Thursday, August 7, 2025

Creature on the state flags of Michigan and Idaho / THU 8-7-25 / Financial center of West Africa / European land where much of "Game of Thrones" was filmed / Tourist destination outside of Delhi

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Constructor: BEN ZIMMER Relative difficulty: MEDIUMish THEME: FRUITLESSLY — 36A: In vain... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49...
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

City at the center of "Moonraker," informally / WED 8-6-24 / Proterozoic, for one / Original Monopoly token discontinued in 2013

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Constructor: Hanh Huynh Relative difficulty:  Easy (6:12 solving on my phone) (this was a small grid, btw, only 14 rows) THEME:  IT'S ...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Longest key on a keyboard / TUES 8-5-25 / First modular space station / Singer India.___ / Messy class for kindergartners

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Hi, everyone, it’s Clare back this time for the first Tuesday in August! Not much to report given the shorter-than-usual turnaround. But we ...
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Monday, August 4, 2025

Indian tourist city on the Taj Express route / MON 8-4-25 / Accra's country / "___, amas, amat..." (Latin 101 conjugation) / When Hamlet duels with Laertes in "Hamlet"

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Constructor:  PATTI VAROL Relative difficulty: EASY (Appropriately?) THEME: A+Vowel Progression  — Each theme answer is a phrase where t...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025

Take down a notch / SUN 8-3-2025 / Looks inside? / Warp-driven device / Florida beach town, informally / Tough spot / Hands-on professional? / Sneakily exploits / Something clicked to add an attachment / Brother of DIsney's Louie and Dewey Duck

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Constructor: Jeremy Newton Relative difficulty:  Hard THEME: Star Trek  — There's a lot going on here! It's a Star Trek tribute p...
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