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August 8, 2026

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35 clues
  1. 1Kitchen drawer?AROMA
  2. 6FollowOBEY
  3. 10NYC venue whose final show featured Patti SmithCBGB
  4. 14Economic justice topicLIVINGWAGE
  5. 16Willie who broke the NHL's color barrierOREE
  6. 17Forest formations with mythological associationsFAIRYRINGS
  7. 18CruxMEAT
  8. 19Useful element in making connectionsAND
  9. 20Group in Mercury's orbit?QUEEN
  10. 21Causes of spiraling, at timesFEARS
  11. 22Their feet may have clawsTUBS
  12. 23Writers commissioned for tributesODISTS
  13. 25Tightens, perhapsRETIES
  14. 28Down for drama?FOURTH
  15. 29StuffITEMS
  16. 30Chrysler that won the 1978 Motor Trend Car of the Year AwardDODGEOMNI
  17. 33ReceiveGREET
  18. 34OfflineIRL
  19. 35Threw a pity party, perhapsCRIED
  20. 36Feature of HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey"SENTIENCE
  21. 38NephricRENAL
  22. 39Coin bearing a bearTOONIE
  23. 40Bear claw, e.g.PASTRY
  24. 41VolunteerSIGNON
  25. 42Result of productive talksPACT
  26. 43Some bookmarksSITES
  27. 44"Find out"GOASK
  28. 46Mercury, for oneGOD
  29. 49Nursing spotTEAT
  30. 50"Perfectly reasonable"ICANSEEWHY
  31. 52Some Indigenous CanadiansINNU
  32. 53Clue in evolutionary historyMARKERGENE
  33. 54Cobbler's toolRASP
  34. 55AroundORSO
  35. 56Maker of the One SL speakerSONOS

Down

35 clues
  1. 1__ RomeoALFA
  2. 2Filmmaker JohnsonRIAN
  3. 3Poet frequently referenced in "Don Quixote"OVID
  4. 4Bygone orbiterMIR
  5. 5"All clear?"ANYQUESTIONS
  6. 6Boo-boosOWIES
  7. 7CurseBANE
  8. 8Spaetzle, e.g.EGGNOODLE
  9. 9"Uh-huh!"YES
  10. 10SettlesCOMESTOREST
  11. 11One may be taken on a dateBREATHMINT
  12. 12Shift workers?GEARS
  13. 13Kalshi actionsBETS
  14. 15Some baitGRUBS
  15. 21Party poppersFIRECRACKERS
  16. 22"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"TIMETOGETUP
  17. 24Vibed onDUG
  18. 25FixesRIGS
  19. 26Peut-__: French "perhaps"ETRE
  20. 27Animated superhero series featuring the voice of Tara StrongTEENTITANS
  21. 28Word in Beaufort readingsFORCE
  22. 30Setting for some on-line orders?DININGCAR
  23. 31CloseNEAR
  24. 32How much scrolling is doneIDLY
  25. 37Producer on seven U2 albumsENO
  26. 40DatedPASSE
  27. 41Italian home of the world's oldest bankSIENA
  28. 42Coat put on in the kitchen?PANKO
  29. 43Verb in a polenta recipeSTIR
  30. 45Sticks in the waterOARS
  31. 46Longtime "PBS News Hour" anchor IfillGWEN
  32. 47"Gah!"OHNO
  33. 48Top jobs?DYES
  34. 50Letters expressing personal thoughtsIMO
  35. 51Team challengeEGO

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

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Across

  1. 1. Kitchen drawer?

    Answer: AROMA

  2. 6. Follow

    Answer: OBEY

  3. 10. NYC venue whose final show featured Patti Smith

    Answer: CBGB

  4. 14. Economic justice topic

    Answer: LIVINGWAGE

  5. 16. Willie who broke the NHL's color barrier

    Answer: OREE

  6. 17. Forest formations with mythological associations

    Answer: FAIRYRINGS

  7. 18. Crux

    Answer: MEAT

  8. 19. Useful element in making connections

    Answer: AND

  9. 20. Group in Mercury's orbit?

