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King of gods in Wagner's ring cycle / MON 5-22-17 / Inverse trig function /...
Constructor: Gary KennedyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*) (still under 4 minutes) (relax)[oversized grid: 16x15]THEME: SWISS / ARMY / KNIFE (1A: With 43- and 76-Across, camping...
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TD Garden athlete informally / TUE 5-23-17 / Friendly Islands native / Bread...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (a bit on the slow side for a Tuesday)THEME: PAIRS (68A: Figure skating event ... or what the circled items always come in)—the...
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Letter carrier at Hogwarts / WED 5-24-17 / Initialism whose third initial...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"... as a plumber?"— ordinary phrases are clued as if they had something to do with a plumber's behavior:Theme answers:RUNS HOT AND...
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Central Italian river / THU 5-25-17 / Pet with dewlap beret / Wait in...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: I'LL GO FIRST (54A: Trailblazer's declaration ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 34- and 51-Across)— Familiar phrases where the last words...
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Chief justice in Dred Scott verdict / FRI 5-26-17 / Donnie of 2001 cult film...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easiest Friday I've Ever DoneTHEME: none Word of the Day: Roger TANEY (23D: Chief justice in the Dred Scott verdict) — Roger Brooke Taney (/ˈtɔːni/;...
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Peddler of religious literature / SAT 5-27-17 / Great Trek figure of 1830s /...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Easy-Challenging (Easy, except for SW corner, which is not)THEME: none Word of the Day: COLPORTEUR (28D: Peddler of religious literature) — Colportage...
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Musical genre for Gangnam Style / SUN 5-28-17 / Whom Kala reared / Hop o my...
Constructor: Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"In Bad Taste"— Themers are written a la recipe instructions. Answers are all bad (?) things, and together they make A RECIPE FOR DISASTER (106A:...
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Aperitif with black currant liqueur / MON 5-29-17 / Counterparts of dahs /...
Constructor: Jeff Chen and Seth GeltmanRelative difficulty: Challenging (over 4?!) (I mean, it is 16-wide, but still)THEME:PRIME TIME (63A: When TV viewership peaks ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and...
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Horse breed known dressage / TUE 5-30-17 / Rogen "Neighbors" / Simoleon /...
Constructor: Neville FogartyRelative difficulty: AverageYou might've thought it was by CharlotteTHEME: GREY MATTER— Each theme entry contains a word that, when paired with the word GREY (indicated by...
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Solid orange ball / WED 5-31-17 / Former senator RNC head Martinez / Hoof...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (slowest Wednesday for me in years, but I think some of my slowness was weird and idiosyncratic)THEME: Fishing— there's a warning to...
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Ancient region central Italy / THU 6-1-17 / Universal life force / Theater...
Constructor: Derek Bowman and Sarah KellerRelative difficulty: Average, with a Thursday gimmickTHEME: The World, orbiting The Sun— The World, indicated in the circled squares in the four quadrants of...
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Eldest of Pleiades / SAT 6-2-17 / Palmlike tropical plant / Smallest infinite...
Constructor: John Guzzetta and Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: none Word of the Day: CYCAD (3D: Palmlike tropical plant) — nounnoun: cycad; plural noun: cycadsa palmlike...
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Open-sided shelters / SAT 6-3-17 / Horizontal pieces covering joints in...
Constructor: Roland HugetRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: ARECIBO (52A: Puerto Rican home to the Western Hemisphere's largest radio telescope) — Arecibo (Spanish pronunciation:...
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Ackbar's rank in Star Wars / SUN 6-4-17 / Cylinder-shaped pasta / It knits up...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: Dunno—group-solved it as Doug Peterson read clues to us in the restaurant earlier this evening... Medium?See, here's the screenshot of Doug's...
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Tragic clown in "Pagliacci" / MON 6-5-17 / Common Market letters / Casual...
Hi guys!!! It's Annabel Monday!!! *funny trumpet noises*Constructor: Paul Coulter (with, perhaps, some uncredited "inspiration" from Elizabeth C. Gorski)Relative difficulty: MediumTHEME: BAD THING TO...
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Mythical mischief-maker / TUE 6-6-17 / Warning letters next to web link /...
Constructor: Lisa Loeb and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Tues. time)THEME: #1 songs ... reimagined—themers are familiar phrases beginning w/ the (one-word) titles of #1 songs, and...
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Text-displaying technology on Kindles / WED 6-7-17 / Jazzman Stan / Baseball...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: And the hits just keep on comin'...— familiar phrases ending in words that can (in other contexts) be synonyms of "hit"Theme answers:GARDEN...
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Scannable black white boxes / THU 7-8-17 / Letter before Peter in Joint Army...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:MINCE / WORDS (26A: With 45-Across, not be direct ... or what four groups of black squares in this puzzle do?)— the four...
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Movie villain modeled after Ernst Stavro Blofeld / FRI 6-9-17 / Austin Powers...
Constructor: Steve OvertonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: LUZON (27A: Where Manila is)— Luzon [...] is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. it is ranked...
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Epithet meaning great soul / SAT 6-10-17 / Victor at Brandywine / Bob who...
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: ACHENE (19A: Seed of a strawberry or sunflower) — An achene (Greek ἀ, a, privative + χαίνειν, chainein, to...
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