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October 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Edition # #1253
DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONS
ALERT • CHIME • DING • PING
PHOTO
PRINT • SHOT • SNAP • STILL
KINDS OF CRABS
FIDDLER • HERMIT • KING • SNOW
LA ___
BOHÈME • BREA • PAZ • SCALA
Friday, October 16, 2026
Edition # #1252
SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS
CHIP • MARK • NICK • SCRATCH
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
CHAD • HUNGARY • LAOS • PARAGUAY
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MINUS A LETTER
BULGARI • CYRUS • HUNGRY • SPAN
STARTING WITH WORDS FOR "STYLISH"
CHICKEN • COOLIDGE • HIPPO • SMARTIES
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Edition # #1251
WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD
CURE • DRY • PICKLE • SMOKE
THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTS
BASKET • GOAL • RUN • TOUCHDOWN
LOWEST PART
BASE • BOTTOM • FOOT • FOUNDATION
LOW LANDFORMS WITH A LETTER CHANGED
CANNON • FORGE • RACINE • VOLLEY
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Edition # #1250
HINT
FLICKER • SUGGESTION • TRACE • WHIFF
TENNIS SHOTS
SERVE • SLICE • SMASH • VOLLEY
SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE"
FLASH • HULK • PUNISHER • THING
STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM"
FEED • FIERY • FOMENT • FUMBLE
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Edition # #1249
DISCERNMENT
EYE • FLAIR • SENSE • TASTE
FASTEN
HITCH • LASH • TETHER • TIE
SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZES
BELT • CUP • JACKET • RING
LOOSE ___
CANNON • CHANGE • ENDS • LIPS
Monday, October 12, 2026
Edition # #1248
STATUS
CONDITION • SHAPE • SITUATION • STATE
TOLERATE
BEAR • HANDLE • STAND • WEATHER
WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN
ABBREVIATION • CONTRACTION • ELISION • NICKNAME
WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS
ALKYLAMIDE • CALAMARI • MANDARIN • MELAMINE
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Edition # #1247
PUT TO USE
APPLY • HARNESS • UTILIZE • WIELD
MONTHLY BILLS
CABLE • ELECTRICITY • INTERNET • PHONE
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT
GLOVES • ICE SCRAPER • MAP • REGISTRATION
ENDING IN GAMBITS
EMPLOY • PATRICK • PERUSE • SYNTACTIC
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Edition # #1246
USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPER
DRAFT • NOTES • OUTLINE • THESIS
PRESUME
FIGURE • GATHER • IMAGINE • SUPPOSE
SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONS
FEED • MESSAGES • NOTIFICATIONS • PROFILE
___BOXING
BEAT • KICK • SHADOW • UN
Friday, October 9, 2026
Edition # #1245
DECISIVE VICTORY
BLOWOUT • ROMP • ROUT • SWEEP
CONTROLLED BY A TV REMOTE
CHANNEL • INPUT • POWER • VOLUME
FEATURES OF A SPORTS SHOW
HIGHLIGHTS • RECAP • SCORES • STATS
AIR ___
CONDITIONER • GUITAR • KISS • QUOTES
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Edition # #1244
FOLLOWS, AS RULES
HEEDS • MINDS • REGARDS • RESPECTS
OUTDO
BEST • ECLIPSE • SURPASS • TOP
THINGS THAT COME IN THREES
CHEERS • STOOGES • STRIKES • WISHES
ENDING IN ACTORS NAMED TOM
AUTOCRUISE • FOOLHARDY • MULHOLLAND • THANKS
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Edition # #1243
SAVE FOR LATER
BANK • SQUIRREL • STASH • STORE
KINDS OF BUNS
CINNAMON • HAMBURGER • HOT DOG • STICKY
GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXES
DICHOTOMY • MONOLOGUE • TETRACYCLINE • TRIDENT
BEST ___ TONY AWARDS
CHOREOGRAPHY • MUSICAL • ORCHESTRATIONS • PLAY
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Edition # #1242
FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORT
BERKSHIRE • CITI • GOLDMAN • MERRILL
KINDS OF CHAIRS
ADIRONDACK • EAMES • WINDSOR • WINGBACK
___ INN HOTELS
COMFORT • DAYS • HAMPTON • HOLIDAY
ENDING IN TALENTS
CATSKILL • KNICKKNACK • PIANOFORTE • STABILITY
Monday, October 5, 2026
Edition # #1241
CALM
CONTENT • PEACEFUL • PLACID • SERENE
ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT
EXPLICIT • GRAPHIC • STRONG • SUGGESTIVE
