Monday, February 16, 2026

Textile city NNE of Paris / MON 2-16-26 / Dull-witted sort / One giving support during childbirth / One of the Leeward Island in the Caribbean / Longtime comic strip set in a medieval kingdom / Possible cybercrime, informally / New wave band with the hit "Whip It" / Chicago's ___ Planetarium / Mike who voiced Shrek in "Shrek" / Computer operating system developed by Bell Labs

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Constructor: Ian Livengood Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (***solved Downs-only***) THEME: Four kinds of ID — the letters ...
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Sunday, February 15, 2026

Fashion designer Carolina / SUN 2-15-26 / Duchess of ___ (noted Spanish title) / Certain public transit network / ___ Winter, basketball coach who famously innovated the "triangle offense" / Photo-editing technique used to create a smooth transition / Video game character aptly celebrated in Mar. 10 / Made younger-looking in an editing studio, say / Reality TV franchise created by Tyra Banks / Science-and-nature magazine familiarly / Sarcastic response to a show-off / Horn contents at a Viking feast

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Constructor: Michael Lieberman and Rebecca Goldstein Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: "Good to the Last Drop" — theme answers...
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Screw or nail, to a Brit / SAT 2-14-26 / North African fortress / Beer brand from Trinidad and Tobago / Honorific meaning "elder brother" / Antagonists in 2013's "Captain Phillips" / It's made with two fingers / Like a nepo baby's life, perhaps / Arrive suddenly and from a distance, metaphorically / Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice"

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Constructor: David Karp Relative difficulty: Easy THEME:  if you squint and wish real hard, maybe (but no, not really—just a vaguely ...
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Friday, February 13, 2026

Ferruginous pigment / FRI 2-13-26 / Tiny nation claiming over 1,700 years of self-governance / Polite, friendly stereotype from the Midwest / A red plastic one might be worn on Halloween / Poke accompaniment, at times / Goddess often depicted with peacocks / Provincetown catch / 1976 Fleetwood Mac hit said to be inspired by a Welsh witch / Cold drinks often topped with evaporated milk / Canyon with a much-hiked section called the Narrows

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Constructor: Evan Mulvihill Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium [46A: "Andor" actor ___ Luna] THEME: none   Word of the Day: SA...
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