    Answer: QUEEN

  10. 21. Causes of spiraling, at times

    Answer: FEARS

  11. 22. Their feet may have claws

    Answer: TUBS

  12. 23. Writers commissioned for tributes

    Answer: ODISTS

  13. 25. Tightens, perhaps

    Answer: RETIES

  14. 28. Down for drama?

    Answer: FOURTH

  15. 29. Stuff

    Answer: ITEMS

  16. 30. Chrysler that won the 1978 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award

    Answer: DODGEOMNI

  17. 33. Receive

    Answer: GREET

  18. 34. Offline

    Answer: IRL

  19. 35. Threw a pity party, perhaps

    Answer: CRIED

  20. 36. Feature of HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey"

    Answer: SENTIENCE

  21. 38. Nephric

    Answer: RENAL

  22. 39. Coin bearing a bear

    Answer: TOONIE

  23. 40. Bear claw, e.g.

    Answer: PASTRY

  24. 41. Volunteer

    Answer: SIGNON

  25. 42. Result of productive talks

    Answer: PACT

  26. 43. Some bookmarks

    Answer: SITES

  27. 44. "Find out"

    Answer: GOASK

  28. 46. Mercury, for one

    Answer: GOD

  29. 49. Nursing spot

    Answer: TEAT

  30. 50. "Perfectly reasonable"

    Answer: ICANSEEWHY

  31. 52. Some Indigenous Canadians

    Answer: INNU

  32. 53. Clue in evolutionary history

    Answer: MARKERGENE

  33. 54. Cobbler's tool

    Answer: RASP

  34. 55. Around

    Answer: ORSO

  35. 56. Maker of the One SL speaker

    Answer: SONOS

Down

  1. 1. __ Romeo

    Answer: ALFA

  2. 2. Filmmaker Johnson

    Answer: RIAN

  3. 3. Poet frequently referenced in "Don Quixote"

    Answer: OVID

  4. 4. Bygone orbiter

    Answer: MIR

  5. 5. "All clear?"

    Answer: ANYQUESTIONS

  6. 6. Boo-boos

    Answer: OWIES

  7. 7. Curse

    Answer: BANE

  8. 8. Spaetzle, e.g.

    Answer: EGGNOODLE

  9. 9. "Uh-huh!"

    Answer: YES

  10. 10. Settles

    Answer: COMESTOREST

  11. 11. One may be taken on a date

    Answer: BREATHMINT

  12. 12. Shift workers?

    Answer: GEARS

  13. 13. Kalshi actions

    Answer: BETS

  14. 15. Some bait

    Answer: GRUBS

  15. 21. Party poppers

    Answer: FIRECRACKERS

  16. 22. "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

    Answer: TIMETOGETUP

  17. 24. Vibed on

    Answer: DUG

  18. 25. Fixes

    Answer: RIGS

  19. 26. Peut-__: French "perhaps"

    Answer: ETRE

  20. 27. Animated superhero series featuring the voice of Tara Strong

    Answer: TEENTITANS

  21. 28. Word in Beaufort readings

    Answer: FORCE

  22. 30. Setting for some on-line orders?

    Answer: DININGCAR

  23. 31. Close

    Answer: NEAR

  24. 32. How much scrolling is done

    Answer: IDLY

  25. 37. Producer on seven U2 albums

    Answer: ENO

  26. 40. Dated

    Answer: PASSE

  27. 41. Italian home of the world's oldest bank

    Answer: SIENA

  28. 42. Coat put on in the kitchen?

    Answer: PANKO

  29. 43. Verb in a polenta recipe

    Answer: STIR

  30. 45. Sticks in the water

    Answer: OARS

  31. 46. Longtime "PBS News Hour" anchor Ifill

    Answer: GWEN

  32. 47. "Gah!"

    Answer: OHNO

  33. 48. Top jobs?

    Answer: DYES

  34. 50. Letters expressing personal thoughts

    Answer: IMO

  35. 51. Team challenge

    Answer: EGO

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