Clik here to view.
1996 Foo Fighters hit / TUE 5-2-17 / Capital city with only about 1000...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Challenging (4 flat) THEME: BEST MUSICAL (66A: Award won by the starts of 17-, 25-, 39- and 52-Across and 11- and 29-Down)— just what it says...Theme...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Davis of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries / WED 5-3-17 / James with posthumous...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: a punny quip: WHEN A DENTIST / AND MANICURIST / ARGUE / THEY MUST FIGHT / TOOTH AND NAIL Word of the Day: punny — [google]• • •From the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beersheba's region / THU 5-4-17 / Comics character who was perpetually 19 /...
Constructor: Loren Muse Smith and Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging[16-wide / oversized grid]THEME: BLACK ICE (44A: Winter driving hazard ... or a literal hint to four squares in this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Neologism coined by Cole Porter / FRI 5-5-17 / 1962 Organization of American...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: GNEISS (51A: Banded metamorphic rock) — Gneiss (pronunciation:/ˈnaɪs/) is a common distributed type of rock...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Noah's predecessor / SAT 5-6-17 / Play movie about noted 1977 series of...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Bovarism (26A: Bovarism => EGO) — n. a conception of oneself as other than one is to the extent that one's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Acronym for class taught over Internet / SUN 5-7-17 / Bulked up in modern...
Constructor: Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class Relative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Duality Quality"— theme answers are two-word phrases where only difference between the two words...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Super 8 actress 2011 / MON 5-8-17 / Ancient land near Lydia / Pop singer Zayn...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium (for a Monday)THEME: LGBTQ (55D: Modern movement initialism ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 61-Across)— themers start with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Noted Berry farm founder Walter / TUE 5-9-17 / Rocky glacial ridge /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy THEME: ___ a ___ (verb phrases where first and last parts rhyme): Theme answers:SNEAK A PEEK (17A: View furtively)SEAL A DEAL (24A: Complete the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prison guard slangily / WED 5-10-17 / Rapper with line of Fila sneakers /...
Constructor: Ned WhiteRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: A badminton rally— someone SERVES (presumably with a RACKET) and then the BIRDIE crosses the BADMINTON NET seven times (with each "hit" represented...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Raskolnikov's lover / THU 5-12-17 / Level of judo proiciency / Duchamp...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Me me me!— three familiar phrases are clued via answers that intersect said phrases; these answers are adjectives that end with the "me"...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jazz pianist Garner / FRI 5-12-17 / Order repeated before hike / Record...
Constructor: Bill Clinton and Victor FlemingRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: sort of Theme answers:DON'T STOP / THINKING / ABOUT TOMORROW (lyrics from Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop," the (unofficial?)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baroque artist Guido / SAT 5-13-17 / Tree-tapping spigot / Ignorant middle...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: SPILE (31D: Tree-tapping spigot) —...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wings to zoologists / SUN 5-14-17 / Apple of Discord thrower / Onetime tool...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Places, Everyone!"— circled-square answers are all two-part answers, where first part must be inferred by the answers place in the grid: for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Historic California route with El / MON 5-15-17 / Sigher's words / Common...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:INNER CHILD (58A: Part of a person's psyche ... or a hidden part of 18-, 23-, 39- or 48-Across)— types of children, or words that roughly mean...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outer protein shell of virus / TUE 5-16-17 / Chicago squad in old SNL skits /...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Challenging (this took me over 6 minutes; I haven't been over 5 minutes on a Tuesday in probably a decade; my average is about 3:40)THEME: Well I could see...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obsolete repro machine / WED 5-17-17 / Dory propeller / Hello Dolly singer...
Constructor: Paul HunsbergerRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: word loop—two-word phrases where second word is also the first word of a two-word phrase that ends with the first word of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Muse invoked in Paradise Lose / THU 5-18-17 / StarKist competitor / Subject...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: WHY (did the CHICKEN cross the ROAD)? (37A: Question raised by four squares in this puzzle?)— four squares contain ROAD in the Down and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Moorish castle / FRI 5-19-17 / Bratty girl on Little House on Prairie /...
Constructor: Matthew SewellRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: ALCÁZAR (1D: Moorish castle) — An alcázar (pronunciation:/ˈælkəˌzɑːr/) is a type of Moorish castle or palace in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Political cartoonist Edward / SAT 5-20-17 / Gullible rodent in Scott Adams...
Constructor: Paolo Pasco and David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium (tilting easy)THEME: none Word of the Day: Edward SOREL (26D: Political cartoonist Edward) — Edward Sorel (born Edward Schwartz,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Political writer Kenneth / SUN 5-21-17 / Peer Gynt character / Two-time...
Constructor: Randolph RossRelative difficulty: No, yes, whatever, who cares? Let's say "Easy"THEME:"Misquoting Scripture"— "puns" (loosely defined) based on familiar phrases of biblical origin:Theme...
View Article