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Wilcox daughter in Howards' End / TUE 2-6-18 / Words phrases that sound...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: DEVIOUS (45D: Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across)— two-word answers where first word starts with "D"...
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Voiceless consonant like b or p / WED 2-7-18 / Old Happy Motoring brand /...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (disconnected sections + classic names = ?)THEME: THE TIES THAT BIND (56A: Shared beliefs ... like this puzzle's circled four-letter...
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1987 Robert Townsend satire / THU 2-8-18 / Month before Shawwal / Goddess...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium (Easy, w/ hardness around the proper nouns, maybe)THEME:"HOLLYWOOD / SHUFFLE" (57A: With 61-Across, 1987 Robert Townsend satire ... or a hint to...
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1831 Poe work / FRI 2-9-18 / Iowa town where American Gothic is set / Cyclops...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ELDON (42A: Iowa town where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" is set) — Eldon is a city in Wapello County,...
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Odysseus' rescuer / SAT 2-10-18 / Marvel series depicting Tet Offensive with...
Constructor: Finn VigelandRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: Finn's adoration of the creator of "Hamilton" ... or, noneWord of the Day: THESSALY (17D: Region near Mount Olympus) — Thessaly (Greek:...
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Mark Twain farce about painter who fakes his own demise / SUN 2-11-18 /...
Constructor: Matt GinsbergRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: PARONOMASIA — this is a word that means "play on words; pun" ... I don't know if PARONOMASIA is supposed to sound like something else, or ......
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State capital ESE of Guadalajara / MON 2-12-18 / Onetime competitor of the WB...
Constructor: Michael BlackRelative difficulty: normal MondayTHEME: CARDHOLDER (59A: One with credit ... or a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across) — answers "hold" credit "card" names:Theme...
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Dakota tribe that attacked Revenant trappers / TUE 2-13-18 / Top Trappist...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Well, I was slow, but this oversized, so who knows: Medium-Challenging for a Tuesday, maybe?THEME: BOXED / ROSES (41A: With 44-Across, Valentine's Day gift...
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World capital founded by conquistador / WED 2-14-18 / 2003 #1 hit for OutKast...
Constructor: Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: Valentine's Day — grid is heart-shaped, and then there are three theme answers:Theme answers:HEARTSTRINGS (1D: Deepest feelings)CUPID'S...
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Young ferret / THU 2-15-18 / Jung's inner self / Cold medicine brand for kids...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: And the Osprey goes to ... — themers are all Oscar-nominated roles where the character's last name is a type of birdTheme answers:SCOUT...
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It was boosted by Atlas / FRI 2-16-18 / Most populous city in Oceania /...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: James B. EADS (52D: James B. ___, diving bell inventor) — Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 –...
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Three-lobed design / SAT 2-17-18 / Brand with slogan fill your glass / Fixed...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: Jung CHANG (29A: Jung ___, author of the 1991 best seller "Wild Swans") — Jung Chang (simplified Chinese: 张戎;...
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Rufous ruminant / SUN 2-18-18 / Simple variant of baseball / Rani's raiment /...
Constructor: Elizabeth A. LongRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"SEE 68-ACROSS" (68A: Supercilious sort ... or the title for this puzzle) — Across themers are wacky "?"-clued phrases that are really...
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Shakespearean cries / MON 2-19-18 / Uncle Sam's land for short / Hybrid...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Monday) (30 seconds over average time)THEME: president names + a random letter, anagrammed for some reason...Theme...
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US marshal role for John Wayne / TUE 2-20-18 / Consumer giant that makes...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: LEXICOGRAPHERS (51A: Ones who produced the clues for 20-, 25- and 45-Across)— theme clues are written as dictionary...
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Obama's stepfather Soetoro / WED 2-21-18 / Mixed martial arts cage shape /...
Constructor: Ori Brian and Zachary SpitzRelative difficulty: Medium (once you get past that initial ??? period and realize there's a bleeping rebus on a bleeping Wednesday)THEME: PO BOX (41A: Certain...
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Request to be connected on social media / THU 2-22-18 / Something unknowns...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: REVERSING COURSE (60A: Backtracking ... or what 17-, 27- and 46-Across are doing?)— theme answers are three different kinds of "courses,"...
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Phoenician goddess of fertility / FRI 2-23-18 / Vehicle used by police to...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ROSE CUT diamond (15A: In a classic form of diamond) — Various forms of the rose cut have been in use since the...
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Dolphinfish informally / SAT 2-24-18 / Pennsylvania city where Delaware...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: REA Irvin (16A: ___ Irvin, early cartoonist designer for The New Yorker) — Rea Irvin (August 26, 1881—May 28, 1972) was an...
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Lead role in Boys Don't Cry 1999 / SUN 2-25-18 / Nanki-poo's father /...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Letter Recycling"— pairs of intersecting answers with identical clues are made up of the same set of letters:IRON AGE (2D: Historical period) /...
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