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Don't Quit Your Day Job
Max Schreck as the Count in “Nosferatu”based on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”————————Sunday, November 16, 2014“Don’t Quit Your Day Job” — Puzzle by Andrew J. RiesEdited by Will ShortzThe last names of eight...
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11.16.14 — The Possessed — the Acrostic
Sunday, November 16, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People...
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Twins
Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967, Diane Arbus ————————Monday, November 17, 2014Puzzle by Tom McCoy / Edited by Will ShortzTWINS (67A. Minnesota baseball team … or what 18-, 30-, 44- and...
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Power
Tuesday, November 18, 2014Puzzle by Jacob McDermott / Edited by Will ShortzPOWER COUPLE(36A. Beyoncé and Jay-Z, e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 44- and 61-Across) and four answers where both words can...
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No — Two Ways About It
Wednesday, November 19, 2014Puzzle by Jacob Stulberg / Edited by Will ShortzTHERE’S NO TWO / WAYS ABOUT IT(18A. With 64-Across, words of certainty … or a hint to 23-, 40- and 56-Across), along with...
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Z
Thursday, November 20, 2014Puzzle by Timothy Polin / Edited by Will ShortzZORRO (44D. Subject of this puzzle), DON DIEGO / DE LA VEGA (5D. With 37-Down, real name of 44-Down), THE CURSE OF / CAPISTRANO...
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A to Z
Alphabet photography ————————Friday, November 21, 2014Puzzle by Kevin Christian / Edited by Will ShortzThe representation of the entire alphabet is the main feature of this Friday crossword. Across —...
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The Saturday Crossword
Saturday, November 22, 2014Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzAcross — 1. Dated agreement?, FO’ SHIZZLE; 10. Cognizes, KNOWS; 15. Comment to an unapologetic burper, say, EXCUSE YOU; 16....
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Surround Sound
The Confusion of Tongues, 1865, Paul Gustave Doré ———————— Sunday, November 23, 2014“Surround Sound” Puzzle by Patrick Berry Edited by Will ShortzSeven phrases with similar sounding words within each...
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ROFL
Calvin & Hobbes ————————Monday, November 24, 2014Puzzle by Robert Seminara / Edited by Will ShortzROFL (36A. Texter’s expresson spelled out by the starts of 18-, 28-, 46- and 59-Across), ROLLING...
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Yankee Clipper
Joe DiMaggio, photograph by Charles ConlonJoseph Paul "Joe"DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American...
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WarGames
Wednesday, November 26, 2014Puzzle by Michael S. Maurer / Edited by Will ShortzWARGAMES (1983 sci-fi drama… or a possible title for this puzzle), MASH UNIT (17A. Potato?), SHORE LEAVE (24A. Ebb tide?),...
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Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 27, 2014 — Thanksgiving Puzzle by Stanley Newman / Edited by Will ShortzMUCHAS GRACIAS, MERCI BEAUCOUP and GRAZIE MILLE, all clued as“Thanksgiving phrase,” constitutes the main...
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Sale
Friday, November 28, 2014Puzzle by Tracy Gray / Edited by Will ShortzBLACK FRIDAY (56A. Time of annual madness … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle), and the four squares reading "SALE"...
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11.29.14 — The Saturday Crossword
Strawberry Fields by Nora Meyer————————Saturday, November 29, 2014Puzzle by Elizabeth C. Gorski / Edited by Will ShortzThree 15-letter answers are the main feature of this perfectly agreeable Saturday...
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Zap!
Sunday, November 30, 2014“Zap!” — Puzzle by Matt GinsbergEdited by Will ShortzIn this Sunday crossword, AD (in a single square) has been humorously "zapped" from familiar phrases, like fast-forwarding...
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11.30.14 — That's Disgusting — the Acrostic
A lobster in the sand on a beach…———————— Sunday, November 30, 2014ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s informative and somewhat humorous acrostic draws a...
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Adoring Words
Light My Fire by Stefan Kuhn ————————Monday, December 1, 2014Puzzle by John Guzzetta / Edited by Will ShortzFour expressions of enchantment constitutes the main feature of this friendly Monday...
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Exclamations and Explanations
Tomtit (Miromiro), digitalrails, flickr ————————Tuesday, December 2, 2014Puzzle by Timothy Polin / Edited by Will ShortzEight pairs of words clued across by exclamation, and down by explanation,...
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P and A
Giant Panda, Michel Gunther, WWF ————————Wednesday, December 3, 2014Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer / Edited by Will ShortzPANDA (38A. World Wildlife Fund logo … or a three-word hint to the answers to the...
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