Saturday, September 20, 2025

Self-effacing personality trait / SAT 9-20-25 / Slower, musically / Verso's counterpart / Drink drunk the morning after, maybe / Hill folk, informally / Demand upon reaching an "enemy border" / Catholic university in Florida or its home town / Strip of wood from which a bow is carved / Rare showbiz collections / Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black"

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Constructor: Katie Hoody Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: ECHOISM  ( 38D: Self-effacing personality trait ) ...
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Friday, September 19, 2025

Ancient creepy-crawlies / FRI 9-19-25 / Ribbed silk material / Biker role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" / "Moulin Rouge" co-star, 1952 / Classic lunchbox staple, informally / Lead-in to stratus or cumulus / Bring the receipts for, as they say / Lower than, on a score

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Constructor: Erica Hsiung Wojcik Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: FAILLE  ( 40A: Ribbed silk material ) —   ...
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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Constellation whose name is Latin for "lizard" / THU 9-18-25 / Something you might change on a bed / Equine hybrid / Victorious military underdog in the Bible / Quality to which a unique six-character code is assigned, in graphic design / One might say "Big savings all week!" / Customizable, all-in-one internet digest / Holdings of winnings / Muscle car whose name evoked a U.S. road trip / Sister of Helios in Greek myth / Game played on an 8x8 board

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Constructor: Adam Wagner Relative difficulty: Challenging THEME:  this "in" that  — italicized clues all end with qualifiers (...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Beatles sobriquet / WED 9-17-25 / Ditto, in footnotes / Like some short tennis matches / Sorcerous elder of folklore / Anime style involving giant robots / Rocksteady precursor / Vodka cocktails with orange liqueur and lime juice / State trees of North Dakota / Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine" / "Shreds," in winter sports lingo

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Constructor: Jackson Matz Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: "24-KARAT MAGIC" (43A: Grammy-winning Bruno Mars album of 2016 .....
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

A shopper, not a buyer, informally / TUE 9-16-25 / Fashion house named for its founder, Signor Garavani / Miss Havisham's ward in "Great Expectations" / Licorice-flavored spice / Cable inits. for cinephiles / High-status American Express offering / Motion of receding waves

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Constructor: Jonathan Daly Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: ALL ABOARD (63A: Train conductor's cry ... or a hint to each word in the...
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