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August 15, 2026

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17 clues
  1. 1Hair-care and styling brandCHI
  2. 4Come out of your shell, sayEMERGE
  3. 10"You're gonna make us late!"GETAMOVEON
  4. 12"Pretty sure that's wrong"IASSUMENOT
  5. 13"i wanna be kept in the loop" lettersLMK
  6. 14<i>Sweeney Todd</i> food that has some questionable ingredientsPIE
  7. 15Backup strategyPLANB
  8. 20Molecule in Moderna vaccines, figuratively and literallyRNA
  9. 21Person who might say, "Ahoy, matey!"SAILOR
  10. 22Half of a classic causality paradoxEGG
  11. 23Place where you can see the stars?CINEMA
  12. 24Bounded over a puddle, sayLEAPED
  13. 26Booked itRAN
  14. 27<i>Love Island USA</i> host MadixARIANA
  15. 28Teensy bitTAD
  16. 29Word on a fugitive's posterWANTED
  17. 30iMessage alternative: abbr.SMS

Down

18 clues
  1. 1Tech that might be used to remove blinksCGI
  2. 2Phase when you might focus on emotional growth and well-beingHEALINGERA
  3. 3Words from a frequent callerITSMEAGAIN
  4. 4Bird whose males incubate eggsEMU
  5. 5Person who might talk to their inner child?MOM
  6. 6First lady?EVE
  7. 7___ faire (gathering with jousting and turkey legs)REN
  8. 8Feature of a slimy person?GOO
  9. 9Head doctor?: abbr.ENT
  10. 11Request permission, maybeASK
  11. 14Fitting major for a big <i>Suits</i> fanPRELAW
  12. 15Disclosure on some influencer contentPAIDAD
  13. 16<i>Octet</i> director ___-Manuel MirandaLIN
  14. 17They're meant to make you take actionALERTS
  15. 18Courteous refusalNOMAAM
  16. 19Mascots are their representativesBRANDS
  17. 21Soap component?SCENE
  18. 25"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" singer BenatarPAT

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Across

  1. 1. Hair-care and styling brand

    Answer: CHI

  2. 4. Come out of your shell, say

    Answer: EMERGE

  3. 10. "You're gonna make us late!"

    Answer: GETAMOVEON

  4. 12. "Pretty sure that's wrong"

    Answer: IASSUMENOT

  5. 13. "i wanna be kept in the loop" letters

    Answer: LMK

  6. 14. <i>Sweeney Todd</i> food that has some questionable ingredients

    Answer: PIE

  7. 15. Backup strategy

    Answer: PLANB

  8. 20. Molecule in Moderna vaccines, figuratively and literally

    Answer: RNA

  9. 21. Person who might say, "Ahoy, matey!"

    Answer: SAILOR

  10. 22. Half of a classic causality paradox

    Answer: EGG

  11. 23. Place where you can see the stars?

    Answer: CINEMA

  12. 24. Bounded over a puddle, say

    Answer: LEAPED

  13. 26. Booked it

    Answer: RAN

  14. 27. <i>Love Island USA</i> host Madix

    Answer: ARIANA

  15. 28. Teensy bit

    Answer: TAD

  16. 29. Word on a fugitive's poster

    Answer: WANTED

  17. 30. iMessage alternative: abbr.

    Answer: SMS

Down

  1. 1. Tech that might be used to remove blinks

    Answer: CGI

  2. 2. Phase when you might focus on emotional growth and well-being

    Answer: HEALINGERA

  3. 3. Words from a frequent caller

    Answer: ITSMEAGAIN

  4. 4. Bird whose males incubate eggs

    Answer: EMU

  5. 5. Person who might talk to their inner child?

    Answer: MOM

  6. 6. First lady?

    Answer: EVE

  7. 7. ___ faire (gathering with jousting and turkey legs)

    Answer: REN

  8. 8. Feature of a slimy person?

    Answer: GOO

  9. 9. Head doctor?: abbr.

    Answer: ENT

  10. 11. Request permission, maybe

    Answer: ASK

  11. 14. Fitting major for a big <i>Suits</i> fan

    Answer: PRELAW

  12. 15. Disclosure on some influencer content

    Answer: PAIDAD

  13. 16. <i>Octet</i> director ___-Manuel Miranda

    Answer: LIN

  14. 17. They're meant to make you take action

    Answer: ALERTS

  15. 18. Courteous refusal

    Answer: NOMAAM

  16. 19. Mascots are their representatives

    Answer: BRANDS

  17. 21. Soap component?

    Answer: SCENE

  18. 25. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" singer Benatar

    Answer: PAT

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