0901-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 1 Sep 11, Thursday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Joel Fagliano
THEME: Repeated Words … the theme answers contain double words, with the repeated letters written alongside each other, two to a square:

14A. Deprecate : POOH POOH
19A. Auto slogan beginning in 2000 : ZOOM ZOOM
41A. "Stop avoiding responsibility!" : EXCUSES EXCUSES
61A. Looney Tunes sound : BEEP BEEP
70A. Pacific capital : PAGO PAGO

COMPLETION TIME: 24m 04s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0831-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 31 Aug 11, Wednesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Peter A. Collins
THEME: Best of the Beach Boys … all of the theme answers are hits recorded by the Beach Boys:

10A. With 64-Across, 1963 Beach Boys hit : IN MY
64A. See 10-Across : ROOM
17A. 1965 Beach Boys hit : CALIFORNIA GIRLS
23A. With 49-Across, 1965 Beach Boys hit : HELP ME
49A. See 23-Across : RHONDA
57A. 1963 Beach Boys hit : LITTLE SAINT NICK
7D. With 30- and 53-Down, 1964 Beach Boys hit : DON’T
30D. See 7-Down : WORRY
53D. See 7-Down : BABY

COMPLETION TIME: 9m 38s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0830-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 30 Aug 11, Tuesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Bernice Gordon
THEME: B-rn with All the Vowels … each of the theme answers includes the letters “B-RN” with the dash being replaced by each of the vowels, including “Y”.

18A. Longtime New York theater critic : CLIVE BARNES
23A. Actor in 1960s TV's "77 Sunset Strip" : EDD BYRNES
34A. Popular card game since 1954 : MILLE BORNES
39A. TV/film/stage actor once married to actress Meredith Baxter : DAVID BIRNEY
53A. Big dog : ST BERNARD
59A. Prime cooking spot : FRONT BURNER

COMPLETION TIME: 13m 42s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 2 … RECTOR (LECTOR), LACEY (RACEY)

0829-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 29 Aug 11, Monday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Andrea Carla Michaels & Michael Blake
THEME: Bagels … three of the theme answers end with flavors of bagel, and the last theme answer alludes to a SHMEAR that one might put on any of those bagels:

20A. Legendary San Francisco music/comedy club where Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen have performed : THE PURPLE ONION (an onion bagel)
28A. Ali Baba's magic words : OPEN SESAME (a sesame bagel)
46A. Bad place to live when the river rises : FLOOD PLAIN (a plain bagel)
52A. Everything ... or what might cover an everything 62-Across? : THE WHOLE SHMEAR (a bagel with a schmear)
62A. Item whose varieties include the endings of 20-, 28- and 46-Across : BAGEL

COMPLETION TIME: 7m 39s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0828-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 28 Aug 11, Sunday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Patrick Berry
THEME: Pardon “E” Interruption … each of the theme answers is a common term or expression that has been "interrupted" with an “E” sound:

23A. Lively dance performed as a six-pack is being laid to rest? : BEER BURIAL POLKA (from BEER BARREL POLKA)
26A. Canine king's regime? : REIGN OF TERRIER (from REIGN OF TERROR)
41A. Eco-warriors? : BOTANICAL GUARDIANS (from (BOTANICAL GARDENS)
56A. Encounter with an Alaskan bear? : KODIAK MOMENT (from KODAK MOMENT)
76A. Set of shot glasses for Christmas? : PARTYING GIFT (from PARTING GIFT)
89A. Sharpshooter Oakley when she was a charming young musician? : LITTLE ORPHEAN ANNIE (from LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE)
108A. Interstellar valet's job? : PARKING METEORS (from PARKING METERS)
113A. Ship info kept for the Spanish Armada? : MILES PER GALLEON (from MILES PER GALLON)

COMPLETION TIME: 21m 07s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0827-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 27 Aug 11, Saturday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Ashton Anderson
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 34m 36s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0826-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 26 Aug 11, Friday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Brendan Emmett Quigley
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 34m 54s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0825-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 25 Aug 11, Thursday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney
THEME: Food Pyramids … the gird contains four PYRAMIDS of circled letters that each spell out a FOOD:

