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German state or novelist / TUE 11-28-17 / Receptacle carried to crime scene /...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME:U-TURN (29D: Often-forbidden maneuver ... as hinted at four times in this puzzle)— names of four U-niversities make literal U-TURNs...
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Japenese drum / WED 11-29-17 / Coconutty girl scout cookie / two-tone apex...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: MOTOWN (74A: Record label for the singers starting 18-, 40-, 45- and 66-Across)— a Supreme, a Contour, a Miracle, and a Temptation walk into a...
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Red giant in constellation Cetus / THU 11-30-17 / Pope before Leo VI / 1984...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: BATTLESHIP (60A: It's four units long in a popular board game (with the game's other pieces hinted at by the circled letters))— The...
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Auxiliary propositions in math / FRI 12-1-17 / Popular Italian brew /...
Constructor: Lily SilversteinRelative difficulty: Easy (not for me, but apparently for everyone else)THEME: none Word of the Day: PERONI (44A: Popular Italian brew) — Peroni Brewery is a brewing...
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Classic see n say toy figures / SAT 12-2-17 / Notes in old Napoli / Ancient...
Constructor: Mark DiehlRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: GRACE CUP (9D: Final toast of a meal) —...
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Hybrid music genre of the 2010s / SUN 12-3-17 / Four-hit achievement in...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Shell Game"— the grid seems to want to imitate a shell game, where you (me, you, someone?) tried to guess which shell the PEA...
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Corporate raider Carl / MON 12-4-17 / Falafel holders / Three-time Frazier foe
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: Colloquial expressions with first words that all end in "-ay" and are followed by "it." (Yes, that's the best description I've...
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Honey brand since 1921 / TUE 12-5-17 / Resource in Masabi Range / Instrument...
Constructor: Harry Smith and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: odd (TV newsy?) jobs— clues are jobs, but the "?" on the clue indicates wacky wordplay, so the answers are not what you'd...
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Moab's neighbor in Bible / WED 12-6-17 / Midwife to fairies in Shakespeare /...
Constructor: Clive ProbertRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME:Ms— all clues start with "M." Every answer has at least one "M." Because .... "M"?Theme answers:all of themWord of the Day: MNEME...
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1961 Literature Nobelist Andric / THU 12-7-17 / Express train from Delhi to...
Constructor: Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: GOLLY GEE!— theme answers are phrases where last word is a homophone of the first letter of the first word. The "note" tells you to look for...
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Tupper of Tupperware fame / FRI 12-8-17 / Orange soda loving character of...
Constructor: Paolo PascoRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (for others, probably—harder for me)THEME: none Word of the Day: DERNIER CRI (18A: Latest thing) — nounnoun: dernier crithe very latest...
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Longtime first name in gossip / SAT 12-9-17 / Doctor of 1960s TV / Whence...
Constructor: Stu OckmanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: Tony ARMAS (48A: Former Red Sox slugger Tony) — Antonio Rafael Armas Machado (born July 2, 1953) is a Venezuelan former...
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Chocolate-coated snack stick / SUN 12-10-17 / early 2000s outbreak for short...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Laura BraunsteinRelative difficulty: Easy-Challenging (I finished in Easy time, but I had an error; the puzzle is *very* proper-noun heavy, so you just as easily torch this...
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Prehistoric Southwest culture / MON 12-11-17 / Service organization with...
Constructor: Brian ThomasRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: HEADPHONES (63A: They bring music to one's ears ... or a hint to 17-, 21-, 33-, 45- and 54-Across)— types of "phones" are at the "head" of each...
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Cartoonist Hoff of New Yorker / TUE 12-12-17 / James founder of auction house...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: some recent art sale Theme answers:LEONARDO DAVINCI (7D: Creator of 38-Across)"SALVATOR MUNDI" (38A: Renaissance...
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Crumbly cheese similar to feta / WED 12-13-17 / Iron compound found in steel...
Constructor: Benjamin KramerRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: MAKE AN ENTRANCE (55A: Arrive with fanfare ... or what the circled squares do?)— circled squares are verbs that at least vaguely...
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Grace's last name on Will Grace / THU 12-14-17 / 2800 mile river to Laptev...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: BURY THE / HATCHET (40D: With 43-Down, make peace ... or what you must do to complete this puzzle?)— the letters "AX" are "buried"...
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Blithe Spirit role / FRI 12-15-17 / Jason of Harry Potter films / Corporate...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: no Word of the Day:"Blithe Spirit"(13D: "Blithe Spirit" role => ELVIRA) (!?) — Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward....
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William Shatner sci-fi novel / SAT 12-16-17 / Creatures captured in Herclues...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day:"Marcus WELBY, M.D."(35D: TV M.D.) — Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical dramatelevision program that aired Tuesdays...
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Egg-shaped Hasbro toys introduced in 1971 / SUN 12-17-17 / Nighttime Cartoon...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Oh, One Last Thing"— familiar phrases have long "O" sound added to end, resulting in wacky phrases:Theme answers:STIFF AS A BORDEAUX (24A:...
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