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Seneca Falls orator Lucretia / WED 2-1-17 / Follower of Hosea / Main squeeze...
Constructor:Matthew Sewell and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Friends, Romans, countrymen...— first words of the theme clues are (in order), "Friends,""Romans," and "Countrymen," which explains...
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Lyra's brightest star / THU 2-2-17 / Its sound in old westerns was often...
Constructor:Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: direction switching— themers are phrases describing a forward or backward direction, and subsequent Acrosses switch accordingly,...
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Marcel Marceau moniker / FRI 2-3-17 / Ned's adoptive son on Game of Thrones /...
Constructor:Paolo PascoRelative difficulty:Medium (actually ATAD on the slow side for me, but I'm not myself this morning)THEME: none Word of the Day:KEN'S(56A: Salad dressing brand) — Ken's Foods is...
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Plumeria creation / SAT 2-4-17 / Sitcom set in Lanford Ill / Best-selling...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:Medium-Easy (hard to start, then super-easy)THEME: none Word of the Day:Plumeria(5D: Plumeria creation => LEI) — nounnoun: plumeria; plural noun:...
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Best Foreign Film of 2005 set in South Africa / SUN 2-5-17 / Moretz of...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Easy-ish in the middle, Medium-ish up top, and Challenging-ish down south.THEME: "Break The Glass Ceiling" — The names of notable women "firsts" literally...
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Edible mushroom / MON 2-6-17 / Dictator ___ Amin / Summer hours in Denver:...
You know what they say, the first Monday of the month is the best Monday of the month! OK, nobody actually says that, but it's Annabel filling in for Rex today as usual! :)Constructor: Andy...
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In relaxed rhythm musically / TUE 2-7-17 / Lets get loud singer...
Constructor:Finn VigelandRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (time in the high 3s; I think that's somewhat above average)THEME: Queens' places— every themer is some differently punctuated variant of...
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Auto designer Maserati / WED 2-8-17 / Great plains plaints / Fire-breathing...
Constructor:Ned WhiteRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: LETTER DROP (55A: Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues)— theme...
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Subject of notable 2016 referendum / THU 2-9-17 / Caesarean rebuke / Surfer's...
Constructor:Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:Across the pond— ATLANTIC OCEAN sits in middle of grid, and themers are paired answers representing the different names Yanks and Brits have for...
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Seducer of Josef in Kafka's Trial / FRI 2-10-17 / Librettist for Verdi's...
Constructor:Kyle MahowaldRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:BOITO(28D: Librettist for Verdi's "Otello" and "Falstaff") — Arrigo Boito (Italian: [arˈriːɡo ˈbɔito]; 24 February 1842 –...
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Virginia willow's genus / SAT 2-11-17 / 1973 Tony nominee for Little Night...
Constructor:Frederick J. HealyRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium for me, but probably closer to MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:ILA(30A: Wharf workers' grp.) — The International Longshoremen's...
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Gaming trailblazer / SUN 2-12-17 / 1950s French president Rene / Dismaying...
Constructor:Lynn LempelRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Do the Splits"— familiar phrases are clued as if one of the words is in fact two words, i.e. clued wackilyTheme answers:GO OFF ON A TAN GENT...
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Former Italian PM whose name means beloved / MON 2-13-17 / Alternative to...
Constructor:Brent Sverdloff and Michael BlakeRelative difficulty:Medium (normal)THEME: H_LL vowel progression Theme answers:HALL OF FAME (17A: Rock and roll has one in Cleveland)HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?...
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Bygone Toyota sports car / TUE 2-14-17 / Relatives of slack jaws / Archenemy...
Constructor:Daniel LarsenRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:ELMER FUDD (64A: Archenemy of Bugs Bunny ... who might say things like 17-, 24-, 32-, 42- and 51-Across)— we've got themers where R- and...
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Szezecin resident / WED 2-15-17 / Poet who wrote in dreams begins...
Constructor:Jesse Eisenberg and Patrick BlindauerRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:snowman made of food— Themers are food items that contain the names of body parts, clued as if they were being used to...
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Ill in Lille / THU 2-16-17 / Religion with public shrines / Five-time...
Constructor:Keith RedwineRelative difficulty:Easy (probably more like Medium, but I've seen this exact gimmick before ...)THEME: ASYMMETRY (35A: Feature of this puzzle that's "fixed" by a literal...
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Vocalist for Black Eyed Peas / FRI 2-17-17 / Button hit everything at once in...
Constructor:David SteinbergRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:STICKY RICE(13D: Staple of Thai cuisine) — Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet...
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Cousin of Manx / SAT 2-18-17 / Cold wine and nutmeg drink / Prison in which...
Constructor:Steve OvertonRelative difficulty:Medium, leaning Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day:SANGAREE(36D: Cold wine-and-nutmeg drink) — sangaree (countable and uncountable,...
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Greek city mentioned in Acts of Apostles / SUN 2-19-17 / Bloblike Star Wars...
Constructor:Bruce HaightRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Uh-Oh!"— familiar phrases, "uh" sound changed to "oh" sound, wackinessTheme answers:NOTE CRACKER SUITE (23A: Office for decoding...
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Vegas casino developer Steve / MON 2-20-17 / Tourist destination in county...
Constructor:Ed Stein and Paula GamacheRelative difficulty:Normal, Medium MondayTHEME: Presidents Day— presidents' names, arranged symmetrically ... [cough] ... and then clues! All beginning "Only...
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