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Roman emperor who overthrew Galba / THU 8-10-17 / Wine informally / Musician...
Constructor: John E. Bennett and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: BY HOOK OR BY CROOK(55A: Whatever it takes ... as hinted at in the arrangements of black squares around the circled...
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Breakfast brand since 1897 / FRI 8-11-17 / Hilarious succeeded him in AD 461...
Constructor: Hal MooreRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: TRINI LOPEZ (56A: Singer of the 1965 hit "Lemon Tree") — Trinidad "Trini" López III (born May 15, 1937) is an...
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Gudrun's victim in Norse myth / SAT 8-12-17 / Cambridge student informally /...
Constructor: Kameron Austin CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Greaves (26D: Greaves, e.g.) — A greave (from the Old Frenchgreve"shin, shin armour" from the Arabic...
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Bit of Bollywood soundtrack / SUN 8-13-17 / Nickname for Oxford university /...
Constructor: Eric BerlinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"The Magic Show"— theme answers are magic tricks that are literally depicted elsewhere in the grid:Theme answers:VANISHING COIN (23A: Magic...
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Brit's teapot cover / MON 8-14-17 / First symbol on musical staff / Colorful...
Constructor: Rich ProulxRelative difficulty:Normal Monday (so Medium, shading easy)THEME: MEATLESS MONDAY (51A: Weekly occurrence when 20-, 31- and 38-Across might be consumed)— three themers have...
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Tiered Eastern temple / TUE 8-15-17 / Rousing audience response informally /...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:Collection agency— All theme clues follow pattern [___ collector?], where the clue phrase is a familiar one, but the answer reimagines the...
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Silent film opener / WED 8-16-17 / J Peterman employee on Seinfeld / Kind of...
Constructor: Andrew Kingsley and John LiebRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: SPIN CLASS (60A: Modern exercise option ... or what the answers to 17-, 26-, 36- or 49-Across could teach?)— answers are all...
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Arabian stimulant / THU 8-17-17 / Faction in China's cultural revolution /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:GANG OF FOUR (62A: Faction in China's Cultural Revolution ... or a hint to each set of circled letters)— Clues are just [First (then...
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Internet meme of star of Matrix looking sullen / FRI 8-18-17 / Birthplace of...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: TAMARA Taylor (46D: Actress Taylor of "Bones") — Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian...
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Intervening, at law / SAT 8-19-17 / Method of fishing / Some fruit pastries /...
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: Medium-HardTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ORRIS (24A: Root used in perfumery) — Orris root (rhizoma iridis) is a term used for the roots Iris germanica and Iris...
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Inspector Clouseau's employer / SUN 8-20-17 / "A Navel" artist, 1923 /...
Constructor: Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Found In Your Inbox — Punny email subject lines that become more familiar phrases when preceded by RE-.Theme...
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Feet in the city / MON 8-21-17 / Computer savvy office fellow / Friendly...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: Challenging (misplaced, strange)THEME:THE GAP (39A: Something to mind ... in 18-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across)— you have to imagine a "gap" in the theme answers...
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Windows precursor / TUE 8-22-17 / Undergraduate law deg / Common churchyard...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: cities that contain their own state codes— Theme answers:OZARK (5A: Southern city just south of a national forest with the same name)ASTORIA...
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Schiller work adapted by Beeethoven / WED 8-23-17 / Penny memory follower /...
Constructor: Joe KiddRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: You tell me ... looks like "EL" (or "ELS") is added to familiar phrases to get wacky phrases, clued wackily ... but can that be it? I feel like I...
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Old-style hacker / THU 8-24-17 / D in emoticon / Cartoonist who popularized...
Constructor: Neil Patrick Harris and David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging? (solved it upon waking, got weirdly, possibly uniquely lost...) [Now you see him] [... now you don't][this...
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Newswoman Cabrera / FRI 8-25-17 / Waters near Mount Erebus / Hallucinogen...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Medium? Maybe a tad harder than medium?THEME: none Word of the Day: ALEWIFE (11D: Member of the herring family) — The alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is an...
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Cedar Revolution locale / SAT 8-26-17 / Advice for wannabe loser / 1998...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: BOYLE'S LAW (15A: PV = k, to a physicist) — Boyle's law (sometimes referred to as the Boyle–Mariotte law, or Mariotte's...
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Loosely woven fabric with rough texture / SUN 8-27-17 / Gangnam style...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Location, Location, Location"— four clues read [some other clue, literally?], and that other clue doesn't exist—rather, the...
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Kipling mongoose / MON 8-28-17 / Notable grammatically incorrect declaration...
Constructor: Dan MargolisRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (harder, slightly, than avg Monday)THEME: Equines— themers end with equinesTheme answers:STUBBORN AS A MULE (17A: Extremely...
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Onetime Ritz rival / TUE 8-29-17 / Brand of candy hearts / Letters on...
Constructor: Adam G. PerlRelative difficulty: Medium (maybe slightly harder because of the made-up themers)THEME: TOO CLEVER BY HALF (54A: Overly inventive ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26- and...
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