food and cooking
August 20, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Medieval dawn ballad
Zaragoza's river
Glow around you
NZ word for food
Grates on nerves
Big vessel for broth
Open to all, no VIP
Local food shops
Genus of heather
Lip-shaped anatomy
More honest, somehow
Tex-Mex roll-up
Cousin of Tarot
Casual sibling term
Raised it a notch
Baby tummy pain
Rhyme … reason
Wild concert dancing
Vast salty expanses
Made the basket
Can't put down
Bling, in rap slang
Soda or sudden burst
Climbs via cable
Deadly nerve gas
Thrives on oxygen
A bodily cleft
Upsides, briefly
One or a zero
Loan out, don't give
UFC fighters' arena
Softest mineral
Athena's bird
By each, Latin-style
Calm martial art
Not yet reached
Gather in crops
Follows dalet
Moans about weather
A frowny-face click
Whirs up a smoothie
food and cooking — Solution
August 20, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Medieval dawn ballad
A
Zaragoza's river
Glow around you
E
NZ word for food
Grates on nerves
K
Big vessel for broth
S
Open to all, no VIP
P
Local food shops
Genus of heather
G
Lip-shaped anatomy
L
A
B
I
A
More honest, somehow
T
R
U
E
R
Tex-Mex roll-up
Cousin of Tarot
B
U
R
R
I
T
O
Casual sibling term
B
R
O
T
A
R
O
K
Raised it a notch
Baby tummy pain
Rhyme … reason
C
O
L
I
C
Wild concert dancing
Vast salty expanses
A
Made the basket
Can't put down
S
U
N
K
Bling, in rap slang
I
C
E
M
O
S
H
Soda or sudden burst
P
O
P
Climbs via cable
Deadly nerve gas
C
A
R
Thrives on oxygen
C
A bodily cleft
O
Upsides, briefly
One or a zero
P
R
O
S
Loan out, don't give
UFC fighters' arena
S
A
E
R
O
B
E
Softest mineral
Athena's bird
T
A
L
C
By each, Latin-style
Calm martial art
Not yet reached
A
I
K
I
D
O
Gather in crops
Follows dalet
R
E
A
P
U
N
M
E
T
Moans about weather
W
H
I
N
G
E
A frowny-face click
S
A
D
Whirs up a smoothie
B
L
E
N
D
E
R
food and cooking — The notes
August 20, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
- ALBAMedieval dawn balladA medieval poem or song about lovers parting at dawn, popular in troubadour tradition.
- EBROZaragoza's riverSpain's longest river flowing entirely within the country, passing through Zaragoza.
- AURASGlow around youThe plural of aura, a glow some claim surrounds people, or a warning sensation before a migraine.
- KAINZ word for foodNew Zealand English for food, borrowed from Māori.
- IRKSGrates on nervesFrom "irk": to annoy or mildly bother, third person singular.
- STOCKPOTBig vessel for brothA large pot used to simmer bones and vegetables into stock or broth.
- PUBLICOpen to all, no VIPOpen to everyone, as opposed to private or restricted.
- GROCERSLocal food shopsShops, especially small local ones, that sell food and household goods.
- ERICAGenus of heatherThe Latin genus name for heather, a low flowering shrub.
- LABIALip-shaped anatomyLatin for "lips", the anatomical term for the folds of female genital anatomy.
- TRUERMore honest, somehowComparative of "true": more accurate or more honest.
- BURRITOTex-Mex roll-upA Mexican dish of a flour tortilla wrapped around fillings like beans, rice, and meat.
- TAROKCousin of TarotA trick-taking card game related to tarot, still played in Austria and Central Europe.
- BROCasual sibling termCasual short form of "brother", often used between male friends.
- UPPEDRaised it a notchPast form of "up" used as a verb: increased or raised something.
- COLICBaby tummy painSevere abdominal pain, especially the unexplained crying fits common in infants.
- NORRhyme … reasonPairs with "neither" to link two negatives, as in "neither rhyme nor reason".
- MOSHWild concert dancingShort for "mosh pit": the rough, shoving dance area near a concert stage.
- OCEANSVast salty expansesThe plural of ocean, the vast salt-water bodies covering most of Earth.
- SUNKMade the basketPast participle of "sink", also basketball slang for making a shot.
- HOOKEDCan't put downCaught on a fishing hook, or informally addicted to something.
- ICEBling, in rap slangFrozen water, also slang for diamonds or flashy jewelry.
- POPSoda or sudden burstShort for soda in parts of the US, or a sudden bursting sound.
- CARClimbs via cableA vehicle, a cable car specifically climbs slopes pulled by a cable instead of wheels.
- SARINDeadly nerve gasA highly toxic nerve agent developed in the 1930s, banned as a chemical weapon.
- AEROBEThrives on oxygenAn organism, often bacteria, that needs oxygen to survive and grow.
- RIMAA bodily cleftLatin anatomical term for a narrow opening, slit, or cleft in the body.
- PROSUpsides, brieflyShort for "advantages", the positive half of a pros-and-cons list.
- BITOne or a zeroThe smallest unit of digital information, either a 0 or a 1.
- LENDLoan out, don't giveTo give something temporarily, expecting it back, unlike a gift.
- CAGEUFC fighters' arenaAn enclosure with bars, also the octagon-shaped ring used in UFC fights.
- TALCSoftest mineralA very soft mineral, rated 1 on the Mohs hardness scale, ground into powder.
- OWLAthena's birdA night bird of prey linked to wisdom, notably as the companion of Athena.
- PERBy each, Latin-styleLatin-derived preposition meaning "for each" or "by means of".
- AIKIDOCalm martial artA Japanese martial art focused on redirecting an opponent's force rather than opposing it.
- UNMETNot yet reachedDescribes a need, goal, or condition that hasn't yet been fulfilled.
- REAPGather in cropsTo harvest crops, echoed in the proverb "you reap what you sow".
- HEFollows daletMale third-person pronoun, also the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, following dalet.
- WHINGEMoans about weatherBritish informal word for complaining persistently, often about small things.
- SADA frowny-face clickUnhappy, also the name of Facebook's frowning-face reaction button.
- BLENDERWhirs up a smoothieA kitchen appliance with spinning blades used to mix or purée food and drinks.