KINDS OF BOARDS
ADVISORY • CHESS • IRONING • MESSAGE
ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE
PARENT • PLEASE • SAPPHIRE • SLOAN
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Edition # #1240
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT
BUNCH • HEAP • LOT • STACK
TABLE TENNIS NEEDS
BALL • NET • PADDLE • TABLE
PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUME
COLLAR • GAVEL • ROBE • WIG
SILENT ___
AUCTION • FILM • PARTNER • TREATMENT
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Edition # #1239
STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET"
CAN OPENER • HEAD WAITER • JOHN DENVER • W.C. FIELDS
ENDING IN MUSICALS
ELBOW GREASE • FAT CATS • LINDA HAMILTON • SOMETHING WICKED
STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS
BROAD BEAN • GETTY IMAGES • MET HALFWAY • WHITNEY HOUSTON
ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES
DIET SPRITE • MERV GRIFFIN • NY GIANT • RIVER PHOENIX
Friday, October 2, 2026
Edition # #1238
FINANCE
BACK • BANKROLL • FUND • SUPPORT
FINGERS
INDEX • LITTLE • MIDDLE • RING
CUSTOMARY
COMMON • ROUTINE • STANDARD • STOCK
PRIME ___
NUMBER • REAL ESTATE • RIB • TIME
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Edition # #1237
PUT
PLACE • POSITION • SITUATE • STICK
DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
CHEST • NECK • SLEEVE • WAIST
2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
DECEMBERISTS • NATIONAL • SHINS • WALKMEN
STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES
ACRO • CROSS • KEN • SUD
September 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Edition # #1236
SECURITIES
BOND • FUTURE • OPTION • STOCK
THINGS THAT ARE SHAKEN (NOT STIRRED)
ETCH A SKETCH • MARTINI • SPRAY PAINT • TAMBOURINE
GANGSTER MOVIES
BUGSY • CASINO • DONNIE BRASCO • SCARFACE
STARTING WITH MONTH ABBREVIATIONS
DECENT • NOVELTY • OCTOPUSSY • SEPTUM
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Edition # #1235
SECLUDED
HIDDEN • REMOTE • SECRET • TUCKED AWAY
RIVER FEATURES
DELTA • DRAINAGE BASIN • MOUTH • STREAM BED
FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS
FINDING • INSIDE • MONSTERS • TOY
PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS
FREEZE TAG • HOME GAME • MODEL TANK • ORAL PHASE
Monday, September 28, 2026
Edition # #1234
THINGS WITH STALKS
BAMBOO • CELERY • CORN • WHEAT
OYSTER CONDIMENTS
HORSERADISH • LEMON • MIGNONETTE • TABASCO
DODGE MODELS
CHALLENGER • CHARGER • DURANGO • VIPER
THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS
ARKANSANS • CHIHUAHUA • POSSESSES • SPRINGING
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Edition # #1233
SCULPTURE MEDIA
BRONZE • CLAY • MARBLE • PLASTER
RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS
BANQUETTE • BOOTH • CHAIR • STOOL
TELECOM
CARRIER • NETWORK • OPERATOR • PROVIDER
ENDING IN CHINESE DYNASTIES
BBQING • HOMING • LOHAN • WU-TANG
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Edition # #1232
BREATH FRESHENERS
GUM • MINT • MOUTHWASH • SPRAY
THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY
FOLD • PRESS • STARCH • WASH
FEATURES OF WOOD
BURL • GRAIN • KNOTS • RINGS
"COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS
BEANS • CAT • CUCUMBER • CUSTOMER
Friday, September 25, 2026
Edition # #1231
LUXE
BOUGIE • FANCY • POSH • SWANK
PARTS OF A MECHANICAL CLOCK
ESCAPEMENT • PENDULUM • RATCHET • SPRING
FAMOUS DANS
AYKROYD • LEVY • RATHER • SAVAGE
TAXONOMIC RANKS PLUS A LETTER
BORDER • CLASSY • FOAMILY • GENIUS
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Edition # #1230
PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME
CAPE • FACE PAINT • FAKE BLOOD • FANGS
THINGS WITH SPRING/S
BOBBLEHEAD • POGO STICK • SNAKES IN A CAN • TRAMPOLINE
FEATURING POINTING
CREATION OF ADAM • FOAM FINGER • I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT • UNCLE SAM
ANAGRAMS
BEER HAT • BREATHE • HERB TEA • THE BEAR
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Edition # #1229
THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE
KEYS • PHONE • SUNGLASSES • WALLET
