0129-12: New York Times Crossword Answers 29 Jan 12, Sunday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Ian Livengood
THEME: Networking Event … each of the theme answers starts with the name of a television station:

22A. Fancy footwear at a TV station? : SPIKE HEELS (Spike)
24A. Advertising department at a TV station? : E-MARKETING (E! Entertainment Television)
36A. Slide show at a TV station? : ENCORE PRESENTATION (Encore)
56A. Q&A at a TV station? : ION EXCHANGE (Ion Television)
72A. Expert at a TV station? : HISTORY BUFF (History Television)
86A. Enrollment at a TV station? : LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP (Lifetime Television)
104A. Recruiters at a TV station? : FOX HUNTERS (Fox Broadcasting Company)
106A. Fish holder at a TV station? : OXYGEN TANK (Oxygen)

COMPLETION TIME: 40m 57s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 2 … COE (Roe), HECATE (Herate).

0128-12: New York Times Crossword Answers 28 Jan 12, Saturday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Barry C. Silk
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 33m 37s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0127-12: New York Times Crossword Answers 27 Jan 12, Friday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Joe Krozel
THEME: Box in a Box … the letters BOX don’t appear anywhere in the puzzle, except in the box in the middle of the grid:

36A. Enclosure ... and an alphabetical listing of letters not appearing elsewhere in this puzzle's answer : BOX

COMPLETION TIME: 18m 18s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0126-12: New York Times Crossword Answers 26 Jan 12, Thursday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Alan Arbesfeld
THEME: Start with an ST … each of the theme answers are common expressions with the letters ST added to the front of one word:

17. Private quarters in a stable? : (ST)ALL FOR ONE
23. Dallas tourists, perhaps? : TEXAS (ST)RANGERS
37. Name for a bachelorette party performer? : JACK THE (ST)RIPPER
49. Vacation spot for some who stop working? : (ST)RIKER’S ISLAND
60. Not saluting for quite some time? : (ST)ILL AT EASE

COMPLETION TIME: 19m 31s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0125-12: New York Times Crossword Answers 25 Jan 12, Wednesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Gareth Bain
THEME: Three-Lettered Trees … this is a rebus puzzle, with four squares each containng a ring, and each ring containing the name of a tree that has three letters in its name:

38A. Indicators of age ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme : TREE RINGS

- ELM
- ASH
- YEW
- FIR

COMPLETION TIME: 12m 02s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 2 … KREME (creme), KANYE WEST (Canye West)

0124-12: New York Times Crossword Answers 24 Jan 12, Tuesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Alex Boisvert
THEME: DaE, DeE, DiE, DoE, DuE, DyE … each of the theme answers includes the letter D followed by a vowel and then the letter E, with each vowel appearing in the alphabetical order AEIOUY as the theme answers progress down the grid:

18A. He played Jin-Soo Kwon on "Lost" : DANIEL (DAE) KIM
20A. "Through the Looking-Glass" character : TWEEDLE(DEE)
31A. Some collectible toys : (DIE)-CAST CARS
41A. 1941 Frank Capra film : MEET JOHN (DOE)
55A. Cornerstone of the American legal system : (DUE) PROCESS
59A. Some hippie wear : TIE-(DYE) SHIRTS

COMPLETION TIME: 7m 43s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0123-12: New York Times Crossword Answers 23 Jan 12, Monday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Sarah Keller
THEME: Body Part and Body Part … each of the theme answers is a common expression that starts and ends with a body part:

20A. Fiercely : TOOTH AND NAIL
35A. Embarrassingly imprudent : FOOT IN MOUTH
42A. Next to one another : CHEEK BY JOWL
59A. Fast and in large amounts : HAND OVER FIST

COMPLETION TIME: 5m 32s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0