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Jazz vocalist Carmen / TUE 10-4-16 / Nintendo character who hatches from egg...
Constructor:Sam BuchbinderRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: LUNCH BOXES (60A: Backpack containers where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across)— last words of themers are things you'd...
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Austrian city where Kepler taught / WED 10-5-16 / Salem witch trials accuser...
Constructor:Michael DeweyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: A AND W (65A: Classic root beer brand ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues)— two-word phrases, first word starts...
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Controversial fish catcher / THU 10-6-16 / Sweet plant of mustard family /...
Constructor:Timothy PolinRelative difficulty:Medium (entirely because of the NE quadrant—else Easy)THEME: MIDSIZE (42D: Neither large nor small ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across)—...
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Rhoda's TV mom / FRI 10-7-16 / Last of series of nicknames / Literary hero...
Constructor:Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:ACETONE(28A: Manicure destroyer) — nounChemistrynoun: acetonea colorless volatile liquid ketone made by oxidizing...
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Onetime Fandango competitor / SAT 10-8-16 / Bid on hand unsuited for suit...
Constructor:Julian LimRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:Einstein-ROSEN bridge(25A: Einstein-___ bridge (wormhole)) — A wormhole or Einstein–Rosen Bridge is a hypothetical...
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Old Turkish commander / SUN 10-9-16 / Country music's Colter / Monthly...
Constructor:Michael AshleyRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:"Movie Doubles"— movie titles where one letter is doubled creating wacky titles and oh my god I'm getting bored just typing this...Theme...
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Beret-wearing individualists of the '50s-'60s / MON 10-10-15 / Very limited...
Hi, it's Annabel!! As Rex informed you, last week I was yelling IM HIT! because I was sick - there's something going around at school. :( But I guess the battlefieldfield medic of life got to me,...
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Cloth made infamous by infomercials / TUE 10-11-16 / School about 40 miles...
Constructor:Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug PetersonRelative difficulty:Challenging (*for a Tuesday*)THEME:"H" to "CH"—sound change, four timesTheme answers:ARTIFICIAL CHART (17A: PowerPoint slide with...
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Model in 10 straight Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions familiarly / WED...
Constructor:Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: I don't know, some circled words meaning "like" I guess—themers contain words that mean roughly "to be fond of"Theme answers:FANCY PANTS (26D:...
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Basic linguistic unit / THU 10-13-16 / Magical creatures in Jewish folklore /...
Constructor:Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin BurnikelRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME:two-word phrases where second word is found embedded in the first— Theme...
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Still / FRI 10-14-16 / Fit / Now / Lead / Ask / Flushed
Constructor:Natan LastRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:NoneWord of the Day:GARI(23A: Wasabi go with in sushi meals)— Gari(ガリ?) is a type of tsukemono (pickled vegetables). It is sweet, thinly sliced...
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Bengali who who 1913 Literature Nobel / SAT 10-15-16 / Swallowing worry in...
Constructor:Mark DiehlRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:none Word of the Day:DRAGONET(3D: Brightly colored marine fish)— Dragonets are small, perciform, marine fish of the diverse family...
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Novelist Pierre / SUN 10-16-16 / Principia Discordia figure / Unleavened...
Constructor:Tom McCoyRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:"Emotion"— the letter "e" moves (i.e. is in "motion") in one word in each of the themers:Theme answers:TRICKS OF THE TREAD (23A: Goodyear's...
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Philosopher who tutored Nero / MON 10-17-16 / Shootout site involving Earp...
Constructor:Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty:Medium (normal Monday)THEME: NON-STARTER (54A: Plan that has no chance of working ... or the answer to each starred clue?)— each theme answer could...
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Iranian holy city / TUE 10-18-16 / Illusionist Henning / Spiegel co-founder...
Constructor:Mary Lou GuizzoRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: MIDDLE NAME (57A: What 50-Across is ... or a clue to 17-, 29-, 35- and 45-Across)— "NAME" is embedded in "MIDDLE" of each two-word...
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Bouillon brand name / WED 10-19-16 / Twosome on TMZ / Great Lakes canal name...
Constructor:Tom PepperRelative difficulty:Easy-MediumTHEME: PROVOCATION (36A: Apt title for this puzzle)— words starting with "PRO-" are clued as if "PRO" meant "professional" (i.e. wackily)Theme...
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14-legged crustacean / THU 10-20-16 / Jesse who lost governor's race to...
Constructor:Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty:Medium (despite palindromic giveaways)THEME:"palindromically"— [stares at puzzle in a disbelief he didn't know he could still experience]Theme answers:EMUS...
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Round openings in domes / FRI 10-21-16 / Perfume named for Baryshnikov /...
Constructor:Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:SEIDEL(22D: Large beer mug) — ["dated"?]• • •OK, so, the thing about these stack puzzles (triples, quads,...
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Daughter half sister of Oedipus / SAT 10-22-16 / Four-time NBA scoring...
Constructor:James MulhernRelative difficulty:MediumTHEME:MulhernityWord of the Day:ISMENE(4D: Daughter and half sister of Oedipus) — Ismene (/ɪsˈmiːniː/; Ancient Greek: Ἰσμήνη, Ismēnē) is the name of...
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Political columnist Matt / SUN 10-23-16 / Competitor of Sapporo Kirin / Early...
Constructor:Jeff Chen and Ellen LeuschnerRelative difficulty:Medium-ChallengingTHEME:"Over / Under"— themer clues all begin "Over the" or "Under the," followed by cross-reference to an Across clue that...
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