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Temple of Artemis city / FRI 8-5-16 / Colorful swallow / Ottoman honorific /...
Constructor:Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:none Word of the Day:EPHESUS(65A: Temple of Artemis city) — Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/; Greek: ἜφεσοςEphesos; Turkish: Efes; ultimately...
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Dwarf warrior in Lord of Rings / SAT 8-6-16 / Morse Toto totally / Certain...
Constructor:David PhillipsRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:NEO DADA(37D: Genre of some of Yoko Ono's art) — Neo-Dada was a movement with audio, visual and literary manifestations...
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Old Irish character / SUN 8-7-16 / Historic headline of 1898 / Temple of Abu...
Constructor:Samuel A. DonaldsonRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Anchor Lines"— phrases we associate with news anchors are given wacky, wordplay / pun clues:Theme answers:TOP STORIES (23A: "What's in your...
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Eschew Uber say / MON 8-8-16 / Sister brand of Gillette's Sensor / 1956 James...
Constructor:Zhouqin Burnikel and Don GagliardoRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (*for a Monday*—largely because of the preponderance of proper nouns, particularly the themers)THEME:BIG PICTURE...
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County in Colorado New Mexico / TUE 8-9-16 / Ottoman bigwigs / Casino game...
Constructor:Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:same answer twice (or, once, thrice)— answers are pairs of mutually cross-referential repeated-word phrasesTheme answers:ZOOM / ZOOM (5A:...
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Acronym for outdoor fantasy game / WED 8-10-16 / Warm alpine wind / Turkish...
Constructor:David C. Duncan DekkerRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: QUINTUPLE (33A: Like each letter of the alphabet in this puzzle, at minimum) — all letters of alphabet appear in grid at least five...
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Winston's tormenter in 1984 / THU 8-11-16 / Capital south of Lake Volta /...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:say the circled letters— all themers are clued [See circled letters]. If you say the circled letters aloud (i.e. if themer has two...
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Porcine paramour / FRI 8-12-16 / Foe of Big Boy Little Face / Hoist on ship /...
Constructor:Kelly ClarkRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:none Word of the Day:DAVIT(43D: Hoist on a ship) — nounnoun: davit; plural noun: davitsa small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair for...
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Hymn set to music by Vivaldi Haydn / SAT 8-13-16 / Bandleader whose band was...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day: Tenzing NORGAY(33D: Hillary's mate) — Tenzing NorgayOSNGM (/ˈtɛnsɪŋˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born...
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Focus of onomastics / SUN 8-14-16 / One-eyed female on Futurama / Enough to...
Constructor:Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Moral Thinking"— "-al" sound added to familiar phrases; wackiness follows:Theme answers:THE OLD GRAY MERYL (23A: Actress Streep playing a...
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Alex jewelry retailer / MON 8-15-16 / Competition in rodeo ring / Sea crossed...
Constructor:Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty:Ultra-Easy (2:29 might be my NYT record ... I should know this ... never been sub 2:20, I don't think ... maybe I'd done 2:27 before ... anyway, lightning...
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Popeye's brawny rival for Olive Oyl / TUE 8-16-16 / Onetime CBS news anchor /...
Constructor:Lynn LempelRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:ARTOO DETOO (65A: "Star Wars" droid ... or a phonetic hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 41- and 52-Across)— every themer is a two-word phrase (or...
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Cars introduced with much fanfare on E Day / WED 8-17-16 / Starting progress...
Constructor:Mark McClainRelative difficulty:Easy-Medium (actually Medium .... and then very easy)THEME:DARK ARTS (38D: What sorcerers practice ... or a hint to interpreting five clues in this puzzle)—...
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Popular game with sequel Riven / THU 8-18-16 / zero in sports slang / Car...
Constructor:Parker Lewis and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:reparsed 15s— 15-letter words imagined as if they were ridiculous phrases...Theme answers:RECON SIDE RATIONTEMPE RAMEN TALLYNONCOM...
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Gendered Seinfeld accessory / FRI 8-19-16 / Certain grenade for short /...
Constructor:Paolo PascoRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Walter ALSTON(21A: Walter ___, Dodgers manager before Tommy Lasorda) — Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 – October...
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Land 1954 Kirk Douglas sci-fi role / SAT 8-20-16 / Colorful ornamental with...
Constructor:Mark DiehlRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Capriole(53A: Capriole => LEAP) — n.1. An upwardleapmade by a trainedhorsewithoutgoingforwardandwith a backwardkick...
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Subatomic particle named for weak force / SUN 8-21-16 / Enigmatic one in...
Constructor:Kathy Matheson and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging ?? Or just Medium, maybeTHEME:"Wonder-Ful!"— tribute to the NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE (80A: Federal agency established on...
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Samsung competitor / MON 8-22-16 / Witches director Nicolas / Like stage...
Constructor:Emily CarrollRelative difficulty:Monday normal (so, Medium) (2:57)THEME:TASTE MAKERS (61A: Influential sorts ... or a hint to the starts of 178-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across)— first words of...
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Starchy substance found in some plant roots / TUE 8-23-16 / Soda brand...
Constructor:Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:Medium, leaning easyTHEME:SWIRL (60A: Ice cream feature represented four times in this puzzle)— four flavors of ice cream are "swirled" inside nine-letter...
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Activity for Hobbes / WED 8-24-16 / 1/100 of a Norwegian krone / VCR insert /...
Constructor:Matthew SewellRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:FANTASY SPORTS (36A: Field of DraftKings and FanDuel ... or 18-, 23-, 52- and 58-Across?)— themers are fictional sports (all from within...
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