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Deceitful ballerinas / THU 3-8-18 / Word that no one has ever said before /...
Constructor: Jim QuinlanRelative difficulty: No idea—I made every mistake a human could make and ended with almost 2x my normal time, but it can't be that hard...THEME: two-word phrases where first...
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Poem greeting the dawn / FRI 3-9-18 / Musical gir who cain't say no / 2008...
Constructor: Neville Fogarty and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: noneWord of the Day: AUBADE (2D: Poem greeting the dawn) — An aubade is a morning love song (as opposed to a...
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Dr Lester portrayer in Being John Malkovich / SAT 3-10-18 / Bygone skating...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day: ORSON BEAN (43A: Dr. Lester portrayer in "Being John Malkovich") — Orson Bean (born July 22, 1928) is an American film,...
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Theme song of Milton Berle / SUN 3-11-18 / One-named Swedish singer with...
Constructor: Matthew SewellRelative difficulty: Challenging (my time was really high, I don't exactly know why)THEME:"If Found, Call ..." — a LOST DOG puzzle (1A: Heading on a neighborhood poster)....
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Folk legend Pete / MON 3-12-18 / Monster outsmarted by Odysseus / Two-time...
Constructor: John R. O'BrienRelative difficulty: Normal MondayTHEME: ONE / EYE (39A: With 32-Across, what the answers to the starred clues each have) — pretty self-explanatoryTheme answers:POLYPHEMUS...
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Metallica hit with lyric sleep with one eye open / TUE 3-13-18 / Product of...
Constructor: Carl WorthRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: KEY WEST (41A: Florida island ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across) — first answers of themers (i.e. the word on the "west" of the answer)...
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Pioneering text adventure game / WED 3-14-18 / Pertaining to rhythm of speech...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: MARINARA (61A: Sauce made from ingredients mixed up in 16-, 24-, 37- and 49-Across) — themers have ONION, TOMATO, GARLIC, and HERBS mixed up inside...
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Tail-shedding lizard / THU 3-15-18 / Hebrew name meaning he has given /...
Constructor: Joe DiPietroRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: THE IDES (38A: Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzle) — today is THE IDES of March (?) and four answers...
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Restaurant cook on TV's Two Broke Girls / FRI 3-16-18 / Fictional queen of...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: Easy (with a detour into Medium territory because I made one stupid mistake that it took me far too long to undo)THEME: noneWord of the Day: BEALE...
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Parsons of old Hollywood gossip / SAT 3-17-17 / Rotating part of tape...
Constructor: Roland HugetRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneWord of the Day:"LE CID" (46A: Massenet opera) — Le Cid is an opera in four acts and ten tableaux by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by...
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Pope who excommunicated Elizabeth I / SUN 3-18-18 / Huck Finn possessive /...
Constructor: Daniel RaymonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Taking Your Q"— You don't actually "take" the Q anywhere; You put a "QU-" where a hard "C" sound should be, creating wacky answers,...
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Antique medical device used for electrotherapy / MON 3-19-18 / Taiwanese...
Constructor: Michael Wiesenberg and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: Medium MondayTHEME: RAINBOW (48A: What the starts of the answers to the seven starred clues constitute) — all the...
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Traditional Japanese gate / TUE 3-20-18 / Pennsylvania university that's home...
Constructor: Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: SEASON OPENERS (53A: Much-anticipated sporting events ... or, when spoken, what 20-, 28-, 35- and 43-Across have) — spring, summer, autumn,...
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Reason cow swatted herself / WED 3-21-18 / Many single-gear bike / NLer...
Constructor: Laura BraunsteinRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: animal verbs — verb phrases are clued as if they refer to groups of animals:Theme answers:DUCKS OUT OF VIEW (20A: Why the hunter couldn't...
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Master of cartoon dog McBarker / THU 3-22-18 / Dutch financial giant /...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium (Easy-Medium for me, time-wise, but it didn't FEEL that way...)THEME: like, social media stuff, I think — theme clues all start [One with a lot of...
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Island nation with a cross on its flag / FRI 3-23-18 / Alternative music...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Honeybee (see below)THEME:nopeWord of the Day: POLICE BOX (18A: Cop's station in England)— The Police Box was introduced in the United States in 1877 and was...
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Avian epithet fo Napoleon II / SAT 3-24-18 / Rhyming nickname for wrestling...
Constructor: Byron WaldenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (except SW corner, which was kind of harrowing)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Ferdinand de LESSEPS (37D: Ferdinand de ___, developer of the Suez...
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Ancient undeciphered writing system / SUN 3-25-18 / Legal vowelless Scrabble...
Constructor: Finn VigelandRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Follow the Sun"— theme answers have SUN in them, and when the answers get to SUN, the SUN goes down (sets?) in the west (!) and goes up...
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Ooky tv family name / MON 3-26-18 / Popularizer of Chinese tunic suit /...
Constructor: Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (my time was a tad north of normal)THEME: vowel progression, with the last word in each themer going from LANE to LUNE through all the...
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In a mischievous manner / TUES 3-27-18 / Wine server / Ancient civilization...
Hi, everyone! I'm Clare, and I'm back since it is indeed the last Tuesday of March. I'm just getting back from spring break, where I spent time with my family and, umm, curating my Netflix account. My...
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