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Work parodied by Umberto Eco's "Granita" / SUN 8-16-26 / Member of the...
Constructor: Sam BrodyRelative difficulty: Easy[33D: Ewoks' home moon]THEME:"Take the Edge Off" — theme clues are words that are missing their "edges" (i.e. their first, or last, or first and last,...
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1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title / MON 8-17-26 / "Pink" animal of...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only) THEME:"YES AND YES!" (62A: "Totally agree!" ... or what the circled letters are, in different languages)— each theme...
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High-end private jet, familiarly / TUE 8-17-26 / Academy Award-winning tune...
Constructor: Jeremy VenookRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME:"MUSIC OF THE NIGHT" (58A: Iconic number from "The Phantom of the Opera" ... or an apt title for this puzzle) — theme answers are SONGS...
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Top three sights in Fiji? / WED 8-19-26 / Immature high score initials on an...
Constructor: Kareem AyasRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: BURIES THE LEDE (57A: Hides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30, 38- and 48-Across) — the "lead" word in...
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Brief in pants / THU 8-20-26 / Nags about noise? / Game of observation for...
Constructor: Hoang-Kim VuRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: reading backwards — Across clues must be read backwards in order for them to make sense. That's it. There are three related themers that...
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Sport similar to pétanque / FRI 8-21-26 / Leader in a robe called a kasaya /...
Constructor: Adryel W. Robles OjedaRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: AHMAD Jamal (33D: Jazz musician Jamal) — Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16,...
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She played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie" / SAT 8-22-26 / Greenish plum variety /...
Constructor: Adrian JohnsonRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: TERI GARR (6D: She played Sandy Lester in "Tootsie") — Terry Ann "Teri" Garr (December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024) was...
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Two farthings, informally / SUN 8-23-26 / Nursery rhyme street vendor's cry /...
Constructor: Jill SingerRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (actually Easy, but it might've taken some people a while to get the whole rebus angle...)THEME:"Small Change"— a puzzle where you PUT IN YOUR...
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Natural wonder in Venezuela / MON 8-24-26 / Clerical vestment / Presentations...
Constructor: Steven JopekRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)[8 days without a Star Wars reference, in case you're wondering]THEME: HELL OR HIGH WATER (35A: Any foreseeable difficulty ... with...
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Epitomes of slowness / TUES 8-25-26 / Something told with two hands? / Moon...
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Happy-sounding advocacy grp. / WED 8-26-26 / Enhancing "blemish" (3x) /...
Constructor: John Kugelman and Lance EnfingerRelative difficulty: Easy[39A: Sci-fi pilot ___ Solo]THEME: "SOME PEOPLE!" (57A: "Unbelievable!" ... or what 17-, 25-, 35- and 46-Across are made from,...
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Indian P.M., 1991-96 / THU 8-27-26 / 2007 horror sequel / Check-in from a...
Constructor: Zachary David LevyRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: ZZ TOP (28D: 2004 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... and a hint to 3-, 10-, 29- and 33-Down)— four Down answers have...
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Worrier's words / FRI 8-28-26 / Houdini specialty / They might raise your...
Constructor: Jack HatchettRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: NoneWord of the Day: SCREAMO (41D: Rock genre portmanteau) — Screamo (also referred to as skramz[4]) is a subgenre of emo that emerged in the...
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Neck topper / SAT 8-29-26 / Half-spoken, half-sung passages of an opera /...
Constructor: Rafael Musa and Kate Chin ParkRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: ANA Huang (21A: Romance author Huang) —Ana Huang is a Chinese-American author who primarily writes...
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Discount Chinese e-tailer / SUN 8-30-26 / Inuit watercraft / Periods of 730...
Constructor: Daniel GrinbergRelative difficulty: way too easyTHEME:"Written in the Stars"— clues and answers are both "stars" whose names are made up of letters drawn from the same letter bank; because...
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Fruit-resembling mollusk / MON 8-31-26 / Ham on an antipasto platter /...
Constructor: Christopher YoungsRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME: "SPREAD THE WORD!" (51A: "Tell everyone!" ... or what to do with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across)— first parts of...
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Rolled out unannounced? / TUE 9-1-26 / Noted magnate on the Titanic /...
Constructor: Paul Hudes and Margot KohnRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium[5D: Highest-grossing movie of the 1970s]THEME: on the web... — familiar phrases are clued as if they were websites (the clues are...
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Maine city near the mouth of the Kennebec River / WED 9-2-26 /...
Constructor: Mac MotzRelative difficulty: Easy (9:53)THEME:M AND MS — Each clue starts with an M and has a second M-word in itTheme answers:[Multicolored implements in many art drawers] for BMAGIC...
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Slangy "mouth" / THU 9-3-26 / Many a "Bridgerton" lady / One might feature...
Constructor: Zhou ZhangRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium to MediumTHEME: donut holes— I made up the "donut" part because "O"s are shaped like "donuts" but in this puzzle, on five occasions, they...
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Result of a tense build-up? / FRI 9-4-26 / Use a fork for, in a way / Be...
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Luxury fashion house based in Paris / SAT 9-5-26 / Cracker alternative to...
Constructor: Fritz JuhnkeRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: CHLOÉ (2D: Luxury fashion house based in Paris) — Chloé (French pronunciation:[klɔe]) is a French luxury fashion...
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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony / SUN 9-6-26 / Loudmouth's lack, perhaps / Vegan...
Constructor: John KugelmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Crossover Films" — picture clues depicting theoretical titles of movies whose titles have been fused together:Theme answers:FLASH...
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Handbag fashion label from Madrid / MON 9-7-26 / Grammy-winning pianist with...
Constructor: Jeff Chen and Stephan ProckRelative difficulty: Challenging (solved Downs-only)THEME: ELEVATOR MUSIC (15D: Uplifting tunes? ... or a hint to the circled squares) — music genres "hidden"...
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Prized gem in Chinese culture / TUE 9-8-26 / Energy-carrying chemical found...
Constructor: Sunny MaharjanRelative difficulty: easiest Tuesday I've ever done? possiblyTHEME: WALGREENS (37A: CVS rival ... or a phonetic hint to the answers on the this puzzle's perimeter) — answers...
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"OK," in modern slang / WED 9-9-26 / Character in "Monsters, Inc." /...
Constructor: Dario SalvucciRelative difficulty: Medium[15A: Ewok's home = ENDOR]THEME: AT SEA (41A: Completely lost ... or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning)—...
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