The most famous appearance of LUCCI in a grid is from 2001 after a beloved long-time runner up at the American Crossword Tournament finally won. Read the top and bottom lines here.
– puzzle by Zachary David Levy
Sun 8/2/2026 Going for a Spin
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Terrific clues today, especially for a Monday:
XWord Info sometimes has BETA features, and I believe Trump, not unlike NERO, has won every game of golf.
– puzzle by Willa Angel Chen Miller
Tue 8/4/2026
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Indian wedding puns!
– puzzle by Vasu Seralathan
Wed 8/5/2026
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"Temple services" for HEAD MASSAGES is brilliant.
– puzzle by Daniel Bodily
Thu 8/6/2026
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JAM is packed into three down answers, as it would be packed into the middle of the food items.
Caitlin Lovinger over on Wordplay wondered if this was the first-ever Sunday grid with two double grid-spanning stacks. It is the first since 1990. The only one before that was in 1953. Both of those managed the feat in 23x23 grids.
The Gulfstream G650 (or "G6") is no longer in production, but you can still buy a used one for roughly $50 million. Too much? Rent or charter one instead. A single flight usually goes for under $20,000.
– puzzle by Jeremy Venook
Wed 8/19/2026
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Clever theme. In each theme answer, the lede (leading word) is a type of berry.
– puzzle by Kareem Ayas
Thu 8/20/2026
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Reverse the order of the words in Across clues to match the answers. Sound like heaven → Heaven-like sound, and so on.
– puzzle by Hoang-Kim Vu
Fri 8/21/2026
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The clue "Étendue bleue" translates from French as "blue expanse" or "blue stretch," a poetic expression for the sea (or ocean).
– puzzle by Adryel W. Robles Ojeda
Sat 8/22/2026
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"Volume control device?" Clever.
– puzzle by Adrian Johnson
Sun 8/23/2026 Small Change
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Overlaid concentric circles go through each planet's name in order.
– puzzle by Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht
Wed 8/26/2026
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Each themer is built entirely from a string of first names.
I had to look this one up: The term E-girl (short for Electronic Girl) refers to a youth subculture that emerged in the late 2010s, popularized on platforms like TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, and Discord. It combines digital culture, internet aesthetics, and alternative fashion styles.
– puzzle by Jack Hatchett
Sat 8/29/2026
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It's not quite anagrams, it's letter banks. Each italicized celebrity clue and its celebrity answer use exactly the same set of letters.