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Loser in 1872 presidential election / FRI 3-23-19 / Pacific land west of Fiji...
Constructor: David SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (for me, maybe Easy for you, gauging early Twitter reaction)THEME: none ... well, I hope not ... — that grid looks like a cylon bunny...
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Reformed demon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer / SUN 3-24-19 / Site of 1796...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Medium (11:18)THEME:"Code Switching"— familiar words with letter homonyms in them have those homonyms switched to the NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET...
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Area of basketball court near basket / MON 3-25-19 / Roman moon goddess / Bit...
Constructor: Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty:Â Medium-Challenging (for a Monday) (because of the center) (3:24)THEME: LPS (62D: Old records ... or a hint for this puzzle's...
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"Yay for us!" / TUES 3-26-19 / Fraction of a bushel / Nursery buy / Dawn's...
Hello! It's Clare again — back for another Tuesday. Hope everyone is having a great start to their week! I just turned in maybe my biggest law school assignment yet, and I am SO relieved, so the start...
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Institutions propped up with government support / WED 3-27-19 / Alternative...
Constructor: Michael HawkinsRelative difficulty: Medium (4:38, rolling out of bed...)THEME: FINANCIAL MYTHS (49A: Misconceptions about money ... or a loose hint to 20-, 24- and 44-Across?) — phrases...
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Nickname for Cleveland Browns fans / THU 3-28-19 / Subject of Hemingway's...
Constructor: Damon GulczynskiRelative difficulty: Medium (would've been Easy if I'd figured out the theme some time before the 80%-done mark...) (6:10) (3:45 am solve, good morning!)THEME: GIVE ME SOME...
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Combination in the card game bezique / FRI 3-29-19 / Comic Brennan / City...
Constructor:Martin Ashwood-SmithRelative difficulty:ChallengingTHEME: noneWord of the Day:GLISSANDI (50A: Dramatic musical effects)— Per Wikipedia, this is a GLISSAND[O]In music, a glissando (Italian:...
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Political commentator Pfeiffer / SAT 3-30-19 / Firearms without serial...
Constructor: Greg JohnsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (6:41)THEME: noneWord of the Day: NAME DAY (8D: Catholic celebration) — nounthe feast day of a saint after whom a person is named. (google)• •...
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Physician Franz who coined term animal magnetism / SUN 3-31-19 / Roc band...
Constructor: Andrew J. RiesRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (9:55)NOTE:THEME:"Take One For The Team" — themers contain the names of Major League Baseball teams + 1 extra letter. The the extra letters...
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Thumb drive port, for short / MON 4-1-2019 / Gymnast Korbut / Old Venetian...
Constructor: Joel FaglianoRelative difficulty:EasyTHEME: APRIL FOOLS— Theme answers are just strings of letters.Theme answers:TTTTTTTTTTTTTTT (20A: Tea set?)GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG (36A:...
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Greek sauce with yogurt and cucumbers / TUE 4-2-19 / Dressed like hundred...
Constructor: Natasha Lyonne and Deb AmlenRelative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday) (4:30)THEME:Â BOB / FOSSE (65A: With 66-Across, choreographer whose life is depicted in the starts of 19-, 36-...
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One-named Latin signer / WED 4-3-19 / Old British biplanes / Mexican resort...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium (though I was quite slow) (oversized 16x15 grid) (5:31)THEME: SEARCH RESULTS (55A: Google returns ... or the answers to the four starred clues)— uh,...
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French politico Marine Le / THU 4-4-19 / Cognac age indicator / Feature of...
Constructor:Â Lewis RothleinRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed, morning clipboard solve)my actual annotated puzzle, shown in its natural clipboard habitatTHEME:Â BACK TO SQUARE ONE (58A: Where you go for...
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1957 Jimmy Dorsey hit / FRI 4-5-19 / Luxury car of early 20th century / Bona...
Constructor: Ryan McCartyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (very easy in the corners, tougher in the middle)THEME: noneWord of the Day: PIERCE-ARROW (32A: Luxury car of the early 20th century) — The...
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Jim of 1960s TV / SAT 4-6-19 / Supermarket chain since 1926 / Woolly Sesame...
Constructor: Ned WhiteRelative difficulty: Medium (8:05)THEME: noneWord of the Day: FLAM (56D: Deception, informally) — : a drumbeat of two strokes of which the first is a very quick grace note (m-w)...
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Skilled judoist / SUN 4-7-19 / Something frequently found in pink lipstick /...
Constructor: Peter A. CollinsRelative difficulty: Easy (8:12)THEME:"Help!"— the theme is three-word phrases that follow the first-letter pattern "S.O.S." (109A: Critical message that's a hint to the...
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Gelatin substitute made from seaweed / MON 4-8-19 / Subculture wearing lot of...
Constructor: Tracy Gray and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty:Â Medium ??? (verrrry slow for me, but I don't know why) (3:45)THEME: DEER XING (43D: Road sign that hints at what can be found three times in...
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Early settler of Nova Scotia / TUE 4-9-19 / Ice dancing gold medalist Virtue
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Challenging (absurd to run this on Tuesday) (5:55)THEME: there's a "Note"! What fun ... :(Â Theme answers:all the Acrosses, I guessWord of the Day:...
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Bo's'n's quarters / WED 4-10-19 / Computer image file format / Baseball...
Constructor: Alan ArbesfeldRelative difficulty: Easy? Easy-Medium? (solved on clipboard, not really sure)THEME: DOUBLE HEADERS (35A: Baseball rarities nowadays ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of...
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Twits author / THU 4-11-19 / Tucson school informally / Four-time...
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Easy (5 flat, at 5am)THEME: added schwa-like syllable — schwa sound added to first word in themer, turning one-syllable into two-syllable word,...
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