SOUR CREAM
COBB SALAD
SNOW CONES
SWEET ROLL

COMPLETION TIME: 18m 51s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0824-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 24 Aug 11, Wednesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Kelsey Blakley
THEME: Beginning with a Vowel … all of the theme answers are well known terms, each with a vowel added in front (AEIOU, in order):

17A. Physical therapist's assignment? : ATROPHY CASE (a-trophy case)
24A. Blackened seafood? : EBONY FISH (e-bony fish)
36A. Castaway's day in court? : ISLANDER TRIAL (i-slander trial)
49A. Lure for Popeye's sweetie? : OLIVE BAIT (o-live bait)
59A. Choosing between pounds and kilos? : UNIT PICKING (u-nit picking)

COMPLETION TIME: 9m 57s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0823-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 23 Aug 11, Tuesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Michael Farabaugh
THEME: Bolts … all the theme answers apply to the same clue: “Bolt”.

20A. Bolt : SPRINTER USAIN
27A. Bolt : METAL FASTENER
43A. Bolt : LIGHTNING UNIT
51A. Bolt : LEAVE SUDDENLY

COMPLETION TIME: 9m 26s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0822-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 22 Aug 11, Monday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Milo Beckman
THEME: Directions To … all of the theme answers are in the format “direction to something”:

18A. Anti-abortion position : RIGHT TO LIFE
24A. Abandoned, in a way : LEFT TO DIE
39A. Not shown in theaters : STRAIGHT TO VIDEO
51A. Satisfactory : UP TO SNUFF
60A. Having no illusions or pretensions : DOWN TO EARTH

COMPLETION TIME: 5m 09s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0821-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 21 Aug 11, Sunday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Alan Arbesfeld
THEME: Underwater Search … there’s a note that goes with the puzzle that reads:

“When this puzzle is done, look for a name (hinted at by 37-Down) hidden 17 times in the grid, each reading forward, backward, down, up or diagonally, word search-style.”
37D. 2003 Pixar film : FINDING NEMO

There are 17 occurrences of NEMO in the grid. I'm not one for word searches, so I’ll let you find them for yourself!
COMPLETION TIME: 28m 09s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 2 … OCAS (OCIS), CLANTON (CLINTON)

0820-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 20 Aug 11, Saturday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Byron Walden
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 27m 26s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0819-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 19 Aug 11, Friday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Patrick Berry
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 16m 59s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0818-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 18 Aug 11, Thursday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Kevan Choset
THEME: SIX DEGREES … There are SIX squares in the grid containing multiple letters, and each of those sets of letters is an academic DEGREE:
40A. Often-cited distance between things ... or what's hidden in this puzzle : SIX DEGREES
COMPLETION TIME: 29m 11s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0817-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 17 Aug 11, Wednesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Michael Black
THEME: Look Closer … at first glance each of the themed clues is a famous name. Looking closer, the clue is pointing to a pair of items, and gives the first letter of each of those items:

20A. M/C Hammer? : MALLET OR CLAW (MC Hammer: mallet or claw hammer)
39A. W/C Fields? : WRIGLEY AND COORS (W.C. Fields: Wrigley Field and Coors Field)
58A. L/L Bean? : LIMA OR LENTIL (L.L.Bean: lima bean or lentil)

COMPLETION TIME: 9m 32s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0816-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 16 Aug 11, Tuesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: David Steinberg
THEME: HIDDEN TEXT … each of the theme answers contains some HIDDEN characters that have been circled, characters that make up abbreviated phrases commonly used in TEXT messaging:

18A. Be rewarded for a pious life, as the devout believe : G(O TO H)EAVEN (On The Other Hand = OTOH)
23A. Stereotypical sitcom greeting : HONEY (I’M HO)ME (In My Humble Opinion = IMHO)
36A. Castle on the Thames : TOWE(R OF L)ONDON (Rolling On Floor Laughing = ROFL)
52A. Pet store purchase : KI(TTY L)ITTER (Talk To You Later = TTYL)
57A. Invisible writing on a computer screen ... or a component of 18-, 23-, 36- and 52-Across? : HIDDEN TEXT

