| Crossword puzzle for August 23, 2026 |
| ACROSS 1. Strait-laced 5. Small ball with a hole 9. Wander 13. Wife of Zeus 14. Bygone 16. Prefix meaning "Within" 17. Hearing organs 18. Shad 19. Ragout 20. Jalopy 22. Cuspidors 24. Conceited 26. Hiker's path 27. Intersection 30. One more than ten 33. A porch 35. Goat antelope 37. East northeast 38. Fragrance 41. Half of a pair 42. Sometimes describes one's nose 45. Column 48. Water vapors 51. Break 52. Flannel shirt pattern 54. Majestic 55. Respected elder 59. Trap 62. In place of 63. Novices 65. Anagram of "Sale" 66. Any minute 67. Sleighs 68. Extended family 69. Heredity unit 70. Being 71. Hoopla |
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1. Expresses relief 2. Towards the back 3. Impertinent 4. Eye makeup 5. Type of snake 6. Anagram of "Sell" 7. Embrace 8. Craving 9. Clear up 10. Aware of 11. Gulf port 12. Cuts (down) 15. Birth-related |
21. Pottery oven 23. Connections 25. Nil 27. Completed 28. 2nd planet 29. Norm 31. Sexily 32. 9 person musical group 34. Jump 36. We are (contraction) 39. Soviet space station 40. Away from the wind 43. Most distant planet |
44. Harvard rival 46. Snakes 47. Popeye's favorite food 49. Sail supports 50. Comparison 53. Challenges 55. Dross 56. Fork prong 57. Long, long time 58. Silent assents 60. Harvest 61. Slave 64. South southeast | |
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