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Features of gathering clouds? / THU 10-1-26 / Sneaker brand whose logo...
Constructor: Jill SingerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: STUMBLING BLOCKS (55A: Obstacles ... or a hint to three squares in this puzzle)— a rebus puzzle with three "stumbling blocks" (i.e. squares...
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Need for a greedy Swede? / WED 9-30-26 / God whose name has one "I,"...
Constructor: Joel WoodfordRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: sounds like it!— Theme clues are words ending in "-et" that must be read as two words (___ it!") in order for them to make sense: Theme...
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Courier and Century Gothic, for two / TUES 9-28-26 / Greek goddess of the...
Hello, everyone, it’s Clare for the last Tuesday of September! Hope you’ve all had a wonderful month. I’ve been loving the turn toward fall weather for the most part, except for the day I went to All...
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The Scales, zodiacally / MON 9-28-26 / Store, as ashes / ___ Guofeng,...
Constructor: Helen ChenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (solved Downs-only)[67A: Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"]THEME: LEAD-OFF / HOME RUN (38A: With 41-Across, ball hit out of the park by the very...
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Shaders of gray? / SUN 9-27-26 / Sonic euphoria, colloquially / Disk-flipping...
Constructor: Adam WagnerRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"The Full 12 Rounds" — twelve-letter answers that go 'round (or LOOP BACK) (85A: Return to an earlier topic of conversation ... or what six...
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Riding free as an employee, in airline lingo / SAT 9-26-26 / Prepares, as...
Constructor: Brian CallahanRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: shumai (1A: Prepares, as shumai = STEAMS) —Shumai (simplified Chinese:烧卖; traditional Chinese:燒賣; pinyin:shāomài;...
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Fictional company famous for its duds / FRI 9-25-26 / Rapper and actor Smith...
Constructor: Rafael MusaRelative difficulty: ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day: Alek WEK (30A: Supermodel Alek) —Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a South Sudanese–British model and designer who...
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Full of vivid detail, as memory / THU 9-24-26 / The two most valuable...
Constructor: Jeff StillmanRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (the "Medium" is solely for the theme trivia)THEME: Scrabble— some Scrabble triviaTheme answers:ALFRED BUTTS (21A: American architect who...
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Nonmedical childbirth assistant / WED 9-23-26 / Jay's reticent partner of...
Constructor: Dana EdwardsRelative difficulty: Easy[3D: "Star Wars" series starring Diego Luna]THEME:"THAT'S FAIR GAME" (55A: "You're free to criticize it" ... or a comment one might make about 20-, 34-...
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Feature of "rendezvous" and "laissez-faire" / TUE 9-22-26 / Beetle amulet in...
Constructor: Erik AgardRelative difficulty: Easy[2D: ___-Wan Kenobi]THEME:SONGS IN / THE KEY OF LIFE (50A: With 52-Across, double album released on September 28, 1976, that spent 13 straight weeks at...
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Big letters in home security / MON 9-21-26 / Leader of an 1831 revolt against...
Constructor: Alexander LiebeskindRelative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only)THEME: FORTIES (39A: Decade of W.W. II ... or a homophonic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 57-Across)— four-word phrases where...
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Fortified wine from Spain / SUN 9-20-26 / Island containing Kiribati's...
Constructor: Tracy GrayRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Rise to the Power" — numbers in familiar phrases are expressed exponentially—that is, there's a smaller number in the phrase itself, and...
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Rattled, humorously / SAT 9-19-26 / Following the leader too closely, say /...
Constructor: Hannah Slovut-EinertsonRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day:"MOMMA" (44D: Mell Lazarus comic strip that ran for 46 years) — Momma is an American comic strip by Mell...
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Server's warning at a restaurant / FRI 9-18-29 / Figuratively speaking / Not...
Constructor: Ryan MathiasonRelative difficulty: HardTHEME: NoneWord of the Day: PISCES (25D: Leap day baby, e.g.) — Pisces (♓︎; /ˈpaɪsiːz/;[2][3]Ancient Greek: ἸχθύεςIkhthyes, Latin for "fishes") is...
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Organ-related item in a wallet / THU 9-17-26 / Annual e-sport fighting...
Constructor: Enrique Henestroza AnguianoRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: INFINITE SCROLL (38A: Web design feature that may cycle back to earlier sections .. or a hint to this puzzle's theme) —...
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Pharynx setting / WED 9-16-26 / Mononymous Irish singer / Dip target, maybe /...
Constructor: Peter GormanRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (more fussy than hard, though)THEME: [UT]AH (68A: State whose outline can be made by connecting seven particular squares in this puzzle)...
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Puppet dragon of 1960s kids' TV / TUE 9-15-26 / Mario's dinosaur sidekick /...
Constructor: Nate CardinRelative difficulty: Very easy[31D: "Light" Jedi weapons][55A: ___-Wan Kenobi]THEME: _R — every theme answer starts with two initials, the second of which is "R":Theme...
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Female red deer / MON 9-14-26 / Crew building / Informal hoops game / Ancient...
Constructor: Andrea Carla Michaels and Dena R. VerkuilRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (solved Downs-only)THEME: GO BANANAS (61A: Flip out ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 27-, 39- and...
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Cornet lookalike / SUN 9-12-26 / Previously-unseen sporting result (term...
Constructor: Henry Lin-David and Frank S. DavidRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME:"Thinking Inside the Box" — theme answers are actually clues to eight four-letter answers sitting inside a box at the...
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"Schitt's Creek" matriarch / SAT 9-12-26 / Rout, in computer game lingo /...
Constructor: Adam Wagner and Michael LiebermanRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: MOTHRA (43D: Godzilla adversary) — Mothra (Japanese: モスラ, Hepburn: Mosura) is a giant moth-like...
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