WEBSITE HURDLES
AGE VERIFICATION • CAPTCHA • COOKIE CONSENT • PAYWALL
THINGS THAT COME IN CANS
CONDENSED MILK • PAINT • SHAVING CREAM • SPAM
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"
BITCOIN • RECORD LABEL • RUB-A-DUB • SURINAME
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Edition # #1228
DEMONSTRATIVES
THAT • THESE • THIS • THOSE
EMBELLISHMENT
ACCENT • DETAIL • FLOURISH • TOUCH
OPTIONS ON A MULTIPLE CHOICE SURVEY
AGREE • DISAGREE • NEUTRAL • OTHER
BEVERAGES WITH ACUTE ACCENTS REMOVED
CAFE • PATRON • ROSE • THE
Monday, September 21, 2026
Edition # #1227
EMAIL BUTTONS
COMPOSE • DRAFTS • SENT • SPAM
WAYS TO ATTRACT FISH
CHUM • FLY • SPINNER • WORM
CHESS VERBS
CAPTURE • CASTLE • CHECK • MATE
STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMES
BEET • BRAH • CHOP • VIVA
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Edition # #1226
ROUND FLAT THINGS
BLU-RAY • COASTER • SAND DOLLAR • TORTILLA
ASSOCIATED WITH KENTUCKY
BLUEGRASS • BOURBON • DERBY • FRIED CHICKEN
VAMPIRE MOVIES
BLADE • NEAR DARK • SINNERS • TWILIGHT
___BOARDS YOU RIDE ON
HOVER • SKATE • SNOW • SURF
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Edition # #1225
WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
BRANCH OUT • DIVERSIFY • EXPAND • GROW
FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
HOUSE • STICK FIGURE • SUN • TREE
ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
CARNABY STREET • MINISKIRT • MOD • TWIGGY
STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
COS LETTUCE • LOG CABIN • SIN CITY • TAN LINE
Friday, September 18, 2026
Edition # #1224
SEGMENT OF A PROCESS
PHASE • ROUND • STAGE • STEP
ASSORTMENTS OF FOOD/DRINK
FLIGHT • MEDLEY • PLATTER • SAMPLER
PARTS OF A FLIGHT
BOARDING • CRUISE • LANDING • TAKEOFF
___CASE
BRIEF • PILLOW • STAIR • UPPER
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Edition # #1223
ELASTICITY
BOUNCE • FLEXIBILITY • GIVE • SPRING
THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND
MINE SHAFT • SEWER LINE • SUBWAY STATION • WELL
HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"
FOUNTAIN • PRESTIGE • SHEEP DETECTIVES • WOLVERINE
LOVE ___
HANDLES • LANGUAGE • TAP • TRIANGLE
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Edition # #1222
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS
LATIN • LONG JOHN SILVER • MARIGOLD • STEAM IRON
STARTING WITH U.S. COINS
DIMENSION • NICKELODEON • PENNYWISE • QUARTERBACK
POETS' MIDDLE NAMES
BARRETT • CARLOS • ST. VINCENT • WADSWORTH
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER
BORAT • CLINK • FRANK-N-FURTER • WIDENER
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Edition # #1221
INSTRUCT
COACH • DIRECT • GUIDE • TRAIN
PARTS OF A WHISTLING KETTLE
HANDLE • LID • SPOUT • WHISTLE
UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE
ASSET • MOLE • PLANT • SLEEPER
THINGS THAT APPEAR AT THE END
CABOOSE • DECEMBER • DESSERT • EPILOGUE
Monday, September 14, 2026
Edition # #1220
WATERBIRDS
COOT • GOOSE • LOON • TEAL
INFORMANT
CANARY • RAT • SNITCH • STOOLIE
COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS
BAG • CUTLERY • STIRRER • STRAW
___GRASS
BLUE • CRAB • LEMON • WHEAT
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Edition # #1219
LACKING IN FIRMNESS
DROOPY • FLACCID • SAGGING • SLACK
U.S. PRESIDENTS
CLEVELAND • GARFIELD • GRANT • MADISON
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS
EMPTY • EXCESS • KEWPIE • ODIE
ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS
DOUBLESPEAK • HEATHCLIFF • PARAMOUNT • PORRIDGE
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Edition # #1218
WAYS TO PERSONALIZE A CAR
BUMPER STICKER • FUZZY DICE • HOOD ORNAMENT • VANITY PLATE
PEOPLE IN AN ONLINE FORUM
LURKER • POSTER • SPAMMER • TROLL
THINGS THAT BLINK
CURSOR • EYELIDS • SMOKE DETECTOR • TURN SIGNAL
___ ALERT
NERD • RED • SPOILER • WEATHER
Friday, September 11, 2026
Edition # #1217
PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT
BAND • FLORIST • PHOTOGRAPHER • PLANNER
INTERNALIZE
ABSORB • DIGEST • PROCESS • TAKE IN
WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE
