Showing posts with label Don Gagliardo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Don Gagliardo. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Vegetation along British golf course / TUE 9-19-17 / US city whose name looks oxymoronic / Aid in producing suspect's picture

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Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: SILENT PARTNER (57A: Nonactive member of a fir...
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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Basic linguistic unit / THU 10-13-16 / Magical creatures in Jewish folklore / French locale of fierce WWI fighting / Baked chocolaty treat / Part of NYC once derisively called Hell's Hundred Acres / Emily Dickinson self-descriptively / Old-fashioned fashion accessories

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Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Eas y-Medium THEME: two - word phrases where second word is...
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Monday, August 8, 2016

Eschew Uber say / MON 8-8-16 / Sister brand of Gillette's Sensor / 1956 James Dean western / 1963 Steve McQueen epic / 1932 Greta Garbo classic

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Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo Relative difficulty: Medium-Challe nging ( *for a Monday*—larg ely because of the prepo...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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Constructors: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Medium THEME:   ABC (64A: One way of ordering things, like al...
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Sunday, December 27, 2015

Conquest of 1953 / SUN 12-27-15 / Spicy fruit beverage often used as tequila chaser / Silas in Da Vinci code notably / Agricultural figure in Canterbury Tales / Muse for DH Lawrence / Female toon with dollink boris

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Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: "Binary Code" — all theme clues are ...
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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Google Wallet alternative / SUN 8-16-15 / Highest provincial capital in Italy / Strong sideless wagon / Two New Sciences author / Actress Diana nicknamed Blonde Bombshell / Luxury Hyundai / Relative of Contour plus / Household brand with lowercase first letter / Dad-blasted / MacMillan 1950s-'60s British PM / Hall shortest Harlem Globetrotter / Plants above timberline / Letter-shaped girder / Two Towers denizen

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Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: "As It Were" —words that can...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Bit of exercise in Britain / SUN 4-19-15 / Rebellion event of 1676 / Candle in wind dedicatee / Aid to Zen meditation / Atari 7800 competitor briefly / Bass role in Gilbert & Sullivan opera / Asian stew often eaten with dipping sauce / Gershwin portrayer in Rhapsody in Blue / Largest coastal city between San Francisco Portland

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Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: "Double Down" — in Acr...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Dickens' scheming clerk / WED 9-17-14 / Original Veronica Mars airer / Literary hybrid / Drink made with Jameson / Gender-bending role for Barbra Streisand

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Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo Relative difficulty: Easy THEME:  POLLINATION  ( 62: Job done by the insects seen...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Gossipy Barrett / THU 2-20-14 / Big mailer to over-50 crowd / Flooey lead-in / Golf Channel co-founder to fans / Polish-born musician who was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: WOODROW  ( 37A: First nam of a former president...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Imager of the earth's surface / TUE 11-26-13 / Transitional zone between plant communities / Modern home of ancient Zapotec civilization / Extinct ostrichlike bird / Hawaii five-o nickname / Friend of Porky Spanky

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Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging  THEME: TRADEMARKS  ( 62A: Intellectual p...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Half of Stevenson's Strange Case / TUE 8-20-13 / Auto safety feature redundantly / Variable spring period / Holocaust hero Schindler / Source of Indian black tea / Helen Keller's portrayer in Miracle Worker / Alternatives to Slurpees

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Constructor: Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: DOUBLEDAY  ( 58A: Supposed inventor of baseba...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Walrus-skin boat / TUE 11-13-12 / NFL Hall-of-Famer Yale / Father Damien's island / Green critter in Sinclair gas logo

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Constructor: Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: "SKYFALL"  ( 26D: 2012 Bond film ......
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