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Word spoken before after James / TUE 9-4-18 / Pair of skivvies / Sporty...
Constructor: Bruce HaightRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (3:12)THEME: THE EIGHTIES (58A: When Pac-Man and Rubik's Cube were popular ... or a phonetic hint for 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across) — two-word...
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Concerning both moon and sun's motions / WED 9-5-18 / Arabian land near...
Constructor: Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy (4:18, which would be more an Easy-Medium time, but the puzzle is oversized, so ... Easy)THEME: TEAM-BUILDING (38A: Goal for...
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Dweller along Don / THU 9-6-18 / Link popular online comedy duo / Blood of...
Constructor: Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (6:48) I C E B E R GTHEME: TIP OF THE ICEBERG (62A: Hidden trouble indicator ... or what you'll...
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Eponymous Austrian physicist who studied waves / FRI 9-7-18 / Fictional...
Constructor: Josh KnappRelative difficulty: Challenging (for me—slowest time in four+ months) (8:15)THEME: noneWord of the Day: WET CELL (37D: Battery type) — nouna primary electric cell in which the...
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Porgy novelist Heyward / SAT 9-8-18 / Useful list when troubleshooting...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy (6:50, at which point I had a single blank square I didn't know, which made me just quit ... but then I came back and got it after running the...
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Attire for Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld / SUN 9-9-18 / Bullet 1950s...
Constructor: Hal MooreRelative difficulty: Medium (10:30)THEME:"Mixed Feelings"— a Schrödinger puzzle where two different words inhabit the same square, one (LOVE) for the Across and another (HATE) for...
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Human rights advocate Jagger / MON 9-10-18 / Shaggy grazer / Mosque toppers /...
Constructor: Jacob StulbergRelative difficulty: Challenging (by far my slowest Monday time since I've been recording them) (4:09)THEME: CHEESE / SPREAD (28A: With 45-Across, savory topping found in...
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Onetime radio host Boortz / TUE 9-11-18 / Rapper/actor Gibson / Epithet for...
Constructor: Timothy PolinRelative difficulty: Easy (3:02)THEME: FLOWERY LANGUAGE (35A: High-flown speech or writing ... or a description of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across) — common phrases where last...
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Old Chevy model renamed Sonic / WED 9-12-18 / Literally small ovens /...
Constructor: Jeffrey WechslerRelative difficulty: Challenging (5:23) (3rd slowest recorded Wednesday since April)THEME: FRENCH CHEF (63A: Julia Child's PBS show, with "The" ... or one associated with...
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Fermented milk drink / THU 9-13-18 / Pre-snap signal / Tatooine has two of...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Medium (5:56)THEME: IN BOX / OUT BOX (69A: Where work piles up ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme / 72A: Where finished work goes ... with a hint...
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Duchamp contemporary / FRI 9-14-18 / Six-time Grammy winner who is half of...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Easy (or maybe a bit harder depending on one's familiarity with proper names)THEME: NoneWord of the Day: DAX (45A: Shepard of "Parenthood") — Daximus...
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Scanned smartphone graphics / SAT 9-15-18 / Early major-league game setting /...
Constructor: David Liben-Nowell Relative difficulty: Easy, leaning Easy-Medium (6:14)THEME: noneWord of the Day:"onboarding" (46A: Those needing onboarding => HIREES) — nounthe action or process of...
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Flower said to cover plains of Hades / SUN 9-16-18 / Large mobile devices to...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty: Easy (9:43)THEME:"Uh, What?"— "Uh" sound added to words in familiar phrases, creating new, wacky words / phrases, clued "?"-style:Theme answers:OREGON...
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Eco-conscious Dfr. Seuss character / MON 9-17-18 / Apple tablet with...
Constructor: Caitlin ReidRelative difficulty: Medium (3:21)THEME: FISH (71A: Use the items found at the ends of the answers to 20-, 31-, 47- and 56-Across)— last words are fishing-related stuffTheme...
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Of the cheek / TUE 9-18-18 / Clothing brand with horse head logo / Dance in...
Constructor: Greg JohnsonRelative difficulty: By the clock, Medium-Challenging, but I solved at 4:45am, so ... adjusting for brain fog, probably more Medium (3:37)THEME: gases— letters form molecule...
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Locale of Tuvalu and Nauru / WED 9-19-18 / Frank Sammy ultimate event 1989...
Constructor: Scot Ober and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy (3:40)THEME: YIDDISH (38A: Source of the six longest Across answers in this puzzle) —Theme answers:TCHOTCHKE (16A: Knickknack)SCHMALTZ...
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Six-time MLB all-star Rusty / THU 9-20-18 / Opening between vocal cords / One...
Constructor: Sam EzerskyRelative difficulty: Challenging (by the clock—though the grid is odd-sized, and I solved upon rolling out of bed, and my software kept moving my cursor around in weird ways...
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El Chapo, notably / FRI 9-21-18 / Polenta base / "Do You Hear What I Hear?,"...
Constructor: Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty: Medium (Easy-ish for a Friday)THEME: NoneWord of the Day: TATAMI MAT (55A: Sight in many a Japanese restaurant) — A tatami (畳) is a type of mat used as...
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Counterpart of iamb / SAT 9-22-18 / Program that analyzes structure of input...
Constructor: Sam TrabuccoRelative difficulty: Medium (7:18)THEME: noneWord of the Day: IOLA, Ks. (?) (6D: City SW of Kansas City) — Iola (pronounced /aɪˈoʊlə/) is a city situated along the Neosho River...
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MI6 R&D division in 007 novels / SUN 9-23-18 / Three of wheel of dharma...
Constructor: Andrew ZhouRelative difficulty: Challenging (laughably so—just hit "check squares" at the 15 minute mark because I didn't care anymore ... had four errors ... just the stupidest puzzle ......
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