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Guardian Angel Curtis / SUN 5-27-18 / Bygone Cambodian leader with...
Constructor: Andrew ChaikinRelative difficulty: Easy or Easy-MediumTHEME:"21"— "21" = definition for all themers / all themers are 21 letters long (standard Sunday grid width) (there are also assorted...
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Paneer Indian dish made with spinach / MON 5-28-18 / Hinged part of airplane...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Challenging (3:36)THEME: some damned psychotic smiley mouse or something— long answers about smiling and then black squares that approximate a "happy...
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Idiosyncratic sorts / TUES 5-28-18 / Knight's steed / Piquancy / Lopsided game
Hi, everyone, it's Clare! So I have now graduated from college and am back on the West Coast (meaning I'm solving this puzzle at a much nicer time than when I was on the East Coast). I'm working as a...
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Big name in nail polish / WED 5-30-18 / 1953 Leslie Caron title role /...
Constructor: Sande Milton and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy (3:28)THEME: MIXED BAG (35D: Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39 and 42-Across?)— I guess in Scrabble™ you keep your TILES in a...
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Filler for une pipe / THU 5-31-18 / Broad-leaved endive / Rum-drinking buddy...
Constructor: Dominick TalvacchioRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:25) (morning solve)THEME: IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME (39A: What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across) — Wacky clues ask...
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Satirical 1968 hit for The Turtles / FRI 6-1-18 / Hall of Fame cornerback...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:05)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Herb ADDERLEY (3D: Hall-of-Fame cornerback Herb) — Herbert Allen Adderley (born June 8, 1939) is a former...
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Harriet's hubby on 1950s-'60s TV / SAT 6-2-18 / Habitat for ibex / Zookeepers...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (not sure—co-solved it with my wife, so there was a lot of reading clues aloud, and discussion, but we still finished in like 11 minutes,...
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Place in 1969 western / SUN 6-3-18 / Where techno music originated / Minella...
Constructor: David J. KahnRelative difficulty: Medium (I think—untimed)THEME:"Proving Them Wrong" — five circled squares around the grid end up containing the letter "I"; that "I" also happens to be at...
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Shady places / MON 6-4-18 / Boneless cut named for a New York restaurant /...
Ciao! It's Annabel Monday.Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:HardTHEME: DOUBLETREE INN— Theme answers each contained the names of two trees. Theme answers:18A: "Nonsense!" (BALDERDASH)29A:...
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Composer who's eponym of Helsinki park / TUE 6-5-18 / Lead-in to gender /...
Constructor: Peter GordonRelative difficulty: Medium (3:31)THEME: food-bodied — hyphenated adjectives where pre-hyphen is edible and post-hyphen is body part-related; clues are all one-word adjectives...
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Quip attributed to British comedian Ken Dodd / WED 6-6-18 / Kind of...
Constructor: Richard F. MausserRelative difficulty: Medium (4:18)THEME: Corny quip— 15A: Start of a quip attributed to British comedian Ken Dodd (I HAVE / KLEPTOMANIA BUT / WHEN IT GETS BAD / I TAKE...
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Eponymous cartoonist Guisewite / THU 6-7-18 / Like happening party in slang /...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Challenging (7:32, with an error—see below)THEME: BUBBLES UP (33D: Rises, in a way) — Down themers are all carbonated beverages, and the "bubbles" (i.e....
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Romanian currency units / FRI 6-8-18 / Annual fashion event since 1948 /...
Constructor: Caleb MadisonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:09)THEME: noneWord of the Day: OSSICLE (38D: Anvil, hammer or stirrup) — nounANATOMYZOOLOGYa very small bone, especially one of those in...
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Relatives of guppies / SAT 6-9-18 / Plate armor designed to protect thighs /...
Constructor: Roland HugetRelative difficulty: Challenging (9:49 ... though I was being bombarded by some kind of large flying insect the whole time, so it's possible the puzzle was actually closer to...
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Title kitten in Key Peele action comedy / SUN 6-10-18 / Early online forum /...
Constructor: Ruth Bloomfield MargolinRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:50)THEME:"Rush Hour Headaches"— rush hour-related puns (?)Theme answers:CHUTE FOR THE STARS 923A: Lane restricted to allow...
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Hand tool for boring holes / MON 6-11-18 / Tropical tree with hot pink...
Constructor: Gary CeeRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (2:56)THEME: DRINKS ARE ON ME (35A: "I've got this round!" ... or a literal hint to this puzzle's theme) —Drinks (not clued as drinks) sit...
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Old Icelandic saga / TUE 6-12-18 / Cat burglar's shoe purchase / Polynesian...
Constructor: Samuel A. Donaldson and Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:20)THEME: JUST FOR KICKS (48A: Why the buyers of 20-, 28- and 42-Across are in the shoe store?) — ordinary,...
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Old cylindrical music collectible / WED 6-13-18 / So called father of string...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Easy (3:21)THEME: sewing, I guess— themers end with SEAMS, THREAD, NEEDLE, and STITCHES, respectively:Theme answers:BURST AT THE SEAMS (17A: Not be...
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Source of multicolored Maos / THU 6-14-18 / Way to put legislators on record...
Constructor: Joe KrozelRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (~5:50 ... though clock read in the low 8s ... explanation below)THEME: ROLL CALL VOTE (1A: With 44- and 76-across, way to put legislators on...
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Very muscular in slang / FRI 6-15-18 / Surname at Daily Planet / Hired gun in...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:17 ... on the slower side for me, but this was a 4 a.m. solve and I was bleary-eyed and mostly just poking at it)THEME: noneWord of the Day:...
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