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Virginia willow's genus / SAT 2-11-17 / 1973 Tony nominee for Little Night...
Constructor:Frederick J. HealyRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium for me, but probably closer to MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:ILA(30A: Wharf workers' grp.) — The International Longshoremen's...
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Gaming trailblazer / SUN 2-12-17 / 1950s French president Rene / Dismaying...
Constructor:Lynn LempelRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Do the Splits"— familiar phrases are clued as if one of the words is in fact two words, i.e. clued wackilyTheme answers:GO OFF ON A TAN GENT...
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Former Italian PM whose name means beloved / MON 2-13-17 / Alternative to...
Constructor:Brent Sverdloff and Michael BlakeRelative difficulty:Medium (normal)THEME: H_LL vowel progression Theme answers:HALL OF FAME (17A: Rock and roll has one in Cleveland)HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?...
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Bygone Toyota sports car / TUE 2-14-17 / Relatives of slack jaws / Archenemy...
Constructor:Daniel LarsenRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:ELMER FUDD (64A: Archenemy of Bugs Bunny ... who might say things like 17-, 24-, 32-, 42- and 51-Across)— we've got themers where R- and...
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Szezecin resident / WED 2-15-17 / Poet who wrote in dreams begins...
Constructor:Jesse Eisenberg and Patrick BlindauerRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:snowman made of food— Themers are food items that contain the names of body parts, clued as if they were being used to...
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Ill in Lille / THU 2-16-17 / Religion with public shrines / Five-time...
Constructor:Keith RedwineRelative difficulty:Easy (probably more like Medium, but I've seen this exact gimmick before ...)THEME: ASYMMETRY (35A: Feature of this puzzle that's "fixed" by a literal...
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Vocalist for Black Eyed Peas / FRI 2-17-17 / Button hit everything at once in...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:STICKY RICE(13D: Staple of Thai cuisine) — Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet...
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Cousin of Manx / SAT 2-18-17 / Cold wine and nutmeg drink / Prison in which...
Constructor:Steve OvertonRelative difficulty:Medium, leaning Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day:SANGAREE(36D: Cold wine-and-nutmeg drink) — sangaree (countable and uncountable,...
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Greek city mentioned in Acts of Apostles / SUN 2-19-17 / Bloblike Star Wars...
Constructor:Bruce HaightRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Uh-Oh!"— familiar phrases, "uh" sound changed to "oh" sound, wackinessTheme answers:NOTE CRACKER SUITE (23A: Office for decoding...
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Vegas casino developer Steve / MON 2-20-17 / Tourist destination in county...
Constructor:Ed Stein and Paula GamacheRelative difficulty:Normal, Medium MondayTHEME: Presidents Day— presidents' names, arranged symmetrically ... [cough] ... and then clues! All beginning "Only...
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Relating to songbirds / TUE 2-21-17 / Explanatory Latin phrase / Physicist...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: AP TEST (69A: Exam for an ambitious H.S. student ... or what this puzzle has been?)— eight theme answers are all two-word phrases where first...
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Actress form mixed martial arts champion Carano / WED 2-22-27 / Puccini title...
Constructor:Kyle DolanRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: familiar phrases clued as word ladders— clues are "rungs" on a word ladder leading from first word in themer TO final word in themer:Theme...
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Actor Turner of Hobbit / THU 2-23-17 / rose English heraldic emblem / Cohen...
Constructor:Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EeeeeeeasyTHEME: Number madness— asterisked clues have answers that don't seem right—they're actual phrases, but the first word (a number in every case) is...
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Title mankini wearer in 2006 film / FRI 2-24-17 / It is never too late to...
Constructor:Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:Charles READE(16A: "It Is Never Too Late to Mend" novelist, 1856) — Charles Reade (8 June 1814 – 11 April 1884) was an...
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Sport similar to paintball / SAT 2-25-17 / Corrupt in British slang / Number...
Constructor:Mark DiehlRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:AIRSOFT(26D: Sport similar to paintball) — Airsoftis a sport in which participants eliminate opponents by hitting each other...
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Flower named for Swedish botanist / SUN 2-26-17 / One-named singer once...
Constructor:Josh KnappRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Mixed Feelings"— wacky theme answers created by anagramming (or "mixing") a "feeling" in a familiar phrase:Theme answers:TINY AXE...
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2016 Dsiney film set in Polynesia / MON 2-27-16 / Understand slangily / Jean...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Normal / MediumTHEME:two-word answers and reversals— three 2-part answers, and then three more answers where each of those three answers has their 2...
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Two-masted vessel / TUE 2-28-17 / Infamous prison featured in 1969 best...
Constructor:Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (for Tuesday—time just over 4)THEME: STAND-UP GUYS (28D: Honest sorts ... or what the circled squares contain?)— circled squares...
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Al Capp diminutive / WED 3-1-17 / Unlawful behavior in strict Muslim...
Constructor:David PhillipsRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: two-word phrases where second word starts A- imagined as three-word phrases where "A" is a stand-alone word. It's wacky, trust me— Theme...
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Idaho motto word / THU 3-2-17 / Winger of "Shadowlands" / Muslim minority /...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Relatively easy, with something extra in the cluesTHEME: Question and Answer — 20A: WHAT FAMOUS POET; 25A: HAS A NAME THAT'S; 43A: A DOUBLE DACTYL? 52A:...
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