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Kind of jam in a Sacher torte / MON 10-12-26 / "Clemency" actress Woodard /...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (**solved Downs-only**)[31A: Movie princess with "space buns" = LEIA]THEME: OUT ON A LIMB (58A: Positioned precariously ... or where...
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Listened to "Rigoletto" way too many times? / SUN 10-11-26 / Depression...
Constructor: Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Heart Transplants"— wacky phrases where one word (or phrase) is "transplanted" into the "heart" (center) of the other word (or...
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Hip-hop's birthplace, colloquially / SAT 10-10-26 / 1980s chart-topping band...
Constructor: David Levinson WilkRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Frito PIE (23A: Frito ___ (Tex-Mex dish)) —Frito pie is a dish popular in the Midwestern, Southeastern, and...
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"Super Dry" brewer / FRI 10-9-26 / Much-anticipated rivalry game in soccer's...
Constructor: Nam Jin YoonRelative difficulty: Easy35D: Princess who says "Governor Tarkin! I should have expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on...
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Remote sensing technology that uses lasers / THU 10-8-26 / Audacious,...
Constructor: Rachel Grey and John KugelmanRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: put it in reverse! — answers are literal descriptions of the clue, which is a word that has been turned around (to form a...
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Call to cruisers, for short / WED 10-7-26 / Bygone company whose website has...
Constructor: Ben ZimmerRelative difficulty: Hard!! (20:02-- most Wednesdays take me under 15min)THEME: DO A DOUBLE TAKE — Theme answers are pairs of words. One word has two of the same letter removed...
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Interception returned for a touchdown / TUE 10-6-26 / Strategic disk game...
Constructor: Adam VincentRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: ACTION / FIGURE (67A: With 68-Across, posable plaything ... or a verbal hint to each half of 4-, 7- and 10-Down and 46-Across)— four...
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Dance craze of the 2010s / MON 10-5-26 / Cheap hooch / Internet meme feline /...
Constructor: Chase DittirchRelative difficulty: Challenging (for *me*, solved Downs-only)THEME:"THERE'S THE RUB" (52A: "Ah, that's where things get difficult" ... or what can be said about 20-, 35- and...
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Drawback to a brownstone / SUN 10-4-26 / Victor Hugo's religious epic poem /...
Constructor: Kathryn BaleRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"10-4"— a celebration (?) of TRUCKER DAY (!?!?) (110A: 10/4 celebration ... as suggested by this grid, which is made up entirely of 10- and...
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Five-note jingle for "The Gift that Grows" / SAT 10-3-26 / Burkina Faso,...
Constructor: Kameron Austin CollinsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: IRENE PAPAS (9D: Greek actress who brought Elektra, Penelope, Antigone and Helen of Troy to the screen) — Irene...
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Suffragist Harriet Taylor ___ / FRI 10-2-26 / Lead-in to "coin" for a major...
Constructor: Joe MarquezRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Lee ISAAC Chung (46D: Director Lee ___ Chung) —Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American filmmaker. His...
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Features of gathering clouds? / THU 10-1-26 / Sneaker brand whose logo...
Constructor: Jill SingerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: STUMBLING BLOCKS (55A: Obstacles ... or a hint to three squares in this puzzle)— a rebus puzzle with three "stumbling blocks" (i.e. squares...
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Need for a greedy Swede? / WED 9-30-26 / God whose name has one "I,"...
Constructor: Joel WoodfordRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: sounds like it!— Theme clues are words ending in "-et" that must be read as two words (___ it!") in order for them to make sense: Theme...
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Courier and Century Gothic, for two / TUES 9-29-26 / Greek goddess of the...
Hello, everyone, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday of September! Hope you’ve all had a wonderful month. I’ve been loving the turn toward fall weather for the most part, except for the day I went to All...
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The Scales, zodiacally / MON 9-28-26 / Store, as ashes / ___ Guofeng,...
Constructor: Helen ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (solved Downs-only)[67A: Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"]THEME: LEAD-OFF / HOME RUN (38A: With 41-Across, ball hit out of the park by the very...
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Shaders of gray? / SUN 9-27-26 / Sonic euphoria, colloquially / Disk-flipping...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"The Full 12 Rounds" — twelve-letter answers that go 'round (or LOOP BACK) (85A: Return to an earlier topic of conversation ... or what six...
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Riding free as an employee, in airline lingo / SAT 9-26-26 / Prepares, as...
Constructor: Brian CallahanRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: shumai (1A: Prepares, as shumai = STEAMS) —Shumai (simplified Chinese:烧卖; traditional Chinese:燒賣; pinyin:shāomài;...
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Fictional company famous for its duds / FRI 9-25-26 / Rapper and actor Smith...
Constructor: Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Alek WEK (30A: Supermodel Alek) —Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a South Sudanese–British model and designer who...
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Full of vivid detail, as memory / THU 9-24-26 / The two most valuable...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (the "Medium" is solely for the theme trivia)THEME: Scrabble— some Scrabble triviaTheme answers:ALFRED BUTTS (21A: American architect who...
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Nonmedical childbirth assistant / WED 9-23-26 / Jay's reticent partner of...
Constructor: Dana EdwardsRelative difficulty: Easy[3D: "Star Wars" series starring Diego Luna]THEME:"THAT'S FAIR GAME" (55A: "You're free to criticize it" ... or a comment one might make about 20-, 34-...
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