Friday, November 7, 2025

Beverage featured in "A Christmas Story" / FRI 11-7-25 / Illustrator of the Tammany Tiger / Bygone office assistant / In an awesome way, slangily / Victuals, informally / Domesticated insect entirely dependent on humans for reproduction / Novelist Fannie who wrote "Imitation of Life" (1933) / The Brady household including Alice, e.g. / Muscleman of 1980s TV

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Constructor: Kelly Morenus Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: Fannie HURST  ( 1D: Novelist Fannie who wro...
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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Woman's name invented by Jonathan Swift / THUR 11-6-25 / "A braggart, a ___, a villain ...": "Romeo and Juliet" / Maker of the i4 and i5

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Constructor: Sam Brody Relative difficulty: Hard (Around 20 minutes, although I was solving on paper) THEME:  TONGUE TWISTER  clued as [C...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Indigenous Canadians of Labrador / WED 11-5-25 / Placeholders for favorite sites / 1982 film inspired by Pong / Astronaut ___ Lee Fisher, the first mother to fly into space / Purple-colored banknote of Canada / Vehicle built for wheelies, flips and spins / Prop in a comedy club

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Constructor: Chad Hazen and Jeff Chen Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: THE LIKES OF YOU (52A: Someone comparable ... or what 20-,...
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Metaphor for a bad goalie / TUE 11-4-25 / Eponym of a popular puzzle / Fast-food chain with the slogan "The Crave is a powerful thing" / Folk-rock pair featured in the documentary "Wordplay" / 2010 best-selling Emma Donoghue novel / Name seen in cursive on a cap in Berkeley / Empathetic response to an apology / The half with the hit song, typically / City situated between the split halves of Saguaro National Park

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Constructor: Patrick Hayden Relative difficulty: Very Easy THEME: COLOR TV (39A: 1950S entertainment innovation ... or a hint to the fir...
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Monday, November 3, 2025

Egg-shaped tomato / MON 11-3-25 / Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!" / Two-time Emmy-winner Remini / Record art space / Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively / Film that may have inspired "Sharknado" / Guitarist, in slang / Roaring Twenties style, informally / Morning waker-upper / Not express, as a train

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Constructor: Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels Relative difficulty: Easy  THEME: ACS (65D: Summer coolers, for short ... or a hi...
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