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August 1, 2026

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14 clues
  1. 1Bygone entity in a Beatles songUSSR
  2. 5EntouragePOSSE
  3. 10Person whose career is boosted by their child's fameNEPOPARENT
  4. 12Figures made by waving one's arms and legsSNOWANGELS
  5. 13Like the plums in a famous William Carlos Williams poemEATEN
  6. 14Not getting alongATODDS
  7. 16Do a summer chore?ADD
  8. 19Age when everyone says "Oooh, double digits!"TEN
  9. 20Cast party?ANGLER
  10. 22Bring togetherUNIFY
  11. 23Tony-winning play about the flaws of the legal systemPRIMAFACIE
  12. 28Side that's never straight from the kitchen?CURLYFRIES
  13. 29Old-school game with growing challenges?SNAKE
  14. 30After all?LAST

Down

20 clues
  1. 1Remove from office, maybeUNSEAT
  2. 2Group that checks the Cabinet?SENATE
  3. 3Like a guess that's exactly rightSPOTON
  4. 4Propelled a scullROWED
  5. 5Review that's the equivalent of tomatoes being thrownPAN
  6. 6The end of a nonprofit?ORG
  7. 7CatchSEE
  8. 8Show that earned Connor Storrie his first Emmy nom.SNL
  9. 9Out-of-this-world beings: abbr.ETS
  10. 11Word before <i>bear</i> or <i>Express</i>PANDA
  11. 15___ out (extinguish)SNUFF
  12. 16Keys on the keysALICIA
  13. 17ChallengesDEFIES
  14. 18Least sweet: var.DRYEST
  15. 21Bump on a logGNARL
  16. 23Some notebooks: abbr.PCS
  17. 24What someone might do after putting on a bibRUN
  18. 25Plan for the future?IRA
  19. 26"Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection" writer: abbr.MLK
  20. 27Pirate's agreementAYE

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Across

  1. 1. Bygone entity in a Beatles song

    Answer: USSR

  2. 5. Entourage

    Answer: POSSE

  3. 10. Person whose career is boosted by their child's fame

    Answer: NEPOPARENT

  4. 12. Figures made by waving one's arms and legs

    Answer: SNOWANGELS

  5. 13. Like the plums in a famous William Carlos Williams poem

    Answer: EATEN

  6. 14. Not getting along

    Answer: ATODDS

  7. 16. Do a summer chore?

    Answer: ADD

  8. 19. Age when everyone says "Oooh, double digits!"

    Answer: TEN

  9. 20. Cast party?

    Answer: ANGLER

  10. 22. Bring together

    Answer: UNIFY

  11. 23. Tony-winning play about the flaws of the legal system

    Answer: PRIMAFACIE

  12. 28. Side that's never straight from the kitchen?

    Answer: CURLYFRIES

  13. 29. Old-school game with growing challenges?

    Answer: SNAKE

  14. 30. After all?

    Answer: LAST

Down

  1. 1. Remove from office, maybe

    Answer: UNSEAT

  2. 2. Group that checks the Cabinet?

    Answer: SENATE

  3. 3. Like a guess that's exactly right

    Answer: SPOTON

  4. 4. Propelled a scull

    Answer: ROWED

  5. 5. Review that's the equivalent of tomatoes being thrown

    Answer: PAN

  6. 6. The end of a nonprofit?

    Answer: ORG

  7. 7. Catch

    Answer: SEE

  8. 8. Show that earned Connor Storrie his first Emmy nom.

    Answer: SNL

  9. 9. Out-of-this-world beings: abbr.

    Answer: ETS

  10. 11. Word before <i>bear</i> or <i>Express</i>

    Answer: PANDA

  11. 15. ___ out (extinguish)

    Answer: SNUFF

  12. 16. Keys on the keys

    Answer: ALICIA

  13. 17. Challenges

    Answer: DEFIES

  14. 18. Least sweet: var.

    Answer: DRYEST

  15. 21. Bump on a log

    Answer: GNARL

  16. 23. Some notebooks: abbr.

    Answer: PCS

  17. 24. What someone might do after putting on a bib

    Answer: RUN

  18. 25. Plan for the future?

    Answer: IRA

  19. 26. "Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection" writer: abbr.

    Answer: MLK

  20. 27. Pirate's agreement

    Answer: AYE

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