EXERCISE • JOURNAL • MEDITATE • UNPLUG
THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY
AGENDA • ENVELOPE • LIMITS • LUCK
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Edition # #1216
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
ACTINIUM • KRYPTON • LEAD • SULFUR
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW
AIR CONDITIONER • CATIO • CLOTHESLINE • FLOWER BOX
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS
ATLANTIC CITY • BADLANDS • BORN TO RUN • THUNDER ROAD
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"
ADULT CONTEMPORARY • ALTERNATING CURRENT • REPRESENT • SEXTANT
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Edition # #1215
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
BEWILDERING • ESOTERIC • INCOMPREHENSIBLE • OPAQUE
WORDS WITH "SMALL" PREFIXES
MICROBREWERY • MINIVAN • NANOTECHNOLOGY • PICOSECOND
HORROR MOVIES
ARACHNOPHOBIA • HALLOWEEN • IT • SAW
WORDS BEFORE "FORCE"
BRUTE • ELECTROMAGNETIC • G • TASK
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Edition # #1214
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS
CORVETTE • FIREBIRD • MUSTANG • VIPER
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME
BERET • GLOVES • STRIPES • SUSPENDERS
___ HEART
ARTICHOKE • PURPLE • SACRED • TAKE TO
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER
DOVES • MARSH • SKORT • TWIXT
Monday, September 7, 2026
Edition # #1213
QUITE THE SAGA
FABRICATION • FISH STORY • TALL TALE • YARN
PARTS OF A BRA
CUP • HOOK • STRAP • UNDERWIRE
ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREES
CAR AIR FRESHENER • CHRISTMAS • NEEDLES • TURPENTINE
STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS
PLUTONIUM • SCAR TISSUE • STITCH MARKER • TRAMPOLINE
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Edition # #1212
UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION
BLANK CHECK • CARTE BLANCHE • FREE REIGN • FULL AUTHORITY
PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER
CARD SLOT • HEADPHONE JACK • OPTICAL DRIVE • USB PORT
ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD
ATM MACHINE • LCD DISPLAY • PIN NUMBER • UPC CODE
ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE
COURT SCRIBE • DIRECTOR'S CUT • PIZZA SLICE • SAT SCORE
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Edition # #1211
MOVE UNSTEADILY
SWAY • TODDLE • TOTTER • WOBBLE
BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
COO • GOBBLE • HONK • WARBLE
___HEAD
BOBBLE • HAMMER • JUG • SLEEPY
DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
COBBLE • PI • TAR • TORT
Friday, September 4, 2026
Edition # #1210
SPHERICAL THINGS
BOWLING BALL • EYE • MOON • ORANGE
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS
CAKE DONUT • CANDY CORN • CHERRY TOMATO • PIZZA PIE
KINDS OF EELS
CONGER • GULPER • MORAY • RIBBON
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS
CRINGY • OPINE • STIED • THAT'S
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Edition # #1209
TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL
BLINK • FLASH • HEARTBEAT • TRICE
SHADES OF RED
CARMINE • CINNABAR • MAROON • VERMILLION
TOY CAR BRANDS
HOT WHEELS • MATCHBOX • MICRO MACHINES • TONKA
SPREADSHEET FUNCTIONS
AVERAGE • COUNT • MAX • SUM
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Edition # #1208
FLABBERGAST
DAZZLE • FLOOR • STUN • WOW
THINGS IN A VIOLIN CASE
BOW • MUTE • ROSIN • SHOULDER REST
___ DOGS (THAT ARE DOGS)
HUNTING • RESCUE • SAUSAGE • SHEEP
___ DOGS (THAT AREN'T DOGS)
CORN • PRAIRIE • SALTY • TOP
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Edition # #1207
"I PROMISE!"
CROSS MY HEART • FOR REAL • ON GOD • PINKY SWEAR
LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHER
ARROW • GOLF CLUB • PICK-UP STICK • SPAGHETTO
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTION
HERCULE POIROT • MIKE HAMMER • SAM SPADE • SHERLOCK HOLMES
STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTION
AIMEE MANN • HOPE DIAMOND • PLANETARIUM • WISHY-WASHY
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