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Site of Herculean feat / THU 9-19-19 / Stats for eggheads / Track that hosted...
Constructor: David KwongRelative difficulty: Easy (untimed clipboard solve)THEME: PRI(ME) TI(ME) EMMY (62A: What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least once) — a "ME" rebus where the "ME"...
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Balm with oxymoronic name / FRI 9-20-19 / Chandler four-term US senator who...
Constructor: Luke VaughnRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (on paper, untimed)THEME: noneWord of the Day: ÈVE CURIE (4D: Journalist whose mother, fagther, sister and husband all won Nobel Prizes)...
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Rowers workout machines infomrally / SAT 9-21-19 / Suckerfish / Noted film...
Constructor: Joon Pahk and Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Challenging (interrupted solve, but somewhere in the 9s, I think)THEME: noneWord of the Day: AGENDER (37D: Like some nonbinary people) — : of,...
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Large decorative letter at start of chapter / SUN 9-22-19 / Hairstyling icon...
Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Medium (probably easy, but I've had a couple ... (drinks, I mean drinks))THEME:"On the Up and Up"— themers all contain a word followed by "up"; instead of...
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Vegas casino named for African locale / MON 9-23-19 / Some hippie neckwear /...
Constructor: Andrea Carla MichaelsRelative difficulty: Easy (2:48)THEME: yak yak yak— terms for people who talk a lot:Theme answers:TALKAHOLIC (17A: One who yaks, yaks, yaks ...)BLABBERMOUTH (27A: ......
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Addie's husband in As I Lay Dying / TUE 9-24-19 / Aromatic shrubs yielding an...
Constructor: John GuzzettaRelative difficulty: Medium (felt easy, but clock says ... 3:48, i.e. normal)THEME: GREEK CROSS (51A: Religious symbol resembling a plus sign ... or a hint to the three groups...
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Ally in bygone legal drama / WED 9-25-19 / Setting for Forrest Gump movie...
Constructor: Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassRelative difficulty: Easy (3:47) (it's undersized, so not terribly surprising my time was fast)THEME: BREXIT (34A: Subject of a 2016...
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Marvel hero who manipulates weather / THU 9-26-19 / Mid-March shout / Famed...
*********NOTE: the puzzle in the actual paper (at least the one that came to our door this morning) is a different puzzle from the one released online, and as of now, I have no idea...
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Give a false impression of eco-friendliness / FRI 9-27-19 / ___ Addiction,...
Constructor: Jack MowatRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: THEME— NoneWord of the Day: GREENWASH (39A: Give a false impression of eco-friendliness) — nounnoun: greenwash; noun: green-washdisinformation...
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Japanese instrument with 17 bamboo pipes / SAT 9-28-19 / Sweet treat depicted...
Constructor: Alex Eaton-SalnersRelative difficulty: Easy (5:26 without trying hard at all)THEME: no nope not counting it you can't make meWord of the Day: SHO (4D: Japanese instrument with 17 bamboo...
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Coin in Potterverse / SUN 9-28-19 / End of oyster season / Lead-in to ville...
Constructor: Tom McCoyRelative difficulty: Medium (10-something on the timer)THEME:"Now Weight Just a Second" — familiar phrases are made wacky by changing a single two-syllable word from one whose...
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Bash some tobacco holders / MON 9-30-19 / Strikebreaking worker / John who...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: Medium (3:02)THEME: Bash Brothers! — famililar phrases are clued as if they were verb phrases where the first word means "Bash" (as in "criticize")Theme...
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Sky hue / TUES 10-1-19 / Fingerprint shape / "Cool" amounts / Travel aimlessly
Hi, everyone!I'm here for the first Tuesday of the month instead of writing last week because, well, law school. It's a little bit of work combined with a lot more work all wrapped up in a pretty bow...
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1999 rom com with Julia Roberts Hugh Grant / WED 10-2-19 / Icon born...
Constructor: Mangesh GhogreRelative difficulty: Very (this was a Thursday-type puzzle; my time was very very high, but I kinda stopped a bunch to be actively annoyed at this thing, so the clock isn't...
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Competitor of Blue Bell / THU 10-3-19 / 2008 Beijin Olympics stadium / 2010...
Constructor: Ricky CruzRelative difficulty: Easy (4:41, felt faster)THEME: MIRROR— theme answers are all "___ MIRROR" but instead of the word MIRROR's appearing in the grid, the first word is instead...
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Actress Marsay of Game of Thrones / FRI 10-4-19 / Aspirations for group of...
Constructor: Matthew SewellRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging? (felt crunchy, but I solved untimed on paper, so not sure)THEME: noneWord of the Day: Irwin ALLEN (25D: Director Irwin...
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Heraldic hue / SAT 10-5-19 / Egyptian sky god / Short yardage play briefly /...
Constructor: Trenton CharlsonRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (7-something)THEME: noneWord of the Day: MESONS (5D: Accelerator particles) — n.Any of a class of subatomic particles that are both hadrons...
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NYC-based dance troupe / SUN 10-6-19 / Psalm 63 opening / 1976 hit whose...
Constructor: Howard Barkin and Victor BarocasRelative difficulty: Medium (10:03)THEME: Initial Public Offerings— three-letter answer that either precedes or follows long themer is just that themer in...
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Spring jauntily / MON 10-7-2019 / Filmmaker Rob / Bird: Prefix / "Right,"...
Constructor: Keiran KingRelative difficulty: EasyTheme: SQUARE ROOTS — Some Down answers are the square roots of their clue numbers.Theme answers:ONE (1D: √This clue's number)TWO (4D: √This clue's...
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Battle of Normandy locale / TUE 10-8-19 / Mark who won 1998 Masters / Kathy...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: Medium (3:38)THEME: CURLING STONES (36A: Items guided by brooms in the Winter Olympics ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme) — names of precious gems (or...
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