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Object of early Christian condemnation / TUE 12-13-16 / Legal actions...
Constructor:David Alfred BywatersRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (3:50-something for me)THEME: lawyer humor— familiar phrases clued (wackily / "?"-style) as if their final words had some...
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Fashion designer Miller / WED 12-14-16 / Patriarch of House Stark on Game of...
Constructor:Alan DeLorieaRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium (ultra-Easy but for a couple names)THEME: [Something to follow]— that's the (apt) clue on five theme answersTheme answers:DOTTED LINEGOOD...
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British protectorate until 1957 / THU 2-15-16 / 1969 film whose working title...
Constructor:Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Deck the halls...— FA and LA are rebused inside themers; revealerr = 61A: Christmastime refrain (FA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA)Theme...
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Balbo right-hand man to Mussolini / FRI 12-16-16 / Postprandial handouts / Ho...
Constructor:Martin Ashwood-Smith and George BaranyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:ELVIN BISHOP(25D: "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" hitmaker of 1976) — Elvin Richard Bishop...
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Targets of naphthalene / SAT 12-17-16 / Andy Taylor Homer Simpson for two /...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:SAMP(51A: Corn porridge) — noun US South Africannoun: sampcoarsely ground corn, or porridge made from this. (google)• •...
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Home star of Cthulhu in fantasy tales / SUN 12-18-16 / Old German ruler...
Constructor:Derrick NiedermanRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Mirror Reflection"— Across clues have rotational symmetry, i.e. each Across clue has same clue as its symmetrical partnerWord of the...
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Santa player in Miracle on 34th Street / MON 12-19-16 / SEC school near...
Constructor:Jason MuellerRelative difficulty:Challenging (solid Tuesday time)THEME: actors who played Santa in movies Theme answers:FRED ASTAIRE (17A: Santa player in "The Man in the Santa Claus...
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Bottom-feeding fish known formally as morwong / TUE 12-20-16 / Muchacho's...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:ON THE ROCKS (56A: How this puzzle's three drinks have been served?)— themers all have liquor names in them, then underneath those names,...
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Heavy metal band with killer sound / WED 12-21-16 / Sports entertainment show...
Constructor:Seth Geltman and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: THINK BIG (61A: "Shoot for the moon!" ... or a hint to interpreting the clues to 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across)— clues substitute...
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One of founders of Westworld / THU 12-22-16 / International prize first...
Constructor:Mark MacLachlanRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:(AL)UMINUM / SIDING (45A: With 42-Down, home construction material ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme)— You have to supply "AL"s to front of...
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Actress Headey of Game of Thrones / FRI 12-23-16 / Rama's wife in Hinduism /...
Constructor:Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day:SITA(29D: Rama's wife, in Hinduism) — Sita (also spelled Sîta, Seeta or Seetha[ˈsiː taː], listen (help·info)...
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Slacker's opposite in modern lingo / SAT 12-24-16 / Attractive young woman in...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:CARY, NC(30D: City of 150,000+ between Raleigh and Durham) — Cary/ˈkæri/ is the seventh largest municipality in...
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Swedish lake that's largest in European Union / SUN 12-25-16 / Coin...
Constructor:Kevin G. DerRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Married Couples"— themers are all two parts, where first and last parts are yoked (married) by a pair of letters (circled squares that represent...
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TV warrior princess / MON 12-26-16 / Flexible Flyers / Scrubbed as NASA...
Constructor:Jules P. MarkeyRelative difficulty:Easy side of averageTHEME:BOXING DAY (37A: Present time in England? ... or a hint to each set of circled squares)— December 26 is both the present time,...
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Partial rainbow near horizon / TUE 12-27-16 / Controversial novel of 1955 /...
Constructor:Herre SchouwerwouRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (high 3s)THEME: DOUBLE TAKE (60A: Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can preced both halves of the answers to the starred...
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Nickname for baseball manager Terry Francona / WED 12-28-16 / Playfully...
Constructor:Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: THE CARPENTERS (35A: Pop group suggested by 17-, 25-, 47- and 58-Across)— theme answers have tools related to carpentry in...
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Stepmom of Mitchell Claire on Modern Family / THU 12-29-16 / Narrow estuaries...
Constructor:Kevan ChosetRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: Prince CHARLES— All clues are "titles for this puzzle's subject," who is "spelled in order by the circled letters"Theme answers:EARL OF...
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Richard who won Tony for playing Don Quixote / FRI 12-30-16 / Market town in...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:Ralph ABERNATHY(9D: King's collaborator) — Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. (March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was a leader of the...
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Manatee's order whose name comes from Greek myth / SAT 12-31-16 / Noble...
Constructor:Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day:UNOBTAINIUM(35A: Hypothetical miracle material) — In fiction, engineering, and thought experiments, unobtainium is any...
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Players last produced in July 2016 / 1-1-17 / Pope with longest reign between...
Constructor:Matthew SewellRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Rolling in the Aisles"— theme answers are places that have aisles, and those aisles are represented visually by a space (circled square, in...
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