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04.25.14 — Passenger
Yuri Gagarin————————Friday, April 25, 2014Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Take it easy, CHILLAX; 8. Vostok 1 passenger, GAGARIN; 15. Try, HAVE AT; 16. Supermodel Lima,...
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04.26.14 — The Saturday Crossword
Cinderella Castle, Walt Disney World, Florida————————Saturday, April 26, 2014Puzzle by Evan Birnholz / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. “Friday the 13th” setting, CAMP; 5. Cry accompanying a slap, HOW...
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Predictable Partings
Jackhammer Operator at Douglas Dam in Tennessee, 1942 ————————Sunday, April 27, 2014“Predictable Partings” — Puzzle by John LampkinEdited by Will ShortzTwelve clue/answers of individuals’ occupations...
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Body Doubles
Bond of Union, M. C. Escher, 1956————————Monday, April 28, 2014Puzzle by Jim Modney / Edited by Will ShortzBODY DOUBLES (35A. Star stand-ins … or a hint to 17-, 25-, 48- and 58-Across?), HEAD TO HEAD...
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Newspaper Columns
News Stand, YarsPhotography ————————Tuesday, April 29, 2014Puzzle by Jules P. Markey / Edited by Will ShortzNEWSPAPER COLUMN, along with TIMES, POST, SUN and GLOBE, all found in vertical column entries...
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MAC VS PC
Wednesday, April 30, 2014Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel / Edited by Will ShortzMAC VS PC (37A. Epic battle in technology … or a hint to four crossings in this puzzle), plus the four abutments of MAC and...
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MOO
Thursday, May 1, 2014Puzzle by Brandon Hensley / Edited by Will ShortzALIEN ABDUCTION(1A. With 6-Across, subject of an eerie rural legend … illustrated by connecting nine identically filled squares in...
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538, Etc.
FiveThirtyEight, journalism site, plans to use mathematics to inform its coverage of everything from golf and technology to criminal justice and the weather.————————Friday, May 2, 2014Puzzle by...
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Long, Luscious Legs
Saturday, May 3, 2014Puzzle by Sam Ezersky / Edited by Will ShortzAcross —1. Is guilty of disorderly conduct?, MAKES A MESS; 11. Not much, A TAD; 15. Accompaniment for a 17-Across, OPERA MUSIC; 16....
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Double Edged
The Sword of Umar ibm al-Khittab-mohammad adil rais ————————Sunday, May 4, 2014“Joined Sides” — Puzzle by Mary Lou GuizzoEdited by Will ShortzDOUBLE EDGED(70A. Like some swords… or a hint to this...
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Born on a Blue Day — the Acrostic
Sunday, May 4, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet.“Daniel Tammet first became...
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Nothing
Nothing, Jenriks ————————Monday, May 5, 2014Puzzle by Lynn Lempel / Edited by Will ShortzIT’S ABOUT NOTHING(61A. Why this puzzle is like “Seinfeld”?), along with ZERO, NIL, NADA and AUGHT buried within...
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Summer Lilt
Tuesday, May 6, 2014Puzzle by Alex Bajcz / Edited by Will ShortzPICK UP (47D. Learn … or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across), along with ICE CREAM TRUCK (20A. Player of a...
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Showtime
Wednesday, May 7, 2014Puzzle by Kurt Mueller / Edited by Will ShortzIT’S SHOWTIME(63A. Possible title for this puzzle), HERE’S JOHNNY (17A. Ed McMahon intro words), A-ONE AND A-TWO (24A. Lawrence Welk...
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Paradox
Relativity, M. C. Escher, 1953————————Thursday, May 8, 2014Puzzle by Matthew Lees / Edited by Will ShortzPARADOX(34A. What 3- and 9-Down are an example of), NINE DOWN IS FALSE (3D. Statement #1) and...
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Friday Lunch
Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1, Renoir————————Friday, May 9, 2014Puzzle by James Mulhern / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Toast often given with Manischewitz, L’CHAIM; 7. Nobel-winning...
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Saturday Spelunk
Saturday, May 10, 2014Puzzle by Barry C. Silk / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Prop for Kermit the Frog, BANJO; 6. It’s big in the suburbs, MCMANSION; 15. Kind of acid, OLEIC; 16. Something you...
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Mother's Day
Sunday, May 11, 2014 — Mother’s Day “For Mother” — Puzzle by Peter A. CollinsEdited by Will Shortz“Happy Mother’s DAY!“, along with MOM spelled out diagonally with the black squares of the grid, two...
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The Monday Crossword
A Young Lady’s Adventure, 1921, Paul Klee————————Monday, May 12, 2014Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will ShortzSMART, QUICK, FAST, SHARP and BRIGHT found at the starts of five answers constitutes the...
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Weather
Tuesday, May 13, 2014Puzzle by Tracy Gray / Edited by Will ShortzWEATHER FORECAST (37A. Local news feature suggested by the answers to 17-, 23-, 48- and 60-Across), along with four song answers...
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