Showing posts with label Ashish Vengsarkar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ashish Vengsarkar. Show all posts
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Poker snafus / THU 4-14-22 / Subject of rationing in the old English navy / Homer's self-satisfied assertion / Yam source historically / Facility often referred to by its first letter

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Constructor: Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: FROM STE M TO STE RN (56A: Thoroughly ....
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Thursday, August 26, 2021

Bygone Chevrolet division / THU 8-26-21 / Capisce in '70s slang / Jargony rationale for business merger / First space probe to enter Saturn's orbit / Actor Williamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur" / Pink alcoholic drink / Predecessors of Lenovos / Real first name of Spider-Man villain Doctor Octopus

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Constructor: Ashish Vengsarkar Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: CROSS-COUNTRY (40A: One way to run ... or a hint to four geograph...
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Sunday, July 11, 2021

Smile with one's eyes, per a modern coinage / SUN 7-11-21 / Campania's capital / Law enforcement slangily / Getting amscray under control / McEachem aka the voice of poker / Where Johnny Cash shot a man in song / Bruins legend Phil to fans / Gay city in Cole Porter song / Appetizers filled with potatoes and peas

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Constructor: Ashish Vengsarkar Relative difficulty: Medium THEME:  "No Ruse"  — familiar phrases with a "roo" sound i...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Physics Nobelist who co-discovered cosmic microwave background radiation / WED 5-19-21 / Fictional NYC locale on children's TV / Salon brand with 100% vegan products / Family member in rural dialect / Man's nickname that omits -old / Classic film series that anticipated the invention of hoverboards

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Constructor: Ashish Vengsarkar Relative difficulty: Medium  THEME: the beginning and end of the world, per two Nobelists — BIG BANG / P...
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Conrad of old films / THU 5-26-11 / Looped vase handles / Newsmakers of 1903 / Seaquake sequel / SARS monitor / Williams paint partner

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Constructor: Ashish Vengsarkar Relative difficulty: Challenging THEME: XY AND XX (i.e. HIS AND HERS) ( 38A: Matching towel set ... with ...
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Batgirl player Craig / SUN 6-20-10 / Candidate with slogan Come Home America / Fictional hero in search stolen treasure / Bam blurter

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Constructor: Todd Gross & Ashish Vengsarkar Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: "Publishing Trade" — book title...
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Conqueror of Northumbria in 946 /  SAT 2-13-10 / John who pioneered time-lapse photography / Like Old English coin worth 21 shillings

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Constructor: Ashish Vengsarkar Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: "You and others" — second-person clues that result in C...
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