Friday, August 28, 2026

Worrier's words / FRI 8-28-26 / Houdini specialty / They might raise your kids / Step in the shower / Asteroids system / Natural exfoliant / Brazilian soccer star known for his dribbling flair / Lightning conductor? / Star turns at a concert / Word with live or chicken

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Constructor: Jack Hatchett Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: None Word of the Day: SCREAMO  (41D: Rock genre portmanteau) — Screamo ...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Indian P.M., 1991-96 / THU 8-27-26 / 2007 horror sequel / Check-in from a texter / Gesture also known as "spirit fingers" / Apt synonym for "wake-up call" / Totino's frozen food offering / Pre-Inca civilization known for its underground aqueducts and geoglyphs / Insects responsible for virtually all fig pollination / "Sesame Street" character with a pet rock named Rocco

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Constructor: Zachary David Levy Relative difficulty: Medium THEME: ZZ TOP (28D: 2004 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ......
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Happy-sounding advocacy grp. / WED 8-26-26 / Enhancing "blemish" (3x) / Teach, playfully (3x) / Nut in Sausalito cookies / Word that can precede cry or baby / Instrument associated with beans and salsa? / Capital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans" / Modern lead-in to quit or bait / Pinocchio's tell

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Constructor: John Kugelman and Lance Enfinger Relative difficulty: Easy [39A: Sci-fi pilot ___ Solo] THEME:  "SOME PEOPLE!" (57...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Epitomes of slowness / TUES 8-25-26 / Something told with two hands? / Moon believed to have a subsurface ocean / Free-spirited style, informally

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Hello, everyone! It’s Clare for the last Tuesday in August! Hope everyone has been staying cool (and dry, at least, on the East Coast, where...
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Monday, August 24, 2026

Natural wonder in Venezuela / MON 8-24-26 / Clerical vestment / Presentations with an 18-minute limit / Word after Georgia, Virginia or low / Leave the cocoon / Zing ___ (brand of Bloody Mary mix) / "The Magicians" novelist Grossman

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Constructor: Steven Jopek Relative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only) [8 days without a Star Wars reference, in case you're wonder...
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