Monday, January 5, 2026

Spicy marinade with chili peppers / MON 1-5-26 / "Yikes!," to a Brit / 1976 film with Robert De Niro as an alienated cabbie / Passengers getting an illicit free ride / Fanny ___, central figure in Broadway's "Funny Girl" / Crazy Horse's people / Losing general at Appomattox / Meeting spot for a company's overseers / Bug killer that goes "smack!"

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Constructor: Lynn Lempel Relative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only) THEME: TOUCHDOWN  (57A: Gridiron success ... or, when read as two...
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Sunday, January 4, 2026

Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g. / SUN 1-4-26 / Ixnays from Irkutsk / Ultimate end, to Aristotle / Obnoxious fratty sort, colloquially / Combine using heat without melting, as particles / Certain drink + what that drink has a lot of = women's lifestyle website / Elf portrayed by Cate Blanchett in "The Fellowship of the Ring" / Where idols go head-to-head? / Queen ___ Land (region of Antarctica claimed by Norway) / Titular role in a 2024 Disney prequel / Word before winner or after Wonder

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Constructor: Gene Louise De Vera Relative difficulty:  Medium [20D: Wicket and Teebo of Endor, e.g. = EWOKS ] THEME: "Base Pairs...
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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Symbols of love on some bridges / SAT 1-3-26 / Emoji indicating interest / Hairstyle associated with lesbian culture / Tech that records movement / Exaggerated speaking style that promotes language development / Corner piece / Part of a certain steering system / Start of a declaration of 47 B.C. / Where French fries are "frog sticks"

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Constructor: Hannah Slovut-Einertson Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: PARENTESE  ( 58A: Exaggerated spe...
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