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September 20, 2026

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1.Course most look forward to7 letters8.Imposing construction7 letters15.Supports5 letters20.Unmasks7 letters21.Brunch cocktails7 letters22.Not cool5 letters23."In the name of that rice wine we drank ages ago"?15 letters25."Goosebumps" series writer5 letters26.Remove adverbs and add punctuation, maybe4 letters27.PlayStation maker4 letters28.__ Reader4 letters29.Actress Swinton5 letters30.Inventor Handler played by Rhea Perlman in "Barbie"4 letters31."__ we good?"3 letters32.Vexation3 letters33.Church perches4 letters36.Moose kin3 letters37.NNW opposite3 letters38.Bird that makes its home in trash receptacles?12 letters41.Coastal inlets4 letters42.Insta post3 letters43.Male turkey3 letters44.One of Paul's letters to the Ephesians?7 letters46.Herbal infusion from Peru7 letters50.Rationalist's belief5 letters53.Places to perch6 letters56.Estate units5 letters57.Sgt., e.g.3 letters59.Shoe designer Jimmy4 letters61.Pamper6 letters62.Many August babies4 letters63.Business run by a bunch of hens?11 letters66.IM pioneer3 letters67.Top card in a Broadway straight3 letters68.Chinese brew3 letters69.Frying need3 letters70.Pts. that often result in dances3 letters71.U.K. network3 letters72.Mattel game3 letters73.Swiped refills for a mechanical pencil?11 letters76.Julia of "The Addams Family"4 letters78.Simplified language6 letters80.Wows4 letters81.Not just most3 letters82.Worth a second bite5 letters83.Competed in the Figawi, say6 letters84.Prefix with net or com, but not org5 letters86."OK, got it"7 letters88.Tempts7 letters91.Fuel additive brand3 letters93.Young fellow3 letters94.[Clears throat]4 letters96.One who is always pointing at shooting stars?12 letters100.Take advantage of a bear market, perhaps3 letters103.Stomach3 letters104."What You Need" band4 letters105.Kanga's kid3 letters106.Badger3 letters107.Figure in Norse mythology?4 letters108.Lies for, maybe5 letters110.Forget about4 letters112.Supermodel Banks4 letters113.Incantation syllables4 letters114.Fish with a big net5 letters115.Anesthetic for a noted Italian chemist?15 letters118.New employee5 letters119.Wright of "Black Panther"7 letters120.Italian football powerhouse7 letters121.Strong point5 letters122.Rival one loves to hate7 letters123.Sneaks7 letters

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1.Yields (to)6 letters2.Book that tells the story of Moses6 letters3.Soft drink with a seasonal Winter Spiced Cranberry flavor6 letters4.Quaint truth5 letters5.Subj. for a non-native speaker3 letters6.Manicotti topping8 letters7.Abbr. on a weather map6 letters8.Posthumous award for Chadwick Boseman4 letters9.Run out of power3 letters10."Positive"6 letters11.Jodie with two Best Actress Oscars6 letters12."Love __ Open Door": "Frozen" song4 letters13.Treat on a stick7 letters14.Jargon suffix3 letters15.Hits 22, perhaps5 letters16.Not in favor of4 letters17.Musical instrument made off the coast of South America?14 letters18.With gentleness6 letters19.Holds forth6 letters24.Not up to the task5 letters32.Online "I can relate"4 letters34.Chargeable cars, briefly3 letters35.Goofballs7 letters38.Morse clicks4 letters39."We have that in common"5 letters40."KPop __ Hunters"5 letters41.Italy's shape4 letters42.Bel __ cheese5 letters45.Circuit4 letters46.Ore. neighbor3 letters47.Micronesia's region7 letters48.Rips caused by large reptiles?14 letters49.Dried poblano5 letters51.Most disgusting7 letters52.Seashore souvenir5 letters54.Absolutely adorable7 letters55.1975 TV debut, familiarly3 letters58."Queen of Funk" Khan5 letters60.In base eight5 letters64."Hallelujah" songwriter Leonard5 letters65."It's strange ... "5 letters68.Denounce7 letters71.Challah feature5 letters72.FedEx competitor3 letters73.Part of a pricing plan4 letters74.Strong string5 letters75.Soil5 letters77.Soap ingredient3 letters79.In the doldrums4 letters82.Bygone ruler4 letters85.Canadian fuel giant4 letters87.Class8 letters89."On the Basis of __": Ginsburg biopic3 letters90."We're done"7 letters92.Miyazaki film about a goldfish who longs to be human5 letters94.Kathryn's "WandaVision" role6 letters95.Fatal flaw in classic myths6 letters97.Beginning6 letters98.Turn6 letters99.Polish capital6 letters100.__ bath6 letters101.Hard to believe6 letters102.Aches (for)6 letters104.Archipelago unit5 letters107."Groundhog Day" director Harold5 letters109.Overly precious4 letters111.Bit of dust4 letters112.Printer part4 letters115.Fuzzy 1980s sitcom character3 letters116.Low-lit3 letters117.Actress Thurman3 letters

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