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Virtual critters since 1999 / TUE 5-24-22 / Classic lollipop with a Mystery...
Constructor: Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: Medium, probably, though I was a little slow (***for a Tuesday***)THEME: MUSICAL CHAIRS (40A: Kids' party game ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled...
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One-named ancient satirist or a Pokemon character / WED 5-25-22 / Convert...
Constructor: Christopher YoungsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: I, um, don't really know— looks like "-IUM" has been added to familiar phrases to create wacky phrases. Why, I don't know. But there it...
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German film award akin to an Oscar / THU 5-26-22 / Exclamation after a witty...
Constructor: Jonathan M. KayeRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "The Gambler"! — four theme clues are from the chorus of Kenny Rogers's "The Gambler"; the theme answers reimagine the meanings and/or...
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Kind of cake with layers of coffee and chocolate / FRI 5-27-22 / Film...
Constructor: David DistenfeldRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: OPEN MATTE (66A: Film technique that accommodates wide- and full-screen display) — Open matte is a filming technique...
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England's first poet laureate 1668 / SAT 5-28-22 / Mortimer famed ventriloquy...
Constructor: Joseph GreenbaumRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: JOHN DRYDEN (11D: England's first poet laureate (1668)) — John Dryden (/ˈdraɪdən/; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12...
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Kind of spider commonly found near train tracks / SUN 5-29-22 / Subject of...
Constructor: Daniel Bodily and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium"He looks like a leprechaun"—my wifeTHEME:"A Monumental Celebration"— a puzzle commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln...
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Nutty candy offering / MON 5-30-22 / Sansa's father on Game of Thrones / Web...
Constructor: Alexander LiebeskindRelative difficulty: Harder than the usual Monday, for sureTHEME: NEW BEGINNINGS (37A: Fresh starts .. or, when said aloud, what 18-, 23-, 53- and 58-Across all have?)...
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Heavy chorus instrument in Il Trovatore / TUE 5-31-22 / Group targeted for...
Constructor: Sam Buchbinder and Brad WilberRelative difficulty: Medium (normal Tuesday)THEME: LET'S PUT A PIN IN IT (38A: Suggestion to defer discussion ... and what might be said of 17-, 25-, 46- and...
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Full of noxious vapors / WED 6-1-22 / Only living creature in the genus...
Constructor: Chase DittrichRelative difficulty: Hard!! (18:14)THEME: Phrases where the first word is hidden inside circle letters for... some.... reason?? (Seriously, did I miss something?)Theme...
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1930s Depression-fighting org. / Where Ulysses encountered the Cyclops /...
Constructor: Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: "With 1 Across" / "With 1 Down" — the theme repurposes a cluing convention, taking the common opening clue phrases, "With 1-Across"...
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African river with a notorious name / FRI 6-3-22 / One of three brothers in a...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: LEE Krasner (37D: Abstract artist Krasner) — Lenore "Lee" Krasner (born Lena Krassner; October 27, 1908 – June 19,...
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LGBT rights activist Windsor / SAT 6-4-22 / Senator after whom Honolulu's...
Constructor: Scott EarlRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: DRAG MOTHER (33A: Mentor to a queen) — When an aspiring drag queen is just starting out in the world, she needs...
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Moody North Yorkshire setting / SUN 6-5-22 / English indie pop singer Parks /...
Constructor: Christina Iverson and Katie HaleRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (assuming you are familiar with the author names)THEME:"Let's Get Literature"— familiar phrases that end with a word that...
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Element suggested phonetically by NOPQ STUV / MON 6-6-22 / Famed Roman censor...
Constructor: Michael SchlossbergRelative difficulty: Easy side of normalTHEME:"HONEY, I'M HOME!" (63A: Cry after navigating the last parts of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues?) — last words...
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Ingredient in lemon curd / TUES 6-7-22 / Many a mideasterner / Short pants? /...
Hello, everyone! It’s Clare, coming at you a little delayed — this time for the first Tuesday in June. I’m on a little vacation in Berlin and enjoying the trip a lot; I was in Prague before this and am...
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Jack of 1950s TV / WED 6-8-22 / Doth choose a comedy routine / Boyle's law...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Medium THEME: -ET to -ETH— familiar phrases have "H" added to the end of one of the words, turning that word into a Shakespearean-sounding verb; the...
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One-named former wrestler who twice won the W.W.E. Divas Championship / THU...
Constructor: Dan ZiringRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: SHORT / FILMS (37A: With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle) — a rebus puzzle where four...
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Parisian sweets? / FRI 6-10-22 / Blogroll assortment / Root vegetable with...
Constructor: Blake SloneckerRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Pierre Paul BROCA (42A: Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named) — Pierre Paul Broca (/ˈbroʊkə/,...
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Wrapping weights / SAT 6-11-22 / Banned backyard game / Ruler chosen through...
Constructor: Sid SivakumarRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: Noomi RAPACE (37D: Noomi ___, lead actress of 2009's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo") — Noomi Rapace (Swedish:...
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Composer Luigi who pioneered noise music / SUN 6-12-22 / Chemical ingredient...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Didn't We Just Have This?"— words appear in the grid, and then get referred to in entries that refer to said words appearing ... again:Theme...
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