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1958 Physics co-Nobelist Frank / THU 5-17-18 / Jagged mountain range / Friend...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium (6:47—on the high side for me, but I solved this around 12:30am after napping for the better part of four hours (!), so the slowness-upon-waking...
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Longtime CNBC commentator Ron / FRI 5-18-18 / Annual meteor shower in October...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (Easy except for that NE corner, which is treacherous) (5:46)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Ron INSANA (1D: Longtime CNBC commentator Ron) — Ron...
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Fine dandy old slang / SAT 5-19-18 / Geological feature of Zion National Park...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (w/ solve-upon-waking difficulty rating adjustment) (8:45)THEME: noneWord of the Day: SLOT CANYON (1A: Geological feature of Zion National...
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Unnamed character in Camus's Stranger / SUN 5-20-18 / Filth covering pecans...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Medium (?) (I've been drinking a little) (12:25)THEME:"Rhymes, Schmymes"— two-word phrases where second word just replaces opening sounds of first word...
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Puppeteer lewis / MON 5-21-18 / 1960s-70s Ford named for Italian city /...
Constructor: Hannah SlovutRelative difficulty: Easy (2:42)THEME: baby steps — first words of themers progress from BABY to ... GHOST (!?!?!)Theme answers:BABY ALBUM (17A: Holder of some precious...
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Dame Myra of piano fame / TUE 5-22-18 / Compound in synthetic rubber /...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: Medium, sliding toward Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*) (3:58)THEME: BIG DIPPER (9D: Part of 17-Across ... and what the circles from A to G depict) —...
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Superman-like stance / WED 5-23-18 / Island that's world's third-smallest...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Challenging (laughably challenging—a full minute over my slowest recorded Wednesday time since I started keeping track in mid-April)...
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Seinfeld's stringed instrument / THU 5-24-18 / output of spinning jenny /...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (hard to say, though, since I have to adjust for a. morning solving and b. oversized grid) (6:59)THEME: SPOON-ERISMS (61A:...
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Fictional work that eschews literary conventions / FRI 5-25-18 / Sister chain...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium? I slept from 8:30pm to 2:00am, then solved, so ... I feel like I'm out of space and time right now, as I type this at 2:39am. I think my time is a...
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Patronize off-track betting say / SAT 5-26-18 / 2014 Facebook acquisition /...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (7:02) (honestly thought I was like a minute faster, oh well...)THEME: noneWord of the Day: LARGO (8D: Slow and dignified) — adverb &...
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Guardian Angel Curtis / SUN 5-27-18 / Bygone Cambodian leader with...
Constructor: Andrew ChaikinRelative difficulty: Easy or Easy-MediumTHEME:"21"— "21" = definition for all themers / all themers are 21 letters long (standard Sunday grid width) (there are also assorted...
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Paneer Indian dish made with spinach / MON 5-28-18 / Hinged part of airplane...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Challenging (3:36)THEME: some damned psychotic smiley mouse or something— long answers about smiling and then black squares that approximate a "happy...
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Idiosyncratic sorts / TUES 5-28-18 / Knight's steed / Piquancy / Lopsided game
Hi, everyone, it's Clare! So I have now graduated from college and am back on the West Coast (meaning I'm solving this puzzle at a much nicer time than when I was on the East Coast). I'm working as a...
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Big name in nail polish / WED 5-30-18 / 1953 Leslie Caron title role /...
Constructor: Sande Milton and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy (3:28)THEME: MIXED BAG (35D: Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39 and 42-Across?)— I guess in Scrabble™ you keep your TILES in a...
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Filler for une pipe / THU 5-31-18 / Broad-leaved endive / Rum-drinking buddy...
Constructor: Dominick TalvacchioRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:25) (morning solve)THEME: IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME (39A: What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across) — Wacky clues ask...
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Satirical 1968 hit for The Turtles / FRI 6-1-18 / Hall of Fame cornerback...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:05)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Herb ADDERLEY (3D: Hall-of-Fame cornerback Herb) — Herbert Allen Adderley (born June 8, 1939) is a former...
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Harriet's hubby on 1950s-'60s TV / SAT 6-2-18 / Habitat for ibex / Zookeepers...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (not sure—co-solved it with my wife, so there was a lot of reading clues aloud, and discussion, but we still finished in like 11 minutes,...
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Place in 1969 western / SUN 6-3-18 / Where techno music originated / Minella...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium (I think—untimed)THEME:"Proving Them Wrong" — five circled squares around the grid end up containing the letter "I"; that "I" also happens to be at...
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Shady places / MON 6-4-18 / Boneless cut named for a New York restaurant /...
Ciao! It's Annabel Monday.Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:HardTHEME: DOUBLETREE INN— Theme answers each contained the names of two trees. Theme answers:18A: "Nonsense!" (BALDERDASH)29A:...
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Composer who's eponym of Helsinki park / TUE 6-5-18 / Lead-in to gender /...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Medium (3:31)THEME: food-bodied — hyphenated adjectives where pre-hyphen is edible and post-hyphen is body part-related; clues are all one-word adjectives...
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