Thursday, December 4, 2025

Onetime Volvo competitor / THU 12-4-25 / Tourist hot spot in Uttar Pradesh / Also + Frozen water / Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel / Clutch producer / Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV" / When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie title / Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house

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Constructor: Stephan Prock and Jeff Chen Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium (themers were the only tricky part) THEME: Connections — two ...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

One of a trio encountered by Ricitos de Oro/ WED 12-3-25 / Drug featured in "How to Change Your Mind" / Award with a "Best Record-Breaking Performance" category

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Constructor: Victor Barocas Relative difficulty: Hard (14:40, but felt like longer) THEME:  YODA  — Wise counselor of sci-fi who might no...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Number of U.S. states with a single-syllable name / TUE 12-2-25 / Blue Moon, for one / Scandinavian city that's home to a bunch of Munch / Bible figure invoked by O. Henry / Subject of the Tenth Commandment

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Constructor: JONATHAN BAUDE Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: RAISING CAPITAL (7D: With 43-Down, seeking funding from investors ....
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Monday, December 1, 2025

Actress Noblezada of "Hadestown" / MON 12-1-25 / Emu relative / Supercomputer precursor / Country where sticky rice is a staple / "Remedy" for a riled-up person / Hip person, in old slang / Third-smallest country in the world (eight square miles) / "You should come foraging with me, because I'm a ___" (bad pun)

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Constructor: Hannah Binney Relative difficulty: Medium (solved Downs-only) THEME: COLD FRONT (64A: Cause of some wintry weather ... or a...
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Sunday, November 30, 2025

First Eurodance hit in the U.S. / SUN 11-30-25 / Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one / Noodling in a jazz tune / Anti-mob law acronym / John who painted “Backyards, Greenwich Village" / Mantou or bao, in Chinese cuisine / Noodling in a jazz tune / Diamonds can sometimes be found in them / 2022 sequel to "Knives Out" / Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast / Historical Dutch settler / Ancient drinker of the fermented beverage chicha / 1999 Ron Howard film about a reality show

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Constructor: Natan Last Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: "Hog Wild" — the grid illustrates the biblical idiom PEARLS B...
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