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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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Network debut of 1981 / FRI 9-11-26 / ___ Ann (classic Lily Tomlin character)...
Constructor: Robyn WeintraubRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: ALAN Silvestri (46D: Film composer Silvestri) — Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer,...
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Ground-dwelling game bird of the western U.S. / THU 9-10-26 / Portmanteau for...
Constructor: Simeon SeigelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: missing-letter puns — clues are words/phrases that are missing letters, which factor into the answers as puns:Theme answers:EYES OF BLUE (17A:...
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"OK," in modern slang / WED 9-9-26 / Character in "Monsters, Inc." /...
Constructor: Dario SalvucciRelative difficulty: Medium[15A: Ewok's home = ENDOR]THEME: AT SEA (41A: Completely lost ... or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning)—...
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Prized gem in Chinese culture / TUE 9-8-26 / Energy-carrying chemical found...
Constructor: Sunny MaharjanRelative difficulty: easiest Tuesday I've ever done? possiblyTHEME: WALGREENS (37A: CVS rival ... or a phonetic hint to the answers on the this puzzle's perimeter) — answers...
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Handbag fashion label from Madrid / MON 9-7-26 / Grammy-winning pianist with...
Constructor: Jeff Chen and Stephan ProckRelative difficulty: Challenging (solved Downs-only)THEME: ELEVATOR MUSIC (15D: Uplifting tunes? ... or a hint to the circled squares) — music genres "hidden"...
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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony / SUN 9-6-26 / Loudmouth's lack, perhaps / Vegan...
Constructor: John KugelmanRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Crossover Films" — picture clues depicting theoretical titles of movies whose titles have been fused together:Theme answers:FLASH...
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Luxury fashion house based in Paris / SAT 9-5-26 / Cracker alternative to...
Constructor: Fritz JuhnkeRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: CHLOÉ (2D: Luxury fashion house based in Paris) — Chloé (French pronunciation:[klɔe]) is a French luxury fashion...
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Result of a tense build-up? / FRI 9-4-26 / Use a fork for, in a way / Be...
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