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Soviet nuclear-powered submarine / THU 12-28-17 / Affair for bingers /...
Constructor: Gary LarsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: UP THE ANTE (55A: Increase what is at stake ... or a hint to answering 20-, 30- and 46-Across)— letter string "ANTE" goes up (instead of...
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Diddy peanut shooting Nintendo character / FRI 12-29-17 / Swirly sweet seller...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Erika SLEZAK (46D: Erika with six Daytime Emmys) — Erika Alma Hermina Slezak (/ˈsleɪzæk/; born August 5, 1946)...
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Elephant rider's seat / SAT 12-20-17 / Pioneering hip-hop trio / Bayou genre...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME:none Word of the Day: Leon CZOLGOSZ (34D: McKinley's assassin)— Leon Frank Czolgosz (Polish: Czołgosz[ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ]; May 5, 1873 –...
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1/20 of a ton abbr. / SUN 12-31-17 / County in New Mexico Colorado /...
Constructor: John LampkinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New"—themers are wacky phrases where "O"s have been removed (in the top half) or added (in the bottom half) to...
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Onetime Dr Pepper rival / MON 1-1-18 / Some canadian petroleum deposits /...
Constructor: Matthew SewellRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Monday ... it's over-sized, so maybe it's just Medium)THEME:"torch songs"— famous song titles that in some way involve "fire"...
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Singer Lovett / MON 1-2-18 / Red Sea peninsula / Like a half-moon tide /...
Hey guess what? This might sound crazy, but it's Annabel!! This year, my New Year's resolution is to try new things. And one thing I've never tried is doing a Tuesday puzzle! Also Rex and I both...
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Northern Florida county seat / WED 1-3-18 / Lead-in to cumulus / Longtime...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Easy (I think ... I stopped in disappointment / disgust after the first themer, and then came back to it, so I don't have a valid solving time, but it felt...
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Recurring melodic phrase / THU 1-4-18 / Nickname shared by two Spice Girls /...
Constructor: Daniel MauerRelative difficulty: Challenging (well, until you *get it*—non-theme stuff is actually pretty easy)THEME: (4)WARDING ADDRESS (38A: Something to leave at the post office ... or...
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Old newspaper photo sections informally / FRI 1-5-18 / 1980s skiing champ...
Constructor: Ned WhiteRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Leon AMES (12D: Actor Leon of "The Postman Always Rings Twice") — Leon Ames (January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was a...
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Popular pricing game on Price is Right / SAT 1-6-18 / Wide-staring one in...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: CADENT (19A: Rhythmic) — adj.1. Havingcadence or rhythm.2. ArchaicFalling, as water or tears....
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Flattish sea creatures / SUN 1-7-18 / Caninelike animal more closely related...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (the "Challenging" part is more due to the fussiness of dealing with the two-letters-per-square thing, not actual...
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Ulysses star 1967 / MON 1-8-18 / Antlered Yellowstone denizens / Hypnotist's...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (just a bit on the slow side, for a Monday, for me)THEME: O, Hey!— themers all end in the with two-syllable "O [c] AY" sound, where [c]...
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Cool giant sun / TUE 1-9-18 / Falcon rocket launcher / Game craze of late...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (fast but not whoosh fast)THEME: MEET IN THE MIDDLE (39A: Compromise ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled squares)— types of...
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Eric of old CBS news / WED 1-10-18 / Bowery boozer / Beauty product line with...
Constructor: Sen. Joe Donnelly and Michael S. MaurerRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (a tick on the tough side, for a Wednesday)THEME: basketball terms with wacky, non-basketball cluesTheme...
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Hasbro toy that involves pulling twisting / THU 1-11-18 / Line from someone...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: [Line from someone who's been interrupted]— that's the clue on three themers. The answers all run clear across the grid and then continue...
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South Indian pancakes / FRI 1-12-18 / Rhyming educational proverb / Pastries...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: HARAM (2D: Not halal, in Arab cuisine) — Haram (/ˈhɛərəm, ˈhær-/; Arabic: حَرَام ḥarām [ħaˈraːm]) is an Arabic term meaning...
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Shakespearean fencer / SAT 1-13-18 / Neighbor of Allemagne / Pertaining to...
Constructor: Alan DerkazarianRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Charles HAID (31A: Charles of "Hill Street Blues") — Charles Maurice Haid III (born June 2, 1943) is an American actor...
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Italian castle town / SUN 1-14-18 / Comics superhero with filed-off horns /...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Supreme Intelligence" — central answer is OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (67A: Illegal interference ... or what can be found in ths puzzle's 1st, 3rd,...
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French president's palace / MON 1-15-18 / Cruet filler at Italian restaurant
Constructor: Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "FREE AT LAST" (61A: Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-,...
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Dance-based fitness program / TUE 1-16-18 / Weightless state informally /...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: FOUR-LETTER WORDS (39A: Curses ... or what 18-, 20-, 26-, 48-, 57- and 63-Across are, literally— answers in question are formed from a...
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