Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Gorp tidbit / TUE 5-19-26 / Standard musical progression / Football, informally / Massachusetts local of Manchester-by-the-Sea / Joint thing in the Venn diagram of "instruments" and "fish" / Heads of Hogwarts? / Companion to Fannie and Freddie in the mortgage biz / Classic falling-block game

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Constructor: Brad Wiegmann Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: TWO-DRINK MINIMUM (52A: Requirement at some comedy clubs ... or for 17-, 22-...
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Monday, May 18, 2026

Zinnia or sunflower / MON 5-18-26 / Governing body in the Harry Potter universe / Outlandishly over the top, in modern slang / Roll of two ones / Pioneering hybrid car / Stereotypically antisocial pets / English town famous for its salts / Cool, slangily

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Constructor: Rena Cohen Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: START SMALL (63A: Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- a...
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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Roxane's beloved, in classic literature / SUN 5-17-26 / Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna / Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally / Lotto commission? / Upscale shirtmaker / Showy kind of push-up / Surname for a family of fictional Kansans / 1957 #1 hit for Debbie Reynolds / Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou / John ___, personification of Objectivism, for Ayn Rand / Purple dish eaten with a spoon

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Constructor: Derrick Niederman Relative difficulty: Easy [6D: Iconic role for Harrison Ford = HAN ] THEME: "Double Meanings" ...
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Capote or chesterfield / SAT 5-16-26 / Trigger hair / Modern "go-to's" / Up to snuff, facetiously / Matches with forensics / Roman goddess who drives a two-horse chariot / Marriott property with the slogan "Whatever Whenever" / Victor over Washington on 11/12/1955 in "Back to the Future, Pt. II"—and in real life / Curtain for silhouetting on stage / Once-popular terra-cotta figurine / Spelling combinations? / Folks who enjoy a well-aged beef?

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Constructor: Byron Walden Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: none   Word of the Day: ZARFS  ( 36A: Cup holders ) — A  zarf...
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