Thursday, July 16, 2026

Question during a brainstorming session / THU 7-16-26 / Alcohol, slangily / Feline in a 2000s meme / Symbol of spiritual insight, in Hinduism / Common garnish in a chirashi bowl / Galápagos island that was home to Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his subspecies / Music genre with "walking" bass lines / Business whose rewards program gives "Stackholder Perks"

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Constructor: Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: "DOES THIS HAVE LEGS?" (61A: Question d...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Budget airline of Ireland, informally / WED 7-15-26 / Narrator on "Euphoria" / Liam Neeson action trilogy / Ben Jonson wrote one to himself / Bold way to go when bluffing / Name repeated in a hit 1963 rock song / Giving up one's amateur status / Mork's planet on an old sitcom

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Constructor: Jonathan Raksin and Jeff Chen Relative difficulty: Easy THEME:  SPEEDCUBER (56A: Competitor suggested by 17-, 23- and 45-Acr...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Novelty dance with comical elbow-flapping / TUE 7-14-26 / Ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea / Corrupting sorts, in an orchard metaphor / Folded French pancake / Assistant with a whisper mode / Traditional sumo hairstyles / Hired soldier, in slang / Tea with tapioca pearls / Lake bird with a laughing call

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Constructor: Gus Bloxham and Bharati Hemmady Relative difficulty: Easy (undersized grid, 14x15) THEME: OFF COURSE (58A: Heading the wron...
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Monday, July 13, 2026

Meccano offering for budding builders / MON 7-13-26 / Singer Vikki with three Grammys / Woodsy abode / Human's earliest phase, according to Freud / Metaphorical Cold War barrier / Small aircraft for short flights

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Constructor:  Lynn Lempel Relative difficulty: Challenging (when solved Downs-only) THEME:  PLAYTHINGS (57A: Toys ... or the ends of 17-, ...
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