COMPLETION TIME: 6m 27s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0815-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 15 Aug 11, Monday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Stanley Newman
THEME: ZIP … the letters ZERO are hidden in each of the theme answers, and if you count them, there are an impressive 24 occurrences of “O” in the grid:

20A. Buffalo wings or bruschetta, e.g. : APPETI(ZER O)RDER
35A. Pittsburgh Pirates hero of the 1960 World Series : BILL MA(ZERO)SKI
52A. Music source on many an old fairground : WURLIT(ZER O)RGAN
56D. Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across : ZIP

COMPLETION TIME: 6m 12s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0814-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 14 Aug 11, Sunday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Paula Gamache
THEME: HACK SAWS … each of the them clues is the beginning of an old saying or SAW, but the answer provides a whimsical or perhaps banal (HACK) ending to replace the original:

27A "A penny saved is ..." : NOT ENOUGH TO RETIRE ON (... a penny earned)
35A. "Where there's a will, there's ..." : GOING TO BE A RELATIVE (... a way)
56A. "Where there's smoke, there's ..." : AIR POLLUTION (... fire)
66A. "People who live in glass houses ..." : LET IT ALL HANG OUT (... shouldn’t throw stones)
80A. "He who laughs last ..." : FINALLY GOT IT (... laughs longest)
99A. "If at first you don't succeed ..." : REDEFINE THE MISSION (try, try again)
108A. "Don't bite the hand ..." : THAT HASN’T BEEN WASHED (... that feeds you)

COMPLETION TIME: 28m 37s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 2 … NOLITA (NOLETA), NADINE (NADENE)

0813-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 13 Aug 11, Saturday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Tim Croce
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 37m 51s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 3 … NINA (NINO), TSE (TSY), NOT ONE (NOT ANY)

0812-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 12 Aug 11, Friday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Julian Lim
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 39m 45s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 4 ... EL GRECO (EL GRELA … don’t ask!), FOR ONCE (FOR ONLY), NECCO (NELLA), GROENING (GRAY NING)

0811-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 11 Aug 11, Thursday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Parker Lewis
THEME: SEQUENCES with VARIABLES … each theme answer is the formula that defines the sequence of numbers in its clue:

17A. 3, 6, 11, 18, 27 ... : X-SQUARED PLUS TWO (1x1+2=3, 2x2+2=6, 3x3+2=11 etc.)
34A. 4, 2, 4/3, 1, 4/5 ... : TWENTY OVER FIVE-X [20/(5x1)=4, 20/(5x2)=2, 20/(5x3)=4/3 etc.)
57A. 8, 1, -18, -55, -116 ... : NINE MINUS X-CUBED 9-(1x1x1)=8, 9-(2x2x2)=1, 9-(3x3x3)=-18 etc.)
3D. Any of the clues for 17-, 34- or 57-Across : SEQUENCE
37D. In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... : VARIABLE

COMPLETION TIME: 15m 44s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0810-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 10 Aug 11, Wednesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Elizabeth C. Gorski
THEME: FIVE IRONS … all FIVE themed answers start with words that go with IRON:

17A. Place for a sweater? : STEAM ROOM (STEAM IRON)
24A. Sheets for scribbling : SCRAP PAPER (SCRAP IRON)
45A. Ice cream holder : WAFFLE CONE (WAFFLE IRON)
59A. Fairway clubs ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to 17-, 24- and 45-Across and 10- and 37-Down : FIVE-IRONS
10D. Playground lingo : PIG LATIN (PIG IRON)
37D. Fizzless drink : FLAT SODA (FLAT IRON)

