Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Purple boba choice / WED 1-7-26 / Savory rice porridge / Grilled cornmeal cake / With all judges present / Mathematician Terence / Potatoes, in Indian cooking / "That's crazy!," on the internet / "Oh no!," in comics / Cynophilist / Musical genre that's the subject of the 2007 book "Everybody Hurts" / Circadian dysrhythmia, less fancily

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Constructor: Adrianne Baik Relative difficulty: Easy THEME:  fictional female follies  — familiar phrases are used as wacky clues for fam...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

"For real!," in modern slang / TUE 1-6-26 / Penalty box, in hockey lingo / In short supply, as energy / The only person to have the opinion / One-named Cuban-born designer who fashioned Nancy Reagan's red outfits / Amniocentesis targets / Spicy Sweet Chili chip / Country in which men traditionally wear robes called dishdashas

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Constructor: Paul Coulter Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (**for a Tuesday**) THEME:  "THERE'S NO TWO / WAYS ABOUT IT...
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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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