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07.12.15 — Start Again
From the film “Cuckoo!” , Mike Birkhead Associated———————— Sunday, July 12, 2015Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will ShortzRepeated syllable sounds at the beginning of seven common phrases...
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07.13.15 — facebook
Monday, July 13, 2015Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel / Edited by Will ShortzFACEBOOK BUTTONS(62A. What the first words in 17-, 29- and 48-Across are), along with LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE constitutes the main...
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Seuss
Tuesday, July 14, 2015Puzzle by Kevin Christian and Brad WilberEdited by Will ShortzSEUSS (54D. Author of the books quoted at 17-, 219-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across) and those quotes constitute the main...
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Top Row
Wednesday, July 15, 2015Puzzle by Bruce Haight / Edited by Will ShortzTOP / ROW and TYPEWRITER (10A. With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across),...
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WAX
Sugar and lemon wax ———————— Thursday, July 16, 2015Puzzle by Paul Gamache / Edited by Will ShortzWAX (59D. Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55-Across), along with HAIR / TODAY...
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The Friday Crossword
Minerva victorious over Ignorance Ignorance is at Athena's feet (bottom right). Painted by Bartholomeus Spranger (c. 1591) Künsthistorische Museum, Wien———————— Friday, July 17, 2015Puzzle by Paolo...
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The Saturday Crossword
Saturday, July 18, 2015Puzzle by Joe Krozel / Edited by Will ShortzThis Saturday crossword asks the solver to ponder O’CLOCK (24A. End of time) and ONE THIRTY(24D. Setting depicted by this puzzle’s...
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The Short Form
Gandalf’s Rune———————— Sunday,July 19, 2015"The Short Form" — Puzzle by Tom McCoy Edited by Will ShortzIn this Sunday crossword, seven abbreviated words are used as full words to give familiar phrases...
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Morning
Monday, July 20, 2015Puzzle by John Westwig / Edited by Will ShortzMORNING PERSON (37A. Early riser … or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across is?) and the initials AM of four proper names...
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07.21.15 — It's in the Bag
Tuesday,July 21, 2015Puzzle by David Phillips / Edited by Will ShortzIT’S IN THE BAG, (56A."We have this won" ... or what could be said about each of the first words of the answers to the starred...
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07.22.15 — Chopped Liver
Chopped Liver, Sammy’s Roumanian, New York City———————— Wednesday,July 22, 2015Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will ShortzCHOPPED LIVER(58A. What’s found on some canapés [and hiding in the...
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Mouthful
Thursday, July 23, 2015Puzzle b Timothy Polin / Edited by Will ShortzSUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS(39A. Mouthful from a 1964 song), with each syllable in a square, MAGNIFICENT (19A. What 39-Across...
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Briefly Featured
Rita Hayworth, “Gilda” 1946———————— Friday, July 24, 2015Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — ALLAH (34A. Deity with 99 names); ANTI-NOVEL (52A. Literary term popularized by...
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Rosebud
Orson Welles, “Citizen Kane”———————— Saturday, July 25, 2015Puzzle by Kevin G. Der / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — AROINT (16A. “Begone,” to Shakespeare); BIBELOT (33A. Trinket); BOUNCE HOUSE...
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No Escape
Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The ratio between the black hole Schwarzschild radius and the observer distance to it is 1:9. Of note is the gravitational lensing...
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Palindromes
Monday, July 27, 2015Puzzle by D. Scott Nichols and Zhouqin BurnikelEdited by Will ShortzPALINDROMES (60A. What the ends of the answers to all the starred clues are), along with SELES, ONO, TENET and...
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AEIOU
1453 A.E.I.O.U., Wahlspruch Kaiser Friedrichs III. an der Grazer Burg ———————— Tuesday, July 28, 2015Puzzle by Caleb Emmons / Edited by Will ShortzIn this Tuesday crossword, the across rows contain a...
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Double-Double
Basketball Team, 1911, interest———————— Wednesday, July 29, 2015Puzzle by David J. Lieb / Edited by Will ShortzDOUBLE-DOUBLE (65A. Statistical achievement in basketball… or what the answer to each...
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Little Women
Thursday, July 30, 2015Puzzle by Brendan Emmett Quigley / Edited by Will ShortzLouisa May ALCOTT(45D. Creator of the characters added in 17-, 28-, 44- and 57-Across) and the March sisters of “Little...
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The Friday Crossword
M. C. Escher, Drawing Hands, 1948———————— Friday, July 31, 2015Puzzle by James Mulhern and Ashton AndersonEdited by Will ShortzOf interest — ATOM ANT (3D. Slight ’60s superhero); AUTO-TUNE (15A....
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The Saturday Crossword
Operation Castle thermonuclear test———————— Saturday, August 1, 2015Puzzle by Kameron Austin Collins / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — AREN’T I(48A. Defensive comeback), ENISLE (29D. Maroon); FREE...
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Literally Speaking
Sunday, August 2, 2015Literally Speaking— Puzzle by Matt GinsbergEdited by Will ShortzArrangements of letters within standard phrases further defining the base phrase within the circled letters...
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Grey Cells
Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot in “Murder on the Orient Express,” 1974———————— Monday, August 3, 2015Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzHERCULE POIROT (23A. Fictional character who...
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End of Discussion
Tuesday, August 4, 2015Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will ShortzLIQUOR STORE(52A. Where to purchase the starts of 21-, 26- and 45-Across), FIFTH AVENUE (21A. Fashionable shopping area in New York...
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