Monday, December 22, 2025

Length of a pithy joke / MON 12-22-25 / Wispy clouds / Creator of Firefox and Thunderbird / Cops, slangily / Kind of lamp that's energy efficient / Persuades with flattery / Saxophone, trumpet, piano and bass, perhaps / Doing keto, say

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Constructor: Suzanne Oliver Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Monday, solved Downs-only) THEME: SHORT CHANGE (59A: Cheat .....
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Sunday, December 21, 2025

2015 chart-topping hit for the Weeknd / SUN 12-21-25 / 51 to the hour / Blue colorant obtained from the indigo plant / Grammy winner Erykah / Prickly denizen of coral reefs / 1950s hangout with a jukebox / Great Dane of cartoons, informally / Kind of cipher in which A becomes B, B becomes C, e.g. / Eponymous British financier James / Duke Ellington classic with the lyric "That was my heart serenading you"

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Constructor:  David Kwong Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: "Present Time" — "Presents" (circled squares) can be fo...
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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Bills first introduced in 1861 / SAT 12-20-25 / Frustrated and making poor decisions, informally / First name in hog riding / Shamans, typically / Sampras rival during the 1990s / Mardi Gras parading societies / #1 on Wired magazine's list of the 10 most influential video games of the 2010s

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Constructor: Robert S. Gard Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: none   Word of the Day: ANIMISTS  ( 10D: Shamans, typically ) — Animism  ...
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Friday, December 19, 2025

One who enjoys the high C's? / FRI 12-19-25 / Afirmativa enfática / Like He and Xe / 2023 musical with a Tony for Best Choreography / L.G.B.T.Q.+ rights activist Windsor / Fashion designer Schiaparelli / Silver of the Silver Bulletin / Prosecco relative / Source of motivation, informally

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Constructor: Hemant Mehta Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: ILLINOISE   ( 14A: 2023 musical with a Tony ...
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