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Tupper of Tupperware fame / FRI 12-8-17 / Orange soda loving character of...
Constructor: Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (for others, probably—harder for me)THEME: none Word of the Day: DERNIER CRI (18A: Latest thing) — nounnoun: dernier crithe very latest...
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Longtime first name in gossip / SAT 12-9-17 / Doctor of 1960s TV / Whence...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Tony ARMAS (48A: Former Red Sox slugger Tony) — Antonio Rafael Armas Machado (born July 2, 1953) is a Venezuelan former...
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Chocolate-coated snack stick / SUN 12-10-17 / early 2000s outbreak for short...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Laura BraunsteinRelative difficulty: Easy-Challenging (I finished in Easy time, but I had an error; the puzzle is *very* proper-noun heavy, so you just as easily torch this...
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Prehistoric Southwest culture / MON 12-11-17 / Service organization with...
Constructor: Brian ThomasRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: HEADPHONES (63A: They bring music to one's ears ... or a hint to 17-, 21-, 33-, 45- and 54-Across)— types of "phones" are at the "head" of each...
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Cartoonist Hoff of New Yorker / TUE 12-12-17 / James founder of auction house...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: some recent art sale Theme answers:LEONARDO DAVINCI (7D: Creator of 38-Across)"SALVATOR MUNDI" (38A: Renaissance...
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Crumbly cheese similar to feta / WED 12-13-17 / Iron compound found in steel...
Constructor: Benjamin KramerRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: MAKE AN ENTRANCE (55A: Arrive with fanfare ... or what the circled squares do?)— circled squares are verbs that at least vaguely...
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Grace's last name on Will Grace / THU 12-14-17 / 2800 mile river to Laptev...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: BURY THE / HATCHET (40D: With 43-Down, make peace ... or what you must do to complete this puzzle?)— the letters "AX" are "buried"...
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Blithe Spirit role / FRI 12-15-17 / Jason of Harry Potter films / Corporate...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: no Word of the Day:"Blithe Spirit"(13D: "Blithe Spirit" role => ELVIRA) (!?) — Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward....
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William Shatner sci-fi novel / SAT 12-16-17 / Creatures captured in Herclues...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:"Marcus WELBY, M.D."(35D: TV M.D.) — Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical dramatelevision program that aired Tuesdays...
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Egg-shaped Hasbro toys introduced in 1971 / SUN 12-17-17 / Nighttime Cartoon...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Oh, One Last Thing"— familiar phrases have long "O" sound added to end, resulting in wacky phrases:Theme answers:STIFF AS A BORDEAUX (24A:...
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Computer programmer disparagingly / MON 12-18-17 / Nascar devotee / Light...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:INNER DEMONS (61A: Personal struggles ... or, literally, features of 17-, 26-, 36- and 52-Across)— "DEMON" can be found embedded in every theme...
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Archaeological handle / TUE 12-19-17 / Fate who cuts thread of life / 2000s...
Constructor: Andrew KingsleyRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday) THEME: CANDY CANE (36A: Christmas tree decoration ... or a hint to what the circled letters form)— circled squares form four...
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First name in women's tennis / WED 12-20-2017 / Greta Garbo or Ingrid Bergman...
Constructor: TALITHA RANDALLRelative difficulty: EASYTHEME: CLOUD NINE — Horizontal theme answers are different ways to get nine by way of addition. So if basic arithmetic is your bag, this puzzle will...
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One's Nintendo avatar / THU 12-21-17 / Last name in astronomy / Abbr at...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-Salners Relative difficulty: EASYTHEME: THEME— WHAT IS THIS SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PUZZLE?– Four theme answers spell out different things that might be represented by the...
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Merchant Samuel who lent name to historic island / FRI 12-22-17 / Abba who...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: SWARDS (36D: Grasslands) — nounplural noun: swardsan expanse of short grass.Farmingthe upper layer of soil,...
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Meringue-based dessert name for ballerina / SAT 12-23-17 / Bygone can opener...
Constructor: Matthew SewellRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: PAVLOVA (13D: Meringue-based dessert named for a ballerina) — Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after...
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Branded baby carriers / SUN 12-24-17 / Plot device in Shining / Restaurant...
Constructor: Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Making a Fast Buck"— the theme is RUDOLPH the red-nosed reindeer, THE MOST FAMOUS / REINDEER OF ALL. If you connect the...
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Green precious stone / MON 12-25-17 / Charlotte rich dessert / Columbus...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Easy (4:08)THEME: HIT PARADE— (58A: List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues), all of which mean "hit,"...
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Military vehicle used for reconnaissance / TUE 12-26-17 / Ja Rule hit that...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: a quip— here's the note appended to the puzzle; it's a long quotation that doubles as the theme clue: So ... A.J. JACOBS, despite having...
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1972 Oscar refuser / WED 12-27-17 / Dinah 1958 hit for Frankie Avalon / Kind...
Constructor: David KwongRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:sawing LADIES / IN HALF (8A: With 63-Acorss, what some performers saw in Las Vegas? ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme)— get it? "Saw"? So ......
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