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Headache for Ranger Smith / SAT 4-7-18 / Nestle product first sold in 1961 /...
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day: TETANY (9D: Condition caused by abnormal calcium levels) — Tetany or tetany seizure is a medical sign consisting of...
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Lash with bullwhip / SUN 4-8-18 / Novice parasailer's fear / Ball hit for...
Constructor: Patrick BerryRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (very easy except for the actual spoonerisms)THEME:"Triple Spoonerisms"— Three-word phrases (not including incidental words like "of" and...
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Rhythmic group dance of the 2010s / MON 4-9-18 / Sush consisting of thing...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (a Medium Tuesday time for me)THEME: SILVER SCREEN (52A: Setting for the answers to the three starred clues—appropriately enough, given their...
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Grp in 1955 labor merger / TUE 4-10-18 / 1948 Triple Crown winner / Puppy...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy (faster than yesterday)THEME: In a pig'S EYE (OINK!)— all themers begin with same sound, spelled differently in each case:Theme answers:CYBERSPACE...
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Lowest broadcast TV channel / WED 4-11-18 / One of 14 lands neighboring China...
Constructor: Keiran KingRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: search for words that punfully make up the names of composers why don't you —Theme answers:"BARBER OF SEVILLE" (15A: Classic work by 16-, 31- and...
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Issuer of ukases / THU 4-12-18 / King in 1922 headlines / 2003 Afghani film...
Constructor: Jules MarkeyRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: CABLE BOXES (64A: TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle)— rebus puzzle with the 3-letter abbr. of four...
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Spiny fish named after bird / FRI 4-13-18 / Layout with little concern for...
Constructor: Joe KrozelRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: SEA RAVEN (43A: Spiny fish named after a bird) — Sea ravens are a family, the Hemitripteridae, of scorpaeniform fish....
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Muse symbolized by globe compass / SAT 4-14-18 / One-eighth set in statistics...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ALI PASHA (55A: Ottoman ruler referenced in "The Count of Monte Cristo") — Ali Pasha (1740 – 24 January 1822),...
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Rear seating compartment in old automobiels / Purple smoothie flavorer / Org...
Constructor: Alex BajczRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Preposition Proposition" — verb phrases that are modeled (verb + preposition) are reimagined as hyphenated noun phrases, with resulting...
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Stabilizing part of ship's compass / MON 4-16-18 / Supporting nativist policies
Constructor: David WoolfRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (3:34) (slowish for a Monday)THEME: EYE CONTACT (62A: Asset for a public speaker ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across)— themers...
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Rock band known for its energy domes / TUE 4-17-18 / Archipelago west of...
Constructor: Wren SchultzRelative difficulty: Easy (3:01)THEME: VOWEL (65A: Every other letter in this puzzle's grid(!)) — that's the theme; pretty self-explanatoryTheme answers:All of themWord of the...
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Hypothetical particle that travels faster than light / WED 4-18-18 /...
Constructor: Peter A. Collins and Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Easy (oversized and I still got in under 4) (3:57)THEME:"I PUT A SPELL ON YOU" (61A: Much-covered 1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins song ......
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Seuss's star-bellied creatures / THU 4-19-18 / Word before Johnny Lucy /...
Constructor: Todd GrossRelative difficulty: Easyish (4:48)THEME: COUNT THE SQUARES (35A: How to find out what "this many" is in 17-, 21-, 52- and 57-Across) — themers have "this many" as part of their...
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Kepler's contemporary assistant / FRI 4-20-18 / Topic of mnemonic Eat Apple...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Man, I'm slow when I roll-out-of-bed-solve... (9-something)THEME: sadly, yesTheme answers:TWENTY-FIVE / THOUSANDTH (10D: With 26-Down, the place of...
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Fourth god to exist in Greek myth / SAT 4-21-18 / Currency unit equal to 100...
Constructor: Daniel NierenbergRelative difficulty: Easy (mid-6s, but that's with ~30 seconds of "taking screenshots" time—uninterrupted time would've easily been somewhere in the 5s)THEME: noneWord of...
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Ocean buildup / SUN 4-22-18 / Title city in 1960 #1 song / 1899 gold rush...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Challenging (14:50) (I've had a ballgame beer and a martini, tho, so ... !)THEME: Pluses and Minuses [read: Plus E's and Minus E's] — familiar phrases have...
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Suffragist Carrie Chapman / MON 4-23-18 / sea snail with mother of pearl...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (the "Medium" is almost solely for a themer I've never heard of) (2:53)THEME: GO FIRST (38A: Lead off ... or a hint to the circled letters)—...
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Furniture superstore / TUES 4-24-2018 / Polish seaport / Hunky-dory /...
Hi, crossworders! It's Clare, and I'm back for yet another Tuesday puzzle. By the time we meet again at the end of May, I'll have graduated! Maybe I'll even have figured out where I'm going to law...
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Diana 1969 Bond girl / WED 4-25-18 / Toffee candy bar / Christian inst in...
Constructor: Adam G. PerlRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (4:01)THEME: angles — circled letters both form and spell out angle types, and then there's a revealer clue: 36A: Is an expert on this puzzle's...
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Hau pioneering physicist from Denmark / THU 4-26-18 / Bell Atlantic merger...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Medium (or brutal, depending on how you navigated that ridiculous proper noun crossing at 28A/23D)THEME:"with respect to this answer's location"—...
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