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I forgot a title when I first posted this / THU 6-27-13 / I wonder if anyone...
Constructor: Sean DobbinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: The shift is on! — Phrases of the form "[Baseball player] S____" shift the S to the first word to become a new possessive phrase. It's easier...
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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2013
Constructor: Ian Livengood and Brad WilberRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: themelessWord of the Day:STANCH (30D: Stop) — stanch 1 (stônch, stänch, stnch) also staunch (stônch, stänch)tr.v....
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Patroness of Québec / SAT 6-29-13 / Rocker with the 1973 #1 hit...
Constructor: Joe KrozelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: NoneWord of the Day: OOLITES (27D: Sedimentary rocks resembling cemented fish roe) — Oolite (egg stone) is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids,...
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Erma, Eric, Ezra, Enos & Ethan/SUN 06-30-13/Andre? No, Carlo Rossi/Genoa Hams
Constructors: Alex Vratsanos and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EASYTHEME: Matching Wits— Two-word answers starting with M & W, as well as an M and a W composed of black spaces at the center top and...
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Old World blackbird / MON 7-1-13 / l'oeil (optical illusion) / Whodunit...
Constructor: Patrick McIntyreRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SHOWDOWNS— Answers to starred down clues are also names of Broadway musicals.Word of the Day: MERL (19A: Old World blackbird) — The Common...
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Paul who sang Lonely Boy / TUE 7-2-13 / James who wrote A Death in the Family...
Constructor: Daniel RaymonRelative difficulty: TuesdayishTHEME: NATIONAL ANAGRAMS— Countries are paired with their anagrams to form wacky phrases.Word of the Day: RIVEN (2D: Torn apart) — Riven is a...
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City known as the Navel of Italy / WED 7-3-13 / Preserves on a farm /...
Constructor: Pamela KlawitterRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: CORNER STORE — The circled squares in the corners spell out types of stores.Word of the Day: CAROL ANN (36D: British poet laureate...
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Smallest Indian state / THU 7-4-13 / Professor Bobo of Mystery Science...
Constructor: Barry Franklin & Sara KaplanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: THE FOURTH OF JULY (57A: Date on which 17-, 24- and 36-Across died) — apparently three of the first five PRESIDENTs...
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Shelter dug into hillside / FRI 7-5-13 / Cornish knight of Round Table / Jet...
Constructor: Paula GamacheRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: no — if it had run yesterday, maybeWord of the Day: TAMLA (26D: Record label for the Miracles and Stevie Wonder) — Motown is an American...
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Composer Arensky / SAT 7-6-13 / Dressage half-turn / Moses novelist / Red...
Constructor: Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: CARACOLE (25D: Dressage half-turn) — n.A half turn to right or left performed by a horse and rider.intr.v....
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White rapper with two #1 hits / SUN 7-7-13 / Neighbor of Dagwood in funnies /...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: "Bonus Features"— central theme answer (revealer) is "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE" (70A: Infomercial line ... with a hint to 10 answers in this...
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Seemingly mad Muslim monk / MON 7-8-13 / Jacob's father in law in Bible /...
Constructor: Randy SowellRelative difficulty: Easiest Monday of All TimeTHEME: Turn turn turn— three theme answers begin with a synonym of "turning"Theme answers:REVOLVING DOOR (20A: Job position in...
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Songwriter Jacques / TUE 7-9-13 / Jesse who pitched in record 1252...
Constructor: Kurt KraussRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: MIDDLE INITIAL (38A: See 17-, 21-, 53- and 61-Across) — all theme clues are [Famous person with a [letter] as 38-Across]Theme...
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Chess great Mikhail / WED 7-10-13 / Krabappel of toondom / Dedicator of New...
Constructor: Ed SessaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: conversation with a doubter— (OK, my friends say it's NOT a conversation ... just different inflections ... somehow that makes me like it...
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Glenn Close title role / THU 7-11-13 / US city named for Tennyson character /...
Constructor: Henry HookRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: balls— theme clues are related to things associated with 3, 4, and 5 balls, respectivelyTheme answers:20A: Many traditionally have three balls...
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British critic Kenneth who created Oh Calcutta / FRI 7-12-13 / Daisies like...
Constructor: Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (Easy-Medium for me, but I think I'm off-norm today)THEME: Advice for DRIVERS (44D: Those who should follow the advice in the...
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1954 Audie Murphy western / SAT 7-13-13 / Of pions kions / First city bombed...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: MESONIC (3D: Of pions and kions) — adj. of or relating to MESONn.Any of a family of subatomic particles that participate...
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Norwegian P.M. Stoltenberg / SUN 7-14-13 / Lacoste offering / Rock Roll Hall...
Constructor: Daniel A. FinanRelative difficulty: MediumNOTE: I couldn't get AcrossLite to make a "¢"k symbol, so instead I have used ... a spider.THEME: "Show Me the Money" — theme answers have dollar...
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Skater Henie / MON 7-15-13 / Nasty online argument / Tour de France...
Constructor: Jeff Chen and Angela Olson HalstedRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: RAID to RUDE vowel progression — long vowels sounds move up the alphabet as you move from top to bottom of the gridTheme...
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Musical genre for Ladysmith Black Mambazo / TUE 7-16-13 / 1980s All-Star...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Medium (slightly tougher, maybe)THEME: PROs and CONs — three pairs of words where one word has PRO- prefix and the other CON-. Clues for both words in...
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