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Saturday, October 3, 2026
Puzzle by
Talia Black
● Edited by
Sam Martin
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Saturday, October 3, 2026
Puzzle by
Talia Black
● Edited by
Sam Martin
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2024 Charli xcx album that inspired a summer trend
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"Engine" of a golf club
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___ facto
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Ctrl+Y on a PC
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Outdoor cookout area
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BossMan ___ ("Motion Party" rapper)
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___ above (better than)
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From the beginning, to Brutus
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Absence of difficulty
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Sad time to be single, maybe
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With 24-Across, unsubscribe
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See 23-Across
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Drill team?
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Word after "after"
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Urban pollutant
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Pub pint
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2026 Grammy winner behind "Man I Need"
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Misrepresent
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Close friend, slangily
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Tyson infamously bit one of Holyfield's during a 1997 fight
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Glasses, familiarly
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Like some memories
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Place to get down?
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Alien's vehicle, for short
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Suffixes with auction or musket
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Remote batteries
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Debated topic with nurture, in psychology
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Use the wrong their, maybe
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Dreaded day of the wk., for many
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Surprising occurrence that comes as an insult
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Endorse
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___ Sketch (classic drawing toy)
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HP competitor
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Hamilton's duelist
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Piston, for one
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Pair
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___ 51 (supposed 43-Across cover-up site)
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Gave out 10s, say?
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Word with a standing ovation
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Postgame summary
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Not a minor
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Canvas bag
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Pancake flipper
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Hard pattern to break
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Lots and lots
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Fab ___ (iconic '90s Michigan basketball team nickname)
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Comment after an ill-timed joke
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Best case
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Athlete who leads a team's offense
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Cry for help
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Have yet to pay
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"I'm not kidding!"
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Do an archaeologist's job
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Yard sign word
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Full of gossip
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Like die-hard fans
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Penn and Evans
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Modernist painter Chagall
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"Love that for you"
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Shower scrubber
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"Beats me"
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Letter opener?
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Mani-pedi spots
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Slash on a bowling score sheet
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Diving side of a pool
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Aviation's Amelia
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"It's the end of an ___"
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Violet lead-in
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"American Teenager" singer Cain
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Thanksgiving parade sponsor
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About 71% of the Earth's surface
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Colorful candy with a Gummy Clusters variety
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"Let ___" (Beatles song)
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Big Ten Conf. overseer
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NeeDoh toys and dot cakes, e.g.
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Placeholder letters on a TV schedule
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Not just mine
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