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The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was formally opened on August 15,1914, with the passage of the cargo ship SS Ancon.————————Friday, August 15, 2014Puzzle by Jeff Chen / Edited by Will ShortzCARIBBEAN SEA(20A. One end...
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08.16.14 — Jazz and Poison
Lady Hamilton As Medea, 1786, George Romney————————Saturday, August 16, 2014Puzzle by Peter Broda / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Genre for Django Reinhardt, GYPSY JAZZ; 10. Spaceship Earth setting,...
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Sittin' Solve
Image by Damien Jemison LLNL ————————Sunday, August 17, 2014“Sittin’ Solve” — Puzzle by Caleb Madison / Edited by Will ShortzIn this Sunday crossword, twelve three-word phrases change meaning when...
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08.18.14 — A Fish Out of Water
The Fog Warning, 1885, Winslow Homer ————————Monday, August 18, 2014Puzzle by Ian and Katie LivengoodEdited by Will ShortzA FISH OUT OF WATER(40A. Misfit … or what you get after the sequence described...
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OZ
Tuesday, August 19, 2014Puzzle by Sam Buchbinder / Edited by Will ShortzOZ in circled letters, along with YELLOW BRICK ROAD (58A. Path taken by 37-Across to find the ends of 17-, 26- and 44-Across in...
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Wheel
Wednesday, August 20, 2014Puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel / Edited by Will ShortzFREE(55D. Like the initial letters of the answers to the six starred clues, on “Wheel of Fortune”), e.g., R, S, T, L, N and...
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PO Boxes
Thursday, August 21, 2014Puzzle by Jules P. Markey / Edited by Will ShortzPOST OFFICE BOXES (39A. Mail conveniences … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle) and eight squares (e.g., boxes)...
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The Friday Crossword
Regulus, earthspacenews.com————————Friday, August 22, 2014Puzzle by Sam Ezersky / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Something that goes from a pit to your stomach?, BBQ SANDWICH; 12. Snarky sound, HEH;...
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Hit or Miss
Saturday, August 23, 2014Puzzle by Timothy Polin / Edited by Will ShortzEACH CLUE IN / THE PUZZLE / IS MISSING / THE LETTER N (17A. First part of a hit for this crossword; 32A, 46A and 62A, [Hit part...
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Empathy — the Acrostic
Sunday, August 24, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from “The Empathy Exams” by Leslie Jamison.Beginning with her...
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Second Shift
Sunday, August 24, 2014Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will ShortzAnagrams of ten common phrases accomplished by simply exchanging the second and third letters of the first word to achieve ten...
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08.25.14 — Oops!
Monday, August 25, 2014Puzzle by Greg Johnson / Edited by Will ShortzMY BAD (37A. “Oops!”), along with BLUNDER, BOBBLE, BUMBLE and STUMBLE found in the first half of four answers, constitutes the...
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08.26.14 — MPs
AWOL, puregraffiti.com————————Tuesday, August 26, 2014Puzzle by Victor Fleming / Edited by Will ShortzMPS(56D. AWOL chasers … or a hint to the answers to the six italicized clues), plus the six...
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ER...
Zeke, Disney’s “The Big Bad Wolf”————————Wednesday, August 27, 2014Puzzle by Gareth Bain and David PooleEdited by Will ShortzFive sound-change puns of common phrases, exchanging “A” for “ER”,...
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Down Ward
Thursday, August 28, 2014Puzzle by Ned White / Edited by Will ShortzDOWN / WARD(21D. With 40-Down, how rain falls … or a literal description of the answers to the four themed clues), PATIENT AREA (3D....
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The Friday Crossword
Maria Callas————————Friday, August 29, 2014Puzzle by Ned White / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Poll Internet users on, perhaps, CROWD-SOURCE; 12. Inn stock, ALE; 15. Code often used for take-home...
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The Saturday Crossword
The Raising of Lazarus, Rembrandt, late 1620s or 1630-32, Los Angeles County Museum of Art————————Saturday, August 30, 2014Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. LOMBARD Street,...
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Heard at the Movies
The Godfather, 1972————————Sunday, August 31, 2014“Heard At The Movies”, Puzzle by Joel FaglianoEdited by Will ShortzSix film titles are rendered phonetically in this tedious Sunday crossword, clued by...
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Steaming Along
Metal and Speed, Holly Martin photographer ————————Monday, September 1, 2014Puzzle by Allan E. Parrish / Edited by Will ShortzTAMES (30D. Breaks … or an anagram of the ends of five Across answers in...
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09.02.14 — College Expenses
Tuesday, September 2, 2014Puzzle by Ethan Cooper / Edited by Will ShortzCOLLEGE EXPENSES(54A. What tuition and the starts of 17-, 22-, 37-(?) and 47-Across are), TEXT, ROOM, BEER and BOARD constitute...
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