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Pope who excommunicated Elizabeth I / SUN 3-18-18 / Huck Finn possessive /...
Constructor: Daniel RaymonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Taking Your Q"— You don't actually "take" the Q anywhere; You put a "QU-" where a hard "C" sound should be, creating wacky answers,...
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Antique medical device used for electrotherapy / MON 3-19-18 / Taiwanese...
Constructor: Michael Wiesenberg and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: Medium MondayTHEME: RAINBOW (48A: What the starts of the answers to the seven starred clues constitute) — all the...
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Traditional Japanese gate / TUE 3-20-18 / Pennsylvania university that's home...
Constructor: Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SEASON OPENERS (53A: Much-anticipated sporting events ... or, when spoken, what 20-, 28-, 35- and 43-Across have) — spring, summer, autumn,...
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Reason cow swatted herself / WED 3-21-18 / Many single-gear bike / NLer...
Constructor: Laura BraunsteinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: animal verbs — verb phrases are clued as if they refer to groups of animals:Theme answers:DUCKS OUT OF VIEW (20A: Why the hunter couldn't...
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Master of cartoon dog McBarker / THU 3-22-18 / Dutch financial giant /...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium (Easy-Medium for me, time-wise, but it didn't FEEL that way...)THEME: like, social media stuff, I think — theme clues all start [One with a lot of...
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Island nation with a cross on its flag / FRI 3-23-18 / Alternative music...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Honeybee (see below)THEME:nopeWord of the Day: POLICE BOX (18A: Cop's station in England)— The Police Box was introduced in the United States in 1877 and was...
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Avian epithet fo Napoleon II / SAT 3-24-18 / Rhyming nickname for wrestling...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (except SW corner, which was kind of harrowing)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Ferdinand de LESSEPS (37D: Ferdinand de ___, developer of the Suez...
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Ancient undeciphered writing system / SUN 3-25-18 / Legal vowelless Scrabble...
Constructor: Finn VigelandRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Follow the Sun"— theme answers have SUN in them, and when the answers get to SUN, the SUN goes down (sets?) in the west (!) and goes up...
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Ooky tv family name / MON 3-26-18 / Popularizer of Chinese tunic suit /...
Constructor: Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (my time was a tad north of normal)THEME: vowel progression, with the last word in each themer going from LANE to LUNE through all the...
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In a mischievous manner / TUES 3-27-18 / Wine server / Ancient civilization...
Hi, everyone! I'm Clare, and I'm back since it is indeed the last Tuesday of March. I'm just getting back from spring break, where I spent time with my family and, umm, curating my Netflix account. My...
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Rabbi Meir who served in Knesset / WED 3-28-18 / Red snapper at sushi...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: TEE (59D: End of each word in 17-, 27-, 43- and 54-Across — as well as every clue (and that's a fact!))— just what it saysTheme...
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Powdered ingredient in sweet teas smoothies / THU 3-29-18 / French astronomer...
Constructor: Claire Muscat and David SteinbergRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: NUTs — theme answers contain different nuts (in circled squares); the nut names are interrupted by a single letter in...
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Terror in Arthur Canon Doyole's Lost World / FRI 3-30-18 / Ubiquitous Chinese...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ZEROTH (33D: Preceder of first) — adjectiveimmediately preceding what is regarded as first in a series. (google)• • •All...
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Realm of Queen Lucy the Valiant / SAT 3-31-18 / Myrmica rubra / Food flavorer...
Constructor: Kevin G. DerRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: TOTAL GRIDLOCK (52A: Nightmarish Manhattan traffic situation ... or a possible title for this puzzle) — Across and Down lines (i.e. rows...
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Magician known for debunking paranormal claims / SUN 4-1-18 / 1988 crime...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME:"1 + 1 = 5"— rebus puzzle where a "5"-letter word with AND in the middle appears in the square going Across, and just the letters on other...
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Laurence who wrote "Tristram Shandy" / MON 4-2-2018 / Top-notch / Think up /...
I wanted to start this week off with another "hello it's me Rex and I am very gruff and hate Mondays almost as much as Garfield the lasagna cat" type intro, but then I remembered that I already did...
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Sticky-leaved plant that feeds on insects / TUE 4-3-18 / Gil Blas writer /...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Medium (or Brutal, depending on how well you know certain names...)THEME: THINK QUICKLY (67A: To understand this puzzle's theme, read the ends of the...
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Satirist Tom / WED 4-4-18 / Shouts made with waving of white hankies / Cheesy...
Constructor: Weird Al Yankovic and Eric BerlinRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: cheesy movies— old movies turned into cheese puns:Theme answers:"A FEW GOUDA MEN" (20A: Cheesy 1992 military drama?)"FETA...
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Trio in Plato's Republic / THU 4-5-18 / Bass part in Beethoven's choral...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium, maybe a little easier (time normal, but grid was oversized, so ...)THEME: GRAND SLAM HOMERUN (62A: What will cause a walk-off win in the situation...
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Ex-Expo Rusty / FRI 4-6-18 / 14-line poem with only two rhymes / Eugene in...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: LEVANT (35A: Part of ISIL) — The Levant (/ləˈvænt/) is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a...
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