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1960s sitcom set in 1860s / SUN 1-22-17 / Grammy winning drummer Lyne...
Constructor:Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Mishmash"— familiar phrase ends in a word which is then repeated with a vowel change, creating a kind of sing-songy nonsense phrase that gets a...
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Aware of in cool cat slang / MON 1-23-17 / Little shaver to Scot / 50s Ford...
Constructor:Bruce HaightRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium (2:48)THEME: FAIRY TALE (60A: What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are)— those beginnings spell out "RUMP/EL/STILT/SKIN"Theme...
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Part of brain believed to control emotion / TUE 1-24-17 / 1974 top 10 foreign...
Constructor: John R. O'BrienRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: HIDDEN GEM (58A: Masterpiece waiting to be found ... or a hint to the words in the circled letters)— mostly non-consecutive sequential circled...
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Kind of dye with vivid colors / WED 1-25-17 / Christina who played Lizze...
Constructor:Tracy GrayRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"@#$!" from [various fictional characters]— bowdlerizations and euphemisms for profanityTheme answers:DAGNABIT! (17A: "@#$!" from Deputy Dawg)HORSE...
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Best Picture subject nine inches shorter than actor who portrayed him / THU...
Constructor:Hal MooreRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME: A LITTLE BIRDIE (36A: Secret's source ... that can be found four times in this puzzle)— rebus puzzle where a "birdie" name is made "little"...
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Half a ten-spot / FRI 1-27-17 / Loafer alternative / Romance novelist Tami /...
Constructor:John GuzzettaRelative difficulty:Tougher than averageTHEME: ThemelessWord of the Day: OMAR (1D: Bradley with many medals) — General of the ArmyOmar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April...
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Italian brewery since 1846 / SAT 1-28-17 / Gesture of razzle-dazzlement / Its...
Constructor:Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty:Easy (6:40-something)THEME: none Word of the Day:PERONI(23A: Italian brewery since 1846) — Peroni Brewery is a brewing company, founded in Vigevano in...
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Famed Broadway restaurateur / SUN 1-29-17 / Linc's portrayer in 1999's Mod...
Constructor:Jim Hyres and David Steinberg Relative difficulty:Normal / MediumTHEME:"Hit the Deck"— a visual representation of "TWENTY-ONE" (i.e. Blackjack) (69A: Game depicted in the circled squares)...
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Venerable London theater / MON 1-30-17 / Summer in soissons / Card with two...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Average Normal Everyday Monday time (in the 2:50s)THEME: MALE LEADS (57A: Certain Hollywood stars ... or an apt title for this puzzle)— answers begin...
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Devon cathedral city / TUE 1-31-17 / Hilarity in Internet-speak / Seinfeld...
Constructor:Neil Padrick WilsonRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (somewhat north of my normal Tuesday time)THEME: IN A BOTTLE (61A: Words that can follow the ends of the answers to the starred...
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Seneca Falls orator Lucretia / WED 2-1-17 / Follower of Hosea / Main squeeze...
Constructor:Matthew Sewell and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Friends, Romans, countrymen...— first words of the theme clues are (in order), "Friends,""Romans," and "Countrymen," which explains...
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Lyra's brightest star / THU 2-2-17 / Its sound in old westerns was often...
Constructor:Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: direction switching— themers are phrases describing a forward or backward direction, and subsequent Acrosses switch accordingly,...
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Marcel Marceau moniker / FRI 2-3-17 / Ned's adoptive son on Game of Thrones /...
Constructor:Paolo PascoRelative difficulty:Medium (actually ATAD on the slow side for me, but I'm not myself this morning)THEME: none Word of the Day:KEN'S(56A: Salad dressing brand) — Ken's Foods is...
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Plumeria creation / SAT 2-4-17 / Sitcom set in Lanford Ill / Best-selling...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:Medium-Easy (hard to start, then super-easy)THEME: none Word of the Day:Plumeria(5D: Plumeria creation => LEI) — nounnoun: plumeria; plural noun:...
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Best Foreign Film of 2005 set in South Africa / SUN 2-5-17 / Moretz of...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy-ish in the middle, Medium-ish up top, and Challenging-ish down south.THEME: "Break The Glass Ceiling" — The names of notable women "firsts" literally...
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Edible mushroom / MON 2-6-17 / Dictator ___ Amin / Summer hours in Denver:...
You know what they say, the first Monday of the month is the best Monday of the month! OK, nobody actually says that, but it's Annabel filling in for Rex today as usual! :)Constructor: Andy...
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In relaxed rhythm musically / TUE 2-7-17 / Lets get loud singer...
Constructor:Finn VigelandRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (time in the high 3s; I think that's somewhat above average)THEME: Queens' places— every themer is some differently punctuated variant of...
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Auto designer Maserati / WED 2-8-17 / Great plains plaints / Fire-breathing...
Constructor:Ned WhiteRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: LETTER DROP (55A: Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues)— theme...
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Subject of notable 2016 referendum / THU 2-9-17 / Caesarean rebuke / Surfer's...
Constructor:Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Across the pond— ATLANTIC OCEAN sits in middle of grid, and themers are paired answers representing the different names Yanks and Brits have for...
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Seducer of Josef in Kafka's Trial / FRI 2-10-17 / Librettist for Verdi's...
Constructor:Kyle MahowaldRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:BOITO(28D: Librettist for Verdi's "Otello" and "Falstaff") — Arrigo Boito (Italian: [arˈriːɡo ˈbɔito]; 24 February 1842 –...
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