK [,] NEW...
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Famed claim from Louis XIV / SUN 11-13-16 / Senator Vinick's portrayer on...
Constructor:Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Clothes That Fit"— theme answers are clothes, which are clued as apt for certain job types based on reimagining the definitions of the...
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"The Good Earth" author / MON 11-14-2016 / Hack (off) / Target competitor /...
Constructor: ZHOUQIN BURNIKELRelative difficulty: MEDIUM except for the left middle which was HARDTHEME: Animalistic (or [ANIMAL]ING [VERB] for the more serious) — Theme answers are sayings that take...
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Home to French silk makers / TUE 11-15-16 / Mideast capital supposedly...
Constructor:David J. KahnRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: Chicago Cubs— a tribute puzzle, of sorts, in honor of the Cubs' having just won their first WORLD SERIES (RING) in 108 years:Theme...
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2015 Whitey Bolger biopic / WED 11-161-16 / Early American diplomat Silas /...
Constructor:Jim PeredoRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:BATMAN (71A: 1960s TV icon whose name follows a pair of letters found, appropriately, 16 times in this puzzle's Across answers)— themers begin with...
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Popeye villain who sailed black barnacle / THU 11-17-16 / Work not of buffa...
Constructor:Timothy Polin and Joe KrozelRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium[.puz version of this puzzle had the following note:]THEME:King TUT's tomb, I think (28A: King of the 18th dynasty) — you've got...
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2002 Hugh Grant dramedy / FRI 11-18-16 / Site of Dostoevsky's exile /...
Constructor:Peter WentzRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (proper noun gauntlet!)THEME: none Word of the Day:TYRESE(34A: Rapper/actor in several "Fast & Furious" movies) — Tyrese Darnell...
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Hindi for palace / Arabic patronymic part / SAT 11-19-16 / juris of legal age...
Constructor:Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:Trent LOTT(32A: Former minority whip in both the House and Senate) — Chester Trent Lott, Sr. (born October...
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Civil rights activist Helen Burroughs / SUN 11-20-16 / Famous crosser / Some...
Constructor:Ed SessaRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Cross References"— bodies of water crossing the famous people who literally crossed them:Theme answers:MAGELLAN / PACIFICLINDBERGH / ATLANTIC MOSES...
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Hearts minds military maneuver briefly / MON 11-21-16 / Alley shopping area...
Constructor:John LiebRelative difficulty:Easy (though I solved the online / AcrossLite version, which just had regular old cluing...)THEME: AGAINST ALL ODDS (60A: How an extreme underdog wins ... or...
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Old radio show set in Harlem / TUE 11-22-16 / Rehearsed piece from start to...
Constructor:Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME: NON KOSHER (57A: Like the four things named in the circled squares)— just what it says:Theme answers:AHA MOMENT...
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