Showing posts with label Andrew Ries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andrew Ries. Show all posts
Saturday, January 29, 2022

Ciudad official / SAT 1-29-22 / Bygone Japanese coin / Kid-lit authors Margret and H.A. / Nonhuman host of a talk show on HBO Max / Gambling venues with portmanteau name / Habitat for the addax antelope

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Constructor: Andrew Ries and Caitlin Reid Relative difficulty: Medium (mostly on the easier side, but with a few terms I didn't know ...
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Friday, May 28, 2021

Renowned football club founded in 1899 / FRI 5-28-21 / Jazz trumpeter Jones / Bob Canadian ambassador to the U.N. / Resort with no snowboarders policy / Fabric made from cellulose / Space between ribs of insect wing / Heavenly dessert with lemony filling / Gay rights pioneer Marsha P Johnson for one

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: Marsha P. Johnson  ( 27A: Gay rights pioneer Ma...
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Saturday, September 8, 2018

Porgy novelist Heyward / SAT 9-8-18 / Useful list when troubleshooting computer / Balkan land on Olympic scoreboards / Half of 1980s sitcom duo / Member of Hoboken Four

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Easy (6:50, at which point I had a single blank square I didn't know, which made me...
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Friday, June 1, 2018

Satirical 1968 hit for The Turtles / FRI 6-1-18 / Hall of Fame cornerback Herb / Former fort named for Union general / Intuition jocularly / Booker's title abbr / Opportunity for lesson that wasn't planned / Counterpart of tannins in wine-tasting / Hirsute character in Addams Family / Old TV's ___ Club

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium (5:05) THEME: none Word of the Day: Herb ADDERLEY  ( 3D: Hall-of-...
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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Egg-shaped Hasbro toys introduced in 1971 / SUN 12-17-17 / Nighttime Cartoon Network programming block / Protagonist in Infinite Jest

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: "Oh, One Last Thing" — familiar phrases have long ...
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

German state or novelist / TUE 11-28-17 / Receptacle carried to crime scene / Wallace's partner in claymation

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: U-TURN (29D: Often-forbidden maneuver ... as hinted at four ...
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Friday, January 13, 2017

One of renters in Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat / FRI 1-13-17 / Family name in Sir Walter Scott's Bride of Lammermoor / First one was modified Ford D-Series truck / Author with restaurant at Eiffel Tower named for him

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: none   Word of the Day: WES Montgomery ( 13D: Jazzman Montgomery...
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Saturday, September 17, 2016

Tickets in slang / SAT 9-17-16 / Book before Philemon / Cliched gift for prisoner / Staple of victorian architecture / Cry before rage-quitting / Round end of sort / Snack brand first produced at Disneyland in 1960s

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: FARMERS ONLY ( 37A: Website for p...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Bonkers in modern lingo / WED 5-25-16 / Eastern mediterranean port since ancient times / Dough in hand redundantly / Acronym on Beyonce records

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Constructor: Andrew J. Ries Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: JOHNNY ON THE SPOT ( 38A: Person who's ready and able to help ...
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