Thursday, April 16, 2026

Rx for a root canal / THU 4-16-26 / Portmanteau for a queer Fortnite player, say / Big payroll service co. / Source of a deal with The Devil? / Fields medalist Terence / Joel's smuggling partner on "The Last of Us" / Ventricle suppliers / Insect nicknamed for its small size / Negation word in French / Fish whose name is Spanish for "pretty"

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Constructor: Rafael Musa and Sala Wanetick Relative difficulty:  Medium-Challenging THEME: DOWN / TO A T (63A: With 65-Across, with extre...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Snackable seaweed / WED 4-15-26 / Veg out in a spa? / Indian P.M. of the 1990s / Genre for Blink-182 and Sum 41 / When and where, in slang / Toy inventor Rubik / Hunter's attire, informally / Tokyo-based brewery / Destination for Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings"

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Constructor: Adam Wagner Relative difficulty:  Easy-Medium THEME: do stuff with bold letters — theme answers are familiar phrases that d...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Whiskey portion of a boilermaker / TUE 4-14-26 / Cincinnati trio? / "Just so you know," online / Chatted via Teams, say / Tail-less cat breed / Locale of a lab rat / Defense grp. since 1949 / Automaker with a six-star logo / Done with boozing / Lederhosen typically end above one / Board game set in a mansion / Count in the cereal aisle

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Constructor: Mark Diehl Relative difficulty: Easy THEME:  AEIOU (62A: Quintet seen in order in 16-, 26-, 44- and 57-Across)  — theme answ...
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Monday, April 13, 2026

Afghan language / MON 4-13-26 / Big banking inits. in the U.K. / City NE of Manchester / "The Thin Man" terrier / Places to stick wallets / Risky time for beach property owners / Pleasingly round

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Constructor: Brad Wiegmann Relative difficulty:  Medium (actually kind of tough when solved Downs-only) THEME: THREE CHEERS (62A: "W...
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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Basic drumming pattern / SUN 4-12-26 / Hip-hop artists with unintelligible lyrics / Trading card error / Squishy part of a cat's paw, cutesily / Under, poetically / A.I.-powered video hoaxes / Treaty of ___, official close to the War of 1812 / Council of ___ (Counter-Reformation body) / Socialite Sedgwick, the supposed inspiration for Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"

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Constructor: Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman Relative difficulty: Easy THEME:  "Initial Thoughts"  — clues contain words ( IN ...
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