COMPLETION TIME: 8m 48s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0809-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 9 Aug 11, Tuesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Tony Orbach
THEME: Soup! … all of the answers end with a flavor of soup:
17A. "Peanuts" figure ... or some fabulous fall soup? : THE GREAT PUMPKIN
39A. Early 1970s dance ... or some smelly soup? : THE FUNKY CHICKEN
63A. Nickname for snowboarder Shaun White ... or some airborne soup? : THE FLYING TOMATO
COMPLETION TIME: 9m 46s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0808-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 8 Aug 11, Monday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Ian Livengood
THEME: HIGH SEAS … all of the theme answers end with words that can be used for a “sailor”, found on the HIGH SEAS:

1A. With 69-Across, where to find the ends of 17-, 22-, 32-, 43-, 54- and 61-Across : HIGH
69A. See 1-Across : SEAS
17A. Q-tip, e.g. : (COTTON) SWAB
22A. It points to the minutes : (BIG) HAND
32A. Presidential candidate's #2 : (RUNNING) MATE
43A. Excellent, slangily : (CRACKER-)JACK
54A. Sticky stuff on a baseball bat : (PINE) TAR
61A. Condiment that's O.K. for observant Jews : (KOSHER) SALT

COMPLETION TIME: 5m 37s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0807-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 7 Aug 11, Sunday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Tony Orbach & Janie Smulyan
THEME: Good to Go … all of the theme answers are common expressions with the word GOOD removed:

23A. Start-press order for a New York daily? : LET THE (GOOD) TIMES ROLL
39A. Flippered animal that runs a maid service? : (GOOD) HOUSEKEEPING SEAL
48A. Request for candy from a kid at camp? : (GOOD) SHIP LOLLIPOP
68A. Congratulatory phrase at a "Peanuts" bar mitzvah? : YOU’RE A (GOOD) MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
88A. Jaded comment from a constantly updated person? : NO NEWS IS (GOOD) NEWS
98A. 1970s, to a schmaltzy wedding band? : THE ERA OF (GOOD) FEELINGS
120A. Amnesiac's vague recollection of having a hobby? : I’M INTO SOMETHING (GOOD)

COMPLETION TIME: 30m 17s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 3 … DULLEA (DULLIE), SOLVENE (SLOVENI), ANSARA (ENSARA)

0806-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 6 Aug 11, Saturday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Joe Krozel
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 20m 51s!!!
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0805-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 5 Aug 11, Friday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Barry C. Silk
THEME: None
COMPLETION TIME: 34m 44s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 2 … NOHO (SOHO), STAN (STAS) !!!!

0804-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 4 Aug 11, Thursday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: David J. Kahn
THEME: WENT BAR HOPPING … there are a number of “bars” of three squares in the grid. The themed answers “hop” over these bars:

17A. Some ballpark hits : INFIELD SIN--GLES
23. Provider of some outdoor entertainment : STREET PI--ANO
46A. "Star Wars" and "Battlestar Galactica" : SPA--CE OPERAS
53A. Painted the town red, in a way ... or successfully completed this puzzle? : WENT -- BAR HOPPING
11A. Youthful time : SAL--AD DAYS
31A. Sugar in large crystals : ROCK CA--NDY

COMPLETION TIME: 25m 26s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0803-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 3 Aug 11, Wednesday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Paul Guttormsson
THEME: All the Ts … the grid is replete with the letter T, and in fact it shows up 51 times. And on top of that, every clue starts with the letter T!
COMPLETION TIME: 12m 13s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

0802-11: New York Times Crossword Answers 2 Aug 11, Tuesday

Thank you, everyone, for your patience over the past couple of weeks while I was on vacation. Visiting with both my family and my wife's family, I had so much fun that I had very little time to devote to crosswords. But I am back, and the blog is back to "normal".

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Albert R. Picallo
THEME: DC COMICS … all of the theme answers are comics with the initials DC:

17A. Performer with a self-titled HBO special in 2006 : DANE COOK
25A. Performer with a self-titled ABC series in 1996 : DANA CARVEY
37A. Performer with a self-titled Comedy Central series from 2003 to 2006 : DAVE CHAPPELLE
50A. Performer with a self-titled PBS series from 1977 to 1982 : DICK CAVETT
60A. "Captain Marvel" publisher ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across : DC COMICS

COMPLETION TIME: 7m 54s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0