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Descending
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2, 1912, Marcel Duchamp————————Wednesday, March 25, 2015Puzzle by Jacob Stulberg / Edited by Will ShortzNUDE DESCENDING A STAIRCASE NO. 2 in shaded letters descending...
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Rinse Cycle
Thursday, March 26, 2015Puzzle by Bryon Walden / Edited by Will ShortzMixing up the word "RINSE” (across and down) constitutes the main feature of this Thursday crossword:SLYTHERINS (19A. Draco...
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LDS
The temple of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in downtown Salt Lake City is seen illuminated in late January. (CNS photo/Jim Urquhart, Reuters)————————Friday, March 27, 2015Puzzle by David Kwong /...
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Pulverizer
The Death Star is a fictional spacecraft and galactic superweapon appearing in the Star Wars science-fiction franchise created by George Lucas. It is capable of destroying an entire planet with its...
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CA
Lauren Bacall ————————Sunday, March 29, 2015“California, Here I Come” — Puzzle by Alan ArbesfeldThe abbreviation for the state of California (CA) affixed to seven common phrases to form uncommon...
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Birds of a Feather
Canadian Goose,John James Audubon ————————Monday,March 30, 2015Puzzle by Bruce Haight / Edited by Will ShortzGOOSE (18A. Flier in a V formation), thirteen bird-like assemblages of black squares in a...
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Gymnastics
zimbio.com ———————— Tuesday, March 31, 2015Puzzle by Gary Cee / Edited by Will ShortzVERBAL GYMNASTICS (38A. Fancy, evasive language ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 26-, 54- and 65-Across), along...
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Prankster
The Fool by hexxxer ————————Wednesday, April 1, 2015 —April Fools' Day Puzzle by Sharon Delorme / Edited by Will ShortzPRANKSTER(62A. [Speaker of the clues for 18-, 24-, 38- and 51-Across]), JOY BUZZER...
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THUS...
Coca (Erythroxylum coca), Encyclopedia Britannica ————————Thursday, April 2, 2015Puzzle by Joe Krozel and Timothy PolinEdited by Will ShortzBlack squares forming weird-shaped letters of T, H, U and S...
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The Friday Crossword
Grable's iconic pose from 1943 was a World War II bestseller, showing off her "million dollar legs.’————————Friday, April 3, 2015Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — AFRIKANER...
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04.04.15 — Above and Beyond
Saturday, April 4, 2015Puzzle by Ned White / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — ALOP (27D. Catawampus), AM DIAL (23A. It doesn’t have much music nowadays), BACK SLAPS and CHEST BUMP (3A. Congratulatory...
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The Captain Goes Down
The Cabin Boy, 1891, Ralph HedleyO Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all...
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04.05.15 — Words Gone Wild — the Acrostic
Sunday, April 5, 2015ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry RathvonEdited by Will ShortzThis Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from “Words Gone Wild: Puns, Puzzles, Poesy, Palaver, Persiflage, and...
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Daybreak
Monday, April 6, 2015Puzzle by Finn Vigeland / Edited by Will ShortzDAYBREAK (68A. First light … or a phenomenon suggested by this puzzle’s seven sets of circled letters?), e.g., MON, TUE, WED, THU,...
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OUGH
Cyd Charisse———————— Tuesday, April 7, 2015Puzzle by David J. Lieb / Edited by Will Shortz“A rough-coated dough-faced ploughman named McCullough strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and...
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Trap
Wednesday, April 8, 2015IT'S A TRAP (66A. Warning to the answers to the three starred clues regarding the word hidden in 17-, 34- and 43-Across), ATRA PLUS (17A. Gillette razor), ORCHESTRA PIT (34A....
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Who's on First?
Thursday, April 9, 2015Puzzle by Jacob StulbergThe “Who’s on First?” routine by Abbott and Costello is the main feature of this Thursday crossword:BASES(63A. Cotents of three squares in this puzzle,...
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Pen That's No Longer Used
Alcatraz————————Friday, April 10, 2015Puzzle by David Phillips / Edited by Will ShortzOf interest —ALCATRAZ (56A. Pen that’s no longer used), ALGER HISS (29D. Red Scare target), CONTESSAS (12D. Old...
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04.11.15 — No Trespassing
Citizen Kane————————Saturday, April 11, 2015Puzzle by Martin Ashwood-Smith . Edited by Will ShortzOf interest — ACERBIC(4A. Sharp), ALTERNATE ROUTES (39A. What parades may necessitate), ATTESTED TO...
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04.12.15 — Look What Turned Up
Sunday,April 12, 2015Puzzle by Jeff Chen / Edited by Will ShortzAnswers completed by making an upward turn at the tail-end of the entry constitutes the main feature of this humdrum Sunday...
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