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Words, wit, world

August 16, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

NATO letter for P
Cartoons from Japan
Betray a friend
Cubism pioneer
All wrapped up
To exist (Latin)
Types of dog
Sound on a device
Angry online post
Pop the question
Hardly known at all
Whinnies softly
Steal, or jail
Black belt rank
Booze-free zone
Low on fuel
DC lawmaker
Rite, or bulk
One day back
Restart the system
Chore roster
Made up for sins
Vacation, or depart
Deep down inside
African tree of life
Least insane
Soothes sunburn
Stretch out flat
Plow-pulling cattle
Attached to shoulder
Mock crying sound
Strong farm animal
Main street, USA
… knows best
Trivia collection
Tiny eel in rivers
Applied much effort
Awkward pause sound
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Words, wit, world — Solution

August 16, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

NATO letter for P
Cartoons from Japan
Betray a friend
Cubism pioneer
B
All wrapped up
D
To exist (Latin)
Types of dog
E
Sound on a device
A
Angry online post
Pop the question
P
A
P
A
Hardly known at all
O
B
S
C
U
R
E
Whinnies softly
Steal, or jail
N
I
C
K
E
R
S
Black belt rank
Booze-free zone
D
A
N
N
I
C
K
Low on fuel
DC lawmaker
N
E
E
D
I
N
G
Rite, or bulk
One day back
M
A
S
S
Restart the system
E
Chore roster
Made up for sins
R
O
T
A
Y
E
S
T
E
R
D
A
Y
Vacation, or depart
Deep down inside
G
African tree of life
Least insane
Soothes sunburn
S
A
N
E
S
T
Stretch out flat
L
I
E
B
A
O
B
A
B
Plow-pulling cattle
O
X
E
N
Attached to shoulder
Mock crying sound
L
Strong farm animal
Main street, USA
… knows best
T
O
W
N
Trivia collection
A
N
A
B
O
O
H
O
O
Tiny eel in rivers
E
L
V
E
R
Applied much effort
E
X
E
R
T
E
D
Awkward pause sound
E
R
M
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Words, wit, world — The notes

August 16, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

  1. PAPANATO letter for Ppapa: NATO phonetic alphabet letter for P
  2. ANIMECartoons from Japananime: Japanese animated film/show style
  3. BACKSTABBetray a friendbackstab: to betray someone who trusted you
  4. PICASSOCubism pioneerPicasso: Spanish painter, co-founder of cubism
  5. DOENAll wrapped updoen: dialect spelling of done, finished
  6. ESSETo exist (Latin)esse: Latin for to be
  7. BREEDSTypes of dogbreeds: varieties of an animal
  8. AUDIOSound on a deviceaudio: recorded or transmitted sound
  9. RANTAngry online postrant: a long angry complaint
  10. ENGAGEPop the questionengage: to become betrothed
  11. OBSCUREHardly known at allobscure: little known, hard to find
  12. NICKERSWhinnies softlynickers: makes a soft breathy horse sound
  13. NICKSteal, or jailnick: British slang, to steal, or a police cell
  14. DANBlack belt rankdan: martial arts rank level
  15. DRYBooze-free zonedry: without alcohol
  16. NEEDINGLow on fuelneeding: lacking something required
  17. SENATORDC lawmakersenator: member of a legislative senate
  18. MASSRite, or bulkmass: religious service, or physical quantity
  19. YESTERDAYOne day backyesterday: the day before today
  20. REBOOTRestart the systemreboot: to restart a system or franchise
  21. ROTAChore rosterrota: a duty schedule
  22. ATONEDMade up for sinsatoned: made amends for wrongdoing
  23. LEAVEVacation, or departleave: permission to be absent, or to go
  24. INNERDeep down insideinner: internal, on the inside
  25. BAOBABAfrican tree of lifebaobab: large African tree
  26. SANESTLeast insanesanest: most level-headed
  27. ALOESoothes sunburnaloe: plant used to soothe skin
  28. LIEStretch out flatlie: to recline
  29. OXENPlow-pulling cattleoxen: plural of ox
  30. ARMAttached to shoulderarm: a limb
  31. BOOHOOMock crying soundboohoo: mock crying sound
  32. OXStrong farm animalox: large bovine used for labor
  33. TOWNMain street, USAtown: a small urban settlement
  34. HE… knows besthe: third person pronoun for a male
  35. ANATrivia collectionana: suffix for a collection of sayings/trivia
  36. ELVERTiny eel in riverselver: a young eel
  37. EXERTEDApplied much effortexerted: applied physical or mental effort
  38. ERMAwkward pause sounderm: hesitation filler word
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