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Gamer's representation / WED 9-14-16 / Wine from single type of grape / Sofer...
Constructor:Dan SchoenholzRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: PICTURE / FRAME (25A: With 36-Across, what this puzzle features, literally)— the "frame" (i.e. words around the perimeter of the grid, are all...
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Anoint in western pacific / THU 9-15-16 / Isabel of mathetmatics fame /...
Constructor:Ian LivengoodRelative difficulty:Challenging (hilariously so)THEME:ANAGRAM THE / FIRST WORD / IN EACH CLUE—just what it saysWord of the Day:Deseret(63A: Steered, today => UTAH) — The...
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Sound effects pioneer Jack / FRI 9-16-16 / Girl adopted by Silas Marner /...
Constructor:Patrick BerryRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:Mel ALLEN(25D: Longtime "Voice of the New York Yankees") — Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – June...
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Tickets in slang / SAT 9-17-16 / Book before Philemon / Cliched gift for...
Constructor:Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:FARMERS ONLY(37A: Website for people interested in "cultivating" a relationship) — Carrying the tagline "city folks...
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Onward in Italy / SUN 9-18-16 / Reef-dwelling snapper / Sage swamp-dweller of...
Constructor:Jeremy NewtonRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Make a Dash For It"—dashes in the Downs, wacky dashes in the Acrosses (7 times)Theme answers:PUSH-UP BRA / B-LISTER PACK (32A: Troupe of...
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Cub scout leader named after character in Jungle Book / MON 9-19-16 / 1981...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Easy (close to record time, and on a 16-wide grid!)THEME: HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (41A: Classic TV game show ... or what 18-, 25-, 55- and 66-Across are, in a...
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Kardashian matriarch / TUE 9-20-16 / Blade in pen / Strip of fabric used for...
Constructor:Tracy BennettRelative difficulty:Medium-Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME: NO PIECE OF CAKE (59A: What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively)—...
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Albanian coin / WED 9-21-16 / Flying furry friend from Frostbite Falls...
Constructor:Matthew SewellRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME: SCRAMBLE THE JETS (57A: Spring into action ... or an apt directive for 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across)— letters "JETS" are...
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Batman villain known as queen of cossacks / THU 9-22-16 / Palazzo...
Constructor:Jeffrey WechslerRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:puns involving foreign numbers— Theme answers:SEPT PIECES (17A: A number of stage items in a French play?)DREI MARTINIS (23A: A number of...
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Kitchen drawers? / FRI 9-23-16 / Give a raise? / Film setting / Openings in...
Constructor:Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty:EasyYup that's supposed to be a D but I'm not re-filling in this grid and taking another screen shotTHEME:NoneWord of the Day:BOETHIUS(11D: "The Consulation...
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Indian-born maestro / SAT 9-24-16 / Electron's area around atom / Capital of...
Constructor:Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty:Medium (probably Easy if you knew Malala's last name)THEME: none Word of the Day:Stanislaw LEM(44A: Science fiction author Stanislaw) — Stanisław Herman...
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Hoopster observing Ramadan / Ankle-exposing pants / Baked with breadcrumbs...
Constructor:Jim Holland and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME:"Adding On"— you add "-ING" on to the ends of one of the words in a familiar phrase, yielding wackiness:Theme answers:FASTING FORWARD...
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Iron Man's love interest / MON 9-26-16 / Protein rich vegan staple /...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium (normal Monday)THEME:STUFF IT (38A: "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue)— things you...
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Start of recuperative word ladder / TUE 9-27-16 / Taiwan-based computer maker...
Constructor:Robert CirilloRelative difficulty:Challenging (For. A. Tuesday.)THEME: SICK to WELL word ladder— clue on SICK = 1A: Start of a "recuperative" word ladder ending at 73-Across; Word ladder...
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Bird with forcepslike bill / WED 9-28-16 / Vashem Israel's Holocaust memorial...
Constructor:Morton J. MendelsonRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME:Across/Down answers that share a first letter also share a clueTheme answers:ZEST / ZILCH [Zip]STERN / SPONSOR [Back]BEAK / BANK NOTE...
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Abu Bakr others / THU 9-29-16 / Staples of Indiana Jones films / Designer...
Constructor:Jonathan M. KayeRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:DIVIDED [BY] (61A: ÷ — word "BY" in theme answers reads as [DD] (for "B") in one Down and [VI] (for "Y") in the other becauseDVDISee, it's...
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Golf handicap of zero / FRI 9-30-16 / Like some garages / Forrest Gump...
Constructor:James MulhernRelative difficulty:Relatively easy for a FridayTHEME: THEMELESSWord of the Day:LEBRON JAMES(35A: N.B.A. M.V.P. who has hosted "Saturday Night Live") — LeBron Raymone James...
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1982 international chart-topper by Trio with repetitive title / SAT 10-1-16 /...
Constructor:David WoolfRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:none Word of the Day:Edward Gorey's "The Gashlycrumb TINIES"(18A) — The Gashlycrumb Tinies: or, After the Outing is an abecedarian book written...
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Surfboard stabilizer / SUN 10-2-16 / Big name in medical scales / Two-time NL...
Constructor:Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Paper Jam"— rebus puzzle with paper names "jam"med into single squares throughout the gridTheme answers:FREEDOM OF THE PRESS /...
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Stefan influential Austrian writer of 1920s-30s / MON 10-3-16 / Alcohol per...
Constructor:Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty:Maybe slightly north of normalTHEME:London Bridgeis FALLING DOWN (26D: Like the contents of this puzzle's circled squares, in a nursery rhyme)— circled...
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