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Vegetation along British golf course / TUE 9-19-17 / US city whose name looks...
Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SILENT PARTNER (57A: Nonactive member of a firm ... or what G, H and W each have in 20-, 29- and 49-Across)— two-word...
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Fitness program done to Latin music / WED 9-20-17 / Scottish hillside /...
Constructor: Hal MooreRelative difficulty: Easy (like, really really easy, if you make the smart choice and completely ignore the Note and the bracketed numbers)THEME: ab bc cd etc— here's the note:So...
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1927 automotive debut / THU 9-21-17 / Formula One racer Prost / Operative...
Constructor: Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: UEY (57D: Often-illegal maneuver that is key to answering the asterisked clues)—answers double back on the subsequent Across line (once...
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PC Key / FRI 9-22-17 / PC Key
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Difficult THEME:No themeWord of the Day:TAPIOCA (35D: Thickening agent) — Tapioca (/ˌtæpɪˈoʊkə/; Portuguese pronunciation: [tapiˈɔkɐ]) is a starch...
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Calculator math sects / SAT 9-23-17 / Wayne Manor manservant / 29% cream /...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Medium (16:17)THEME: THEMElessWord of the Day: IRENE (2D: ___ Neuwirth (designer jewelry brand) — A native of Southern California, Irene's fundamental...
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Tennis world since 1968 / SUN 9-24-17 / St Louis Arch / Det Tutuola / Where...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy (19:00 exactly)THEME:"State Lines"— Phrases are reinterpreted as if two-letter words were state abbreviations.Theme answers:23A: "Try not to miss...
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Old coupon for needy / MON 9-25-17 / Soupy oliver twist fare / Active during...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (i.e. slightly harder than the average Monday puzzle, solely because of the crossing and cross-referenced themers)THEME: hyphenated...
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Writer Lowry with two Newbery Medals / TUE 9-26-17 / Robust-sounding teens of...
Constructor: Joy Behar and Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (gotta know comedian names *and* figure out all the punniness...) (still finished in just a shade over 3:30)THEME: Comedian...
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Dwarf planet beyond Pluto / WED 9-27-17 / Victims of fictional Morlocks /...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (except for the mistake I made, ugh)THEME: THREE-RING CIRCUS (42A: Confusing situation ... or what this puzzle contains literally?)— three...
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Popular beige work boots colloquially / THU 9-28-17 / Org with millions of...
Constructor: Joe KrozelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:PIÑATA (44D: Party item depicted in the middle of this puzzle's grid)—isolated bit inside the (alleged) PIÑATA is CANDY (35A: Likely contents of a...
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Judith of TV's Nashville / FRI 9-29-17 / Sweet love of my lifei n 1976 bob...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: PHALANGE (38D: Bone of the hand or foot) — Anatomyanother term for phalanx (sense 2). // i.e. Anatomya bone of...
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Final Trojan king / SAT 9-30-17 / Island after which lizard is named /...
Constructor: Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy THEME: none Word of the Day: RIJKSMUSEUM (49A: Home of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch") — The Rijksmuseum (Dutch...
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Animal depicted in Edwin Landseer's Monarch of Glen / SUN 10-1-17 / Old...
Constructor: Robert FisherRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"That's One Way to Put It"— euphemisms? I guess?Theme answers:TESTING GRAVITY (24A: Falling down)AWARD FOR FAST DRIVING (32A: Speeding...
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B C F H I K N O P S U V W Y / MON 10-2-2017 / Longtime Time magazine rival,...
Guess who has two thumbs, is turning 20 on Tuesday and is doing the writeup today! It's Annabel! Woohoo!Constructor: TRENTON CHARLSONRelative difficulty: EASYTHEME: ALPHABET STRINGS — Theme clues are...
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Old-fashioned dagger / TUE 10-3-17 / Famed German hypnotist / Manager at...
Constructor: Chuck DeodeneRelative difficulty: Challenging (not sure why, exactly ... but 4:00 is slooow for me, for Tuesday)THEME:CENTER / ISLAND (36A: With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen...
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Cuneiform discovery site / WED 10-4-17 / Edward longtime bishop of New York /...
Constructor: Evan MahnkenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Where blah blah is "in the dictionary"— common two-word phrases are clued as if those phrases were indicating where the second word can be...
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Mecca's holy Kaaba / THU 10-5-17 / uplifting remake / Bygone fords /...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: Uplifting remakes— movie titles have qualitative adjectives changed to be more positive:Theme answers:"SPECIAL PEOPLE"(from "Ordinary People")...
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Historic pueblo near Albuquerque / FRI 10-6-17 / Enfant terrible of...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: ACOMA (29D: Historic pueblo near Albuquerque) — Acoma Pueblo (/ˈækəmə/; Western Keresan: ʔáák’u [ʔɑ́ːk'ù]; Zuni:...
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2017 Tony-winning play about 1990s diplomacy / SAT 10-7-17 / Director costar...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: OSTERIA (39A: Basic Italian bistro) — nounnoun: osteria; plural noun: osteriasan Italian restaurant, typically a...
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Princess Fiona after sunset / SUN 10-8-17 / Brand two time nba all star /...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Alex BriñasRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Power Ballads"— clues are all [some superhero's favorite band/singer] and then there's some apt jokey answer. Final themer...
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