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Heady stuff / FRI 3-3-17 / Mortal sister of the immortal Stheno and Euryale /...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:An averagely challenging themeless to finish out the weekTHEME: ThemelessWord of the Day:DEVO(15A: Jumpsuit-wearing music group) — Devo (/ˈdiːvoʊ/,...
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Noted Civil War signature / SAT 3-4-17 / Longtime Cotton Bowl home informally...
Constructor:Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:Manuel NEUER(57A: Manuel ___, German soccer star called a "sweeper-keeper") — Manuel Peter Neuer (German...
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Seaman's chapel / SUN 3-5-17 / Sea serpent of old cartoons / Yogurt-based...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"It's Elementary"— themers have circled letters representing "elements" that also appear in the clue (as "circled letters" ... so you kind of...
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Awards in the ad biz / MON 3-6-17 / Panache / __ Harbour, Fla. / Inlets / Lee...
Did you know that March is National Celery Month? And today is the first Monday in it? And that celery is kind of gross but it has a good texture? Anyway, it's me, Annabel!Constructor: SUSAN...
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Millionths of meter / TUE 3-7-17 / Foreign Legion hat / Agave fiber used in...
Constructor:Freddie ChengRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (not sure why, played harder than normal)THEME:STALE and its anagrams Theme answers:"CANTERBURY TALES" (17A: Famously unfinished...
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Celebrity chef Matsuhisa / WED 3-8-17 / Sin City forensic drama / Roman...
Constructor:Paula GamacheRelative difficulty:Medium, maybe slightly north (I had software issues)THEME: TREASURE M.P.— Familiar phrases ending in a three-letter word where that word's central letter...
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Naturally in Britspeak / THU 3-9-17 / Challenge in demanding job /...
Constructor:Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty:Medium[in the above rendering, the first "WORK" square is represented by a file folder, while the first "LIFE" square is represented by a house]THEME:...
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Theorbos eg / FRI 3-10-17 / Covent Garden architect Jones / Shia who's not...
Constructor:Pawel FludzinskiRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:LABEOUF(11D: Shia who's not a Muslim) — Shia Saide LaBeouf (i/ˈʃaɪ.ələˈbʌf/; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor,...
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Sci-fi natives of planet Kashyyyk / SAT 3-11-17 / Genre akin to indie rock /...
Constructor:Natan LastRelative difficulty:Easy (beyond easy—I set a new personal Saturday record: 4:36)THEME: none Word of the Day:"ADVENTURE TIME"(53A: Award-winning Cartoon Network series with Finn...
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1943 conference site / SUN 3-12-17 / Turnaround too tempting to pass up /...
Constructor:Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Taking the Fifth"— the sound of the *fifth* letter ("E") is added to the end of familiar phrases, creating wacky phrasesTheme answers:"TABLE...
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Azalea of rap / MON 3-13-17 / Fashion house founded in Milan / Start of...
Constructor:Alan DeLorieaRelative difficulty:Medium (avg Monday)THEME:POINT OF NO RETURN (60A: Punny description for 17-, 26- or 48-Across)— three themers are ... points of no return ... punnily ... I...
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Monastic realm / TUE 3-14-17 / Mystery writer Marsh / Anatomy of Murder actor...
Constructor:Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: SALAD DAYS (58A: Youthful time in one's life ... which this puzzle might harken solvers back to?)— theme answers are actors whose last...
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Newswoman Bakhtiar / WED 3-15-17 / HGTV personality Yip / Long-snouted fish /...
Constructor:Bruce HaightRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: pffft, do I really have to type this out?— Note: The five rows of circled squares reveal an unusual* feature of this puzzle.*your...
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Counterpart of JavaScript / THU 3-16-17 / Pipe with tube / Eco-frienly...
Constructor:Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:REDACTED (66A: Used a black marker on ... or a hint to three chunks of black squares in this puzzle)— three 15-letter answers are each...
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Robe-wearing trainer of cinema / FRI 3-17-17 / Command for turning sharply...
Constructor:Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: IN AN "E" (49D: Foolish ... or, when read as three words, how this puzzle's other four "foolish" answers are arranged)— three other...
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1991 Daytona 500 winner Ernie / SAT 3-18-17 / Longtime Cunard flagship for...
Constructor:Roland HugetRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day:Antonio ROSETTI(36D: Mozart contemporary Antonio ___) — Francesco Antonio Rosetti (c. 1750 – June 30, 1792,...
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Metal band around pencil eraser / SUN 3-19-17 / Interest for limnologist /...
Constructor:Grant ThackrayRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"111-Across!"— 111A: Warning for solvers of this puzzle (SPOILER ALERT!)—theme answers are plot twists in famous movies, revealed via...
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New Mexican pueblo dwellers / MON 3-20-17 / Computer program glitch /...
Constructor:Neil deGrasse Tyson and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium (on the easy side for a Monday, slightly)THEME:astronowordplay— familiar astronomical terms clued as if they...
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Dude Jamaica style / TUE 3-21-17 / Onetimei telecommunications conglomerate...
Constructor:George Barany and John D. ChildRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (felt easy enough, but my time was on the high side)THEME:TASTE (54D: It's often unaccounted for ... or a hint to this...
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Early historian of ancient Rome / WED 3-22-17 / Fresh air's opposite / Kid's...
Constructor:Jeffrey WechslerRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (theme easy, fill ... ?)THEME:"literal" depictions of TRI- QUAD- and PENTA- words Theme answers:CYCLECYCLECYCLE (3x cycle =...
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