Monday, February 23, 2026

Psychotherapy switcheroos / MON 2-23-26 / South American barbecue / Time machine car in "Back to the Future" / Fruit with a "bellybutton" / Rude goodbye to an enemy / Text on a red, white and blue sticker / Root used in making poi / Object hitting people's heads in old cartoons / British singer Rita

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Constructor: Hannah Binney Relative difficulty: Easy (solved Downs-only) THEME: ROLE REVERSALS (37A: Psychotherapy switcheroos ... or wh...
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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Weasel with a black-tipped tail / SUN 2-22-26 / Literary fairy queen / Noted art deco designer / Mathematician Paul / Wielder of a red lightsaber / Like Constantinople, in 1930 / Hopeless from the start, for short / New Yorkie, say / Setting for a landscape / 2006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalist

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Constructor:  Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp Relative difficulty:  (way too) Easy [54D: Wielder of a red lightsaber] THEME: "Book...
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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Clip-on mic, for short / SAT 2-21-26 / Pink-furred "Garfield" character / Certain slip-on / Overseer of the Erie Canal, in brief / "Star Trek" villain played by Ricardo Montalbán / Film subgenre exemplified by "The Thing" and "The Fly" / European city on the Bay of Angels / The third primary chakra is located just above it

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Constructor: Josh Knapp Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: Heated Rivalry   ( 41A: Rachel ___, author of ...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Crispy flaps of crust on sourdough loaves / FRI 2-20-26 / Seller's shorthand for "I'm willing to haggle" / Product code used in inventory management / Pleasant chill in the air, say / Actress Seehorn of "Pluribus" / Disney character who sings "In Summer" / Miracle on the ___ (surprise French/English victory of W.W. I) / N.Y.C.-based dance group / ___ Bunny, toon who debuted in "Space Jam"

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Constructor: Kate Hawkins Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: none   Word of the Day: RHEA Seehorn  ( 29A: Actress Seehorn of "Pluri...
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