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01.29.15 — Man in the Middle
The Peking Man————————Thursday, January 29, 2015Puzzle by John Farmer / Edited by Will ShortzCUT OUT THE / MIDDLE MAN (17A. When 58-Across, buy or sell direct … or what to do in this puzzle three...
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01.30.15 — Line in the Sand
Friday, January 30, 2015Puzzle by David Phillips / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — ALLEMANDE (41A. Baroque dance form), CARTOONED (22A. Worked for Mad, maybe), CASBAH (7A. Foreign fortress), Singer...
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01.31.15 — Words
Sonny Bunny a lilac-point peke-faced Himalayan / Colorpoint Persian ————————Saturday, January 31, 2015Puzzle by Tim Croce / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest —ARUGULA (2D. Plant called “rocket“ outside...
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02.01.15 — This n' That
An illustration from the original 1870 edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by author Jules Verne ————————Sunday, February 1, 2015Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzNine...
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The Big Apple
New York skyline at night, Chad Gayle———————— Monday, February 2, 2015 — Groundhog Day Puzzle by Jeffrey Wechsler / Edited by Will ShortzTHE BIG APPLE (34A. Empire State Building locale … or a hint to...
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02.03.15 — Acronyms
Typography Jumble (inverted), dreamstime ————————Tuesday, February 3, 2015Puzzle by Joe Krozel / Edited by Will ShortzThis annoying Tuesday crossword features acronyms with one star (or asterisk) to...
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02.04.15 — OUT
Bones in the Catacombs of Monastery of San Francisco, Lima, Peru———————— Wednesday, February 4, 2015Puzzle by Julian Lim / Edited by Will ShortzFour common two-word phrases become three-word phrases by...
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Leader of the Pack
Bruce Byron, “Scorpio Rising,” 1963, Kenneth Anger———————— Thursday, February 5, 2015Puzzle by Mike Buckley / Edited by Will ShortzSix “hit” song titles constitute the main feature of this Thursday...
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Jumping in Place
Pogo stick champion Donald Saboe, Jr., photo by George Skadding A pogo stick is a device for jumping off the ground in a standing position, through the aid of a spring, or new high performance...
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Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami, Coral Morphologic————————Saturday,February 7, 2015Puzzle by Byron Walden / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — ALTAIR IV(30D. The planet in the sci-fi classic “Forbidden Planet”), BOB...
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Multifaceted
Quartz crystal cluster from Tibet ~ Wikipedia————————Sunday,February 8, 2015“Multifacted”, Puzzle by Jeremy Newton / Edited by Will ShortzSET IN / STONE(52D. With 59-Down, permanent … or, literally a...
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02.08.15 — Touching a Nerve — the Acrostic
Sunday, February 8, 2015ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s bland acrostic draws a quotation from “Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain” by Patricia S....
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Where's Waldo?
Monday, February 9, 2015Puzzle by Lynn Lempel / Edited by Will ShortzWHERE'S WALDO (58A. Popular children’s book series … whose protagonist is “hiding” in the circled letters), SUPERBOWL AD (17A....
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Under the Weather
Tuesday, February 10, 2015Puzzle by Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele GianetteEdited by Will ShortzFive familiar idiomatic phrases for “ailing“, cued occupationally, constitutes the main feature of this...
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Copy Editor
A cancel slip coming unpasted - Folger Shakespeare Library————————Wednesday, February 11, 2015Puzzle by Will Trice / Edited by Will ShortsONE(47A. Chart position reached by all the albums seen in the...
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Stone
New Brighton School Cornerstone ————————Thursday, February 12, 2015Puzzle by John P. Markey / Edited by Will ShortzCORNERSTONE (36A. Where one might find a date … with a hint to this puzzle’s theme),...
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Friday the 13th
Zeus Versus Typhon, frame from film by Goldstarking68 ————————Friday, February 13, 2015Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — A-ROD (59A. Biogenesis scandal figure of ‘13), CARGO...
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Who Dat Girl?
Valentine’s Day postcard, circa 1910————————Saturday, February 14, 2015 — Valentine’s Day Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — ANGRY BIRDS (12D. Top-selling app of 2010),...
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Trichoptilosis
Split Ends, Sandy Owens ————————Sunday, February 15, 2015“Split Ends” — Puzzle by Ellen Leuschner and Jeff ChenEdited by Will ShortzSplitting the ends of phrases that are normally linked by the...
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02.15.15 — Spiral
barnorama————————Sunday, February 15, 2015SPIRAL, Puzzle by Will ShortzEssentially a very long palindrome wound around itself forming a spiral, this Sunday variety puzzle is the very friendly,...
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