A different practice route each day
Today's set is organized by how each clue works, with the largest round focused on knowledge clues. Reveal any answer immediately or use its tailored cue first.
7 meaning warm-up · 4 language tricks · 2 short forms · 20 knowledge clues
Direct definitions and familiar senses to establish the day's solving rhythm.
Think of a nine-letter phrase for the instant when the solution suddenly clicks; enter it without a space.
Count outward from the Sun to the ringed gas giant in position six.
Think of the long straight four-letter plural form sold alongside pretzel twists.
Use a seven-letter colloquial name for a biting midge whose tiny size is emphasized by the name itself; omit punctuation in the grid.
Name the nine-letter hat style famously associated with a Central American country, although it is traditionally made in Ecuador.
Look for the five-letter alphabetical guide that pairs topics with page numbers.
Think of the brother named immediately after Cain in Genesis.
Punctuation, double meanings, and clue turns that reward a second look.
Supply the three-letter first name of the New Yorker staff writer who wrote this essay collection.
Write the same mark three times—the mark used by the player who moves first in the usual version of the game.
Use the conventional five-letter comic-book spelling of a sneeze sound.
Complete the volcano name with the three-letter Hawaiian word also translated as “white.”
Abbreviations, informal usage, and compact entries whose form is part of the solve.
Combine the common three-letter shortening of “generation” with the cohort's identifying letter.
Enter a six-letter two-word reaction beginning with “Oh,” with its space and punctuation removed.
Names, titles, places, and facts where one precise detail confirms the fill.
Think of the four-letter stage name of the artist who also recorded “Lonely” and “Smack That.”
Use the eight-letter plural name of the August shower associated with the constellation named after Medusa's slayer.
Name Mario's five-letter green companion who can swallow enemies and turn them into eggs.
Think of the delivery company whose five-letter wordmark also hides an arrow between its final two letters.
Enter the five-letter first name of the “Beverly Hills Cop” star.
Think of the four-letter Turin marque behind the 500 model.
Supply the seven-letter surname of the Philadelphia 76ers guard nicknamed “The Answer.”
Use the singular form of Seattle's bird-named NFL team.
Enter the twelve-letter full name of the woman who served in the role from 2021 to 2025, without a space.
Enter the five-letter first name of the actor who plays Ellie opposite Pedro Pascal.
Supply the three-letter first name of the actor who played Samantha Jones.
Name the three-letter digit at the end of the foot where this traditional ring is worn.
Enter the three-letter first word in the name of the feast that ends the Ramadan fast.
Use the six-letter lager brand that shares its name with a city in Baja California.
Think of the five-letter heat-resistant glass brand found in many kitchens.
Enter the six-letter first name of the late soul singer behind “100 Days, 100 Nights.”
Think of the ten-letter browser scripting language whose name begins like a different programming language but ends with “script.”
Name the twelve-letter regional ham style associated with Smithfield; omit the space.
Think of a five-letter soft, round, brimless cap strongly associated with France.
Use a six-letter plural category for programmable machines that can sense and act without continuous human control.