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Grandpa Walton for short / WED 8-30-17 / Cyber Monday business
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: BLADE— a word ladder that goes from BLUNT to SHARP through BLADE—which helps clue two answers on the W and E edges of the...
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Transporter with sliding doors / THU 8-31-17 / FDR created program with...
Constructor: Zachary SpitzRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (once you get the gimmick)THEME: CORNER / OFFICE (31A: With 44-Across, V.I.P. area represented four times in this puzzle)— rebus puzzle where...
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Pacific island Magellan visited in 1521 / FRI 9-1-17 / What ancient Greeks...
Constructor: Patrick Berry Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (just 'cause of the proper nouns I had Never seen, and some confusing cluing)THEME: none Word of the Day: CEBU (39A: Pacific island...
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Actress London of TV's Game / SAT 9-2-17 / Enemy of CONTROL on Get Smart /...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: CRICKET (1D: Fair play) — 1: a game played with a ball and bat by two sides of usually 11 players each on a large field...
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Crystal jewelry company with swan in its logo / SUN 9-3-17 / Constellation...
Constructor: Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty: Challenging (based solely on the NE corner)THEME:"United Kingdom"— actually a puzzle about ANIMAL MAGNETISM (110A: Sex appeal ... or a hint to the answers...
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Bird feeder material / MON 9-4-17 / Degs. held by Bloomberg and George W....
It's Annabel, back at college and hopefully going to a Labor Day BBQtonight! This one was actually somewhat harder than I'd bargained for, so I'm coming to you a little bit LATH - er, late - DUH....
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Rose petal oil / TUE 9-5-17 / Tree whose leaves appear in many Chinese...
Constructor: Michelle Kenney and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (also, oversized / 16-wide)THEME: INTERMISSION (37A: Break ... such as at the middle of 18-, 27-, 50- or 58-Across?)—...
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Late journalist Ifill / WED 9-6-17 / One-named Swedish singer with 1997 hit...
Constructor: Daniel RaymonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Y" sound [so ... 'yuh'?] added to familiar answers to get wacky answers, clued wackily—Theme answers:FJORD EXPLORER (20A: One traveling...
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Scarlet stigma / THU 9-7-17 / Old TV screens for short / Kingston dude /...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: ABC (1D: Kind of order ... or a hint to this puzzle's unusual construction)— all the Across answers are in alphabetical (aka...
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Wheelchair-bound Glee character / FRI 9-8-17 / Comics character seen on gum...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: SCAR (22A: Bare place on the side of a mountain) — Definition of scar1: an isolated or protruding rock2: a steep...
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Alternative to Spotify or Pandora / SAT 9-9-17 / Collette of "United States...
Constructor: John Guzzetta and Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Medium (11:44)THEME: THEMElessWord of the Day: ROLFE (41A: Son-in-law of Chief Powhatan) — John Rolfe (1585–1622) was one of the early...
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Primordial universe matter / SUN 9-10-17 / Getaway for meditation / War su...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Size Matters"— sound "sigh" is added to familiar phrases creating wacky phrases etc:Theme answers:STATIC CYCLING (22A: Spin class...
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Issa who stars on HBO's insecure / MON 9-11-17 / Titular California district...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: LALA / LAND (53D: With 58-Down, head-in-the-clouds place ... or a hint to each answer that has four circles)— two-word themers...
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Father of Ahab in Bible / 1001 causes of anxiety / 51 cats / Relative of...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: something and one somethings ... — clue is a number of some entity? and the number is a roman numeral followed by that entity, which combined...
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Otis's feline pal / WED 9-13-17 / Fizzy citrus beverage / 1787 Mozart...
Constructor: Daniel MauerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: THE LITTLE THINGS (62A: They're what really count, so it's said ... or a hint to the multilingual answers to the starred clues)— three phrases...
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Centaur who was killed by Hercules / THU 9-14-17 / Burrowing South Amercain...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: DIASTEMA (52A: Formal term for the gap suggested by 17/18-, 35/37- and 54/57-Across)— it means a gap between the teeth; each theme...
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Canadian crooner Michael / FRI 9-15-17 / Basic beverage in baby talk / Parker...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: John von NEUMANN (32A: Computer science pioneer John von ___) — John von Neumann (/vɒnˈnɔɪmən/; Hungarian:...
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Gourd also known as vegetable pear / SAT 9-16-17 / O.C. protagonist /...
Constructor: Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and the J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: CHAYOTE (40D: Gourd also known as a vegetable pear) — nounnoun: chayote;...
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Fancy French shellfish dish / SUN 9-17-17 / Speed skater Karin who won eight...
Constructor: Mark MacLachlanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Super Looper"— themers have a mini loop in them (signified by circles), so answer goes up one back one down one and then resumes its Across...
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Ogden Nash's two-l beast / MON 9-18-17 / Start end of Greek spelling of...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:color-bodyparted— themers follow that basic pattern:Theme answers:WHITE-KNUCKLED (20A: Visibly tense)GREEN-EYED (32A: Extremely jealous)RED-HANDED...
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