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Shoe that ties around the ankle / MON 5-7-2018 / Sparkling Italian wine /...
Spring has sprung and finals season is in full swing, but it's still Annabel Monday! Constructor: Julie BérubéRelative difficulty: Medium THEME: TOOL BOX— Circled letters spell out things you'd find in...
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Hawks push them / TUE 5-8-18 / Sound of contentment / Animation studio with...
Constructor: Ori BrianRelative difficulty: Easy (3:10)THEME: START A FIRE (61A: Ignite something ... or what the first words of 17-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across)— those first words can precede the word...
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Famous feuder with Jay-Z / WED 5-9-18 / Cut of beef in newport steak / She...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Challenging (though it's oversized, so maybe more Medium-Challenging) (5:17)THEME: SEEING DOUBLE (59A: Experiencing a vision problem)— clues refer to a common...
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German chocolate brand / THU 5-10-18 / PBS Kids cartoon aardvark / In any...
Constructor: Caitlin ReedRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:09)THEME: DEAD CENTER (51A: Bull's-eye ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme) — black square at CENTER of puzzle represents the word "DEAD";...
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Zippo output / FRI 5-11-18 / Product whose original slogan was it floats /...
Constructor: Sam Ezersky and David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging (a few little things somehow slowed me down a lot) (6:59)THEME: noneWord of the Day: INGEMAR Johansson...
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Brazilian city at mouth of Amazon / SAT 5-12-18 / Despot exiled in 1979 /...
Constructor: Alex EylarRelative difficulty: LOL gonna guess here at Easy-Medium because I really don't know (see below) (10:22)THEME: noneWord of the Day: OROIDE (53A: Faux gold) — Oroide is copper and...
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Arcade hoops game / SUN 5-13-18 / 1940s vice president wallace / shroud of...
Constructor: Neville Fogarty and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Medium (11:51)THEME:"Love at First Site"— familiar names and phrases clue ("?"-style) as if they were fake dating websites:Theme...
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Certain red dye / MON 5-14-18 / End of drinking hose / Fowl raised for food /...
Constructor: Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: north of Medium (3:20)THEME: FIGHT CLUB (62A: 1999 Brad Pitt movie hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 39- and 52-Across)— first words are...
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Ewbank 1969 Super Bowl-winning coach / TUE 5-15-18 / Kitchnware brand with...
Constructor: Garry Trudeau and Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: played easy for me, but I don't know why; seems to be playing hardish for others (for a Tuesday) (3:16)THEME: STAND-UP COMICS (33A: Dave...
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Toyota coupe sold from 1970 to 2006 / WED 5-16-18 / John who played older...
Constructor: Jonathan Schmalzbach and Bill AlbrightRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (I just wasn't on its wavelength, it's probably pretty normal) (4:47)THEME: FRENCH TWIST (62A: Classic...
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1958 Physics co-Nobelist Frank / THU 5-17-18 / Jagged mountain range / Friend...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium (6:47—on the high side for me, but I solved this around 12:30am after napping for the better part of four hours (!), so the slowness-upon-waking...
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Longtime CNBC commentator Ron / FRI 5-18-18 / Annual meteor shower in October...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (Easy except for that NE corner, which is treacherous) (5:46)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Ron INSANA (1D: Longtime CNBC commentator Ron) — Ron...
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Fine dandy old slang / SAT 5-19-18 / Geological feature of Zion National Park...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (w/ solve-upon-waking difficulty rating adjustment) (8:45)THEME: noneWord of the Day: SLOT CANYON (1A: Geological feature of Zion National...
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Unnamed character in Camus's Stranger / SUN 5-20-18 / Filth covering pecans...
Constructor: Will NedigerRelative difficulty: Medium (?) (I've been drinking a little) (12:25)THEME:"Rhymes, Schmymes"— two-word phrases where second word just replaces opening sounds of first word...
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Puppeteer lewis / MON 5-21-18 / 1960s-70s Ford named for Italian city /...
Constructor: Hannah SlovutRelative difficulty: Easy (2:42)THEME: baby steps — first words of themers progress from BABY to ... GHOST (!?!?!)Theme answers:BABY ALBUM (17A: Holder of some precious...
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Dame Myra of piano fame / TUE 5-22-18 / Compound in synthetic rubber /...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: Medium, sliding toward Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*) (3:58)THEME: BIG DIPPER (9D: Part of 17-Across ... and what the circles from A to G depict) —...
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Superman-like stance / WED 5-23-18 / Island that's world's third-smallest...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Challenging (laughably challenging—a full minute over my slowest recorded Wednesday time since I started keeping track in mid-April)...
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Seinfeld's stringed instrument / THU 5-24-18 / output of spinning jenny /...
Constructor: Erik Agard and Andy KravisRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (hard to say, though, since I have to adjust for a. morning solving and b. oversized grid) (6:59)THEME: SPOON-ERISMS (61A:...
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Fictional work that eschews literary conventions / FRI 5-25-18 / Sister chain...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium? I slept from 8:30pm to 2:00am, then solved, so ... I feel like I'm out of space and time right now, as I type this at 2:39am. I think my time is a...
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Patronize off-track betting say / SAT 5-26-18 / 2014 Facebook acquisition /...
Constructor: Peter WentzRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (7:02) (honestly thought I was like a minute faster, oh well...)THEME: noneWord of the Day: LARGO (8D: Slow and dignified) — adverb &...
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