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August 22, 2026

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16 clues
  1. 1Ingredient in fettuccine Alfredo or New England clam chowderCREAM
  2. 6Animal captured during Hercules's fourth laborBOAR
  3. 10MTV character who said, "I don't have low self-esteem ... I have low esteem for everyone else."DARIA
  4. 11It might be written in stone?RUNE
  5. 12Creatures that might inspire future ornithologistsSPARKBIRDS
  6. 14"By the time you leave the office" lettersEOD
  7. 15Like the person who is the most pleased with their performancePROUDEST
  8. 20Beatles album whose title has an exclamation pointHELP
  9. 21School whose mascot is a live black Shetland pony: abbr.SMU
  10. 22Want in the worst wayCOVET
  11. 23Suit case?TORT
  12. 25Canine that likes to wiggle?LOOSETOOTH
  13. 27"A spider!"EEK
  14. 28Like social cues that might go unnoticedSUBTLE
  15. 29"Sure thing, captain!"AYE
  16. 30Rhyming giggle soundTEEHEE

Down

18 clues
  1. 1Contents of some jewel casesCDS
  2. 2Ludacris genreRAP
  3. 3Stretch that might be named after a genreERA
  4. 4Football center?AIR
  5. 5One might be taken after a sick dayMAKEUPTEST
  6. 6FiancéesBRIDESTOBE
  7. 7Three-quarters of an hour?OUR
  8. 8"Your point is?"AND
  9. 9<i>Caldo de</i> ___ (beef soup)RES
  10. 13Where the quads are locatedBOD
  11. 15"Well, drat!"PHOOEY
  12. 16Take backREVOKE
  13. 17Exclamations in the song "Hot Hot Hot"OLES
  14. 181999 hit that begins with "Man, it's a hot one"SMOOTH
  15. 19___ Talk With Crush (interactive attraction at Disney California Adventure Park)TURTLE
  16. 22<i>Happiest Season</i> director DuVallCLEA
  17. 24What you used to be?THEE
  18. 26The day of Týr: abbr.TUE

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Across

  1. 1. Ingredient in fettuccine Alfredo or New England clam chowder

    Answer: CREAM

  2. 6. Animal captured during Hercules's fourth labor

    Answer: BOAR

  3. 10. MTV character who said, "I don't have low self-esteem ... I have low esteem for everyone else."

    Answer: DARIA

  4. 11. It might be written in stone?

    Answer: RUNE

  5. 12. Creatures that might inspire future ornithologists

    Answer: SPARKBIRDS

  6. 14. "By the time you leave the office" letters

    Answer: EOD

  7. 15. Like the person who is the most pleased with their performance

    Answer: PROUDEST

  8. 20. Beatles album whose title has an exclamation point

    Answer: HELP

  9. 21. School whose mascot is a live black Shetland pony: abbr.

    Answer: SMU

  10. 22. Want in the worst way

    Answer: COVET

  11. 23. Suit case?

    Answer: TORT

  12. 25. Canine that likes to wiggle?

    Answer: LOOSETOOTH

  13. 27. "A spider!"

    Answer: EEK

  14. 28. Like social cues that might go unnoticed

    Answer: SUBTLE

  15. 29. "Sure thing, captain!"

    Answer: AYE

  16. 30. Rhyming giggle sound

    Answer: TEEHEE

Down

  1. 1. Contents of some jewel cases

    Answer: CDS

  2. 2. Ludacris genre

    Answer: RAP

  3. 3. Stretch that might be named after a genre

    Answer: ERA

  4. 4. Football center?

    Answer: AIR

  5. 5. One might be taken after a sick day

    Answer: MAKEUPTEST

  6. 6. Fiancées

    Answer: BRIDESTOBE

  7. 7. Three-quarters of an hour?

    Answer: OUR

  8. 8. "Your point is?"

    Answer: AND

  9. 9. <i>Caldo de</i> ___ (beef soup)

    Answer: RES

  10. 13. Where the quads are located

    Answer: BOD

  11. 15. "Well, drat!"

    Answer: PHOOEY

  12. 16. Take back

    Answer: REVOKE

  13. 17. Exclamations in the song "Hot Hot Hot"

    Answer: OLES

  14. 18. 1999 hit that begins with "Man, it's a hot one"

    Answer: SMOOTH

  15. 19. ___ Talk With Crush (interactive attraction at Disney California Adventure Park)

    Answer: TURTLE

  16. 22. <i>Happiest Season</i> director DuVall

    Answer: CLEA

  17. 24. What you used to be?

    Answer: THEE

  18. 26. The day of Týr: abbr.

    Answer: TUE

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