Thursday, January 8, 2026

Nonverbal "well done" / THU 1-8-26 / Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" / One of the two Boolean values, in programming / Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey / Benefactor with a limited number of grants? / Gimlet base / Snatching sound, in the comics / Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime / So-called "father of the American cartoon" / Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School / Tea traders?

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Constructor: Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang Relative difficulty: far too easy THEME: GRADE INFLATION (39A: College concern seen in 16...
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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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