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Beau Geste novelist / WED 7-17-13 / Flee via ladder stereotypically / Carrier...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: A flower lover's poetic lament — ["ROSES ARE RED / VIOLETS ARE BLUE / POLLEN IS BAD FOR / MY ALLERGIES / ACHOO!"]Word of the Day: KENO (2D:...
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Dummy of old radio / THU 7-18-13 / Shade tree with deep-red winter buds /...
Constructor: Todd Gross and David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium (though that apostrophe might throw folks)THEME: "DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND" (23A: Classic song from a movie celebrating...
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1968 novel set in Korea / FRI 7-19-13 / British P.M. when W.W. I began / How...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: SINE DIE (37D: How Congress might adjourn) — Adjournment sine die (from the Latin "without day") means "without...
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Fashion designer behind fragrance Rock Me / SAT 7-20-13 / Famed kicker born...
Constructor: Tim CroceRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ANNA SUI (61A: Fashion designer behind the fragrance Rock Me!) — Anna Sui (born August 4, 1964) is an American fashion...
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Defrocked villain on Buffy Vampire Slayer / SUN 7-21-13 / Tatooine race in...
Constructor: Tracy BennettRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "Artful Thinking" — puns on artists' names. All clues are "?" clues and have "artist" in them somewhere.Word of the Day: BOODLES (62A:...
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Self-referential in modern lingo / MON 7-22-13 / Trick-taking game played...
Constructor: Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: BOSTON (43A: Theme of this puzzle) [scintillating clue!]Theme answers:17A: Expensive neighborhood in 43-Across (BEACON HILL)11D: 43-Across...
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Singer Julius of early TV / TUE 7-23-13 / Bygone Ford van / NBC newsman...
Constructor: Jean O'ConorRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: BEACHGOER (59A: One packing up the answers to the seven starred clues, maybe) — all beach items have non-beach cluesTheme...
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Bond Girl Green of Casino Royale / WED 7-24-13 / One of two characters in Fox...
Constructor: Erik WennstromRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Famous people clued as if their last names were present participlesTheme answers:20A: "Charlotte's Web" actress on a hot day? (DAKOTA...
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Beverage introduced as Brad's Drink / THU 7-25-13 / Pirate portrayer of film...
Constructor: Patrick BlindauerRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: DOUBLE FEATURE (14D: Drive-in theater draw ... with a literal hint to 4- and 21-Down) — the double-feature answers are movie...
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Kyrgyzstan's second largest city / FRI 7-26-13 / 1955 Pulitzer-winning poet /...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: BANKSY (58A: Noted graffiti artist) —Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist,...
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British running great Steve / SAT 7-27-13 / Fictional amnesiac portrayer /...
Constructor: John Lieb and David QuarfootRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: IVOR Gurney (35D: "Severn Meadows" poet Gurney) — Ivor Bertie Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937)...
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Garfield waitress / SUN 7-28-13 / Business titan born July 30 1863 / Texas...
Constructor: Andrew ReynoldsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "Fast Work"— puzzle celebrating HENRY FORD's 150th birthday (5D: Business titan born July 30, 1863) with a tribute to his innovations in mass...
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Drag queen in La Cage aux Folles / MON 7-29-13 / Two-character David Mamet...
Constructor: Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: [Body part + verb-ING] — compound adjectives formed by body part + present participle of a verb, all clued [Like [some kind of]...
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Site of Missouri State Fair / TUE 7-30-13 / Martial arts actor Steven /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: Top five greatest songs per "ROLLING STONE" — Just ... famous songs, clued as if they weren't songs + ellipsis + "and...
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Muhammad's resting place / WED 7-31-13 / Sleuth played by Lorre / Bathroom...
Constructor: H. David GoeringRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: City/State combos that can be produced through ONE-HANDED TYPING (52A: See 20- and 34-Across) —Theme answers:20A: Southern town whose...
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Sif's husband in myth / THU 8-1-13 / Greek night goddess / Old D&D co /...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: PHYSICS FORMULAS (60A: What the three sets of circled squares in this puzzle represent) — In familiar phrases, "Pressure" "Speed"...
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Cousin of screwdriver / FRI 8-2-13 / Plutoid just beyond Kuiper belt /...
Constructor: Barry SilkRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: BRADAWL (41A: Cousin of a screwdriver) — n.An awl with a beveled tip, used to make holes in wood for brads or screws.Read...
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Eponymous Dr. Asperger / SAT 8-3-13 / Poor Little Fool hit maker 1958 /...
Constructor: Brad Wilber and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Danny ELFMAN (19A: Danny who composed the theme music for "The Simpsons") — Daniel Robert...
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Muslim headdress / SUN 8-4-13 / 1972 musical or its 2013 revival / Column on...
Constructor: Steven GinzburgRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "Should I Call The Repairman?" — clues are objects that might break followed by ellipses; answers are continuations of the clues that create...
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Classic 1955 Jules Dassin heist film / MON 8-5-13 / Understood to radioer /...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*, he said, prophylactically) THEME: Celestial stuff, I guess — theme answers end in GALAXY and parts thereof:Theme...
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