Spice, Ink and Legend
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Big wrestlers' sport
Nope, no thanks
Spooky and grim
Chomp down hard
Cluster of peaks
Tiny metric weight
Spiced rice dish
Keeps on going
Wine's dry edge
Savory fifth taste
Cool yogurt dip
Burns body fuel
Gandhi's title
Old Word file
Vegas starter
Look like, maybe
Busy little bug
Rework old rules
Make up a story
God or moon program
Hotel or last choice
Before de Papel
Operates smoothly
Where you weren't
Tall messy pile
Built off-site
A few tries
Cheers, or cools you
Czech gym league
For each unit
Juniper spirit
Angry, fixed stare
Rainbow-hued gem
… you wish
Latvian capital
Cry of delight
Poetic rhythm type
World's tallest bird
Slang for tattoos
Spice, Ink and Legend — Solution
August 22, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
Big wrestlers' sport
S
Nope, no thanks
Spooky and grim
N
Chomp down hard
Cluster of peaks
B
Tiny metric weight
G
Spiced rice dish
P
Keeps on going
Wine's dry edge
L
Savory fifth taste
U
M
A
M
I
Cool yogurt dip
Burns body fuel
R
A
I
T
A
Gandhi's title
Old Word file
M
A
H
A
T
M
A
Vegas starter
L
A
S
D
O
C
Look like, maybe
S
E
E
M
Busy little bug
Rework old rules
A
N
T
Make up a story
God or moon program
A
Hotel or last choice
S
Before de Papel
T
Operates smoothly
R
U
N
S
F
A
B
R
I
C
A
T
E
Where you weren't
I
Tall messy pile
Built off-site
A few tries
P
R
E
F
A
B
Cheers, or cools you
F
A
N
S
G
O
E
S
Czech gym league
For each unit
S
O
K
O
L
Juniper spirit
T
Angry, fixed stare
L
Rainbow-hued gem
… you wish
O
P
A
L
Latvian capital
Cry of delight
R
I
G
A
G
L
A
R
E
Poetic rhythm type
I
A
M
B
I
C
World's tallest bird
O
S
T
R
I
C
H
Slang for tattoos
I
N
K
Spice, Ink and Legend — The notes
August 22, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
- SUMOBig wrestlers' sportSumo is a traditional Japanese wrestling sport where huge competitors try to push each other out of a ring.
- NAHNope, no thanksNah is a casual, informal way of saying no.
- MACABRESpooky and grimMacabre describes something gruesome or connected to death, in a chilling or unsettling way.
- BITEChomp down hardA bite is what you take with your teeth, from a sandwich, an apple, or an insect.
- MASSIFCluster of peaksA massif is a large, compact section of the earth's crust forming a group of connected mountains.
- GRAMTiny metric weightA gram is a small metric unit of mass, a thousandth of a kilogram.
- PILAUSpiced rice dishPilau (or pilaf) is a spiced rice dish, often cooked with stock, meat or vegetables.
- LASTSKeeps on goingLasts means continues or endures over time, as in 'the battery lasts all day.'
- TANNINWine's dry edgeTannin is a compound found in grape skins and tea leaves that gives red wine and tea their dry, puckery bite.
- UMAMISavory fifth tasteUmami is the savory fifth taste, alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter, from Japanese for 'pleasant taste.'
- RAITACool yogurt dipRaita is a cooling Indian side dish of yogurt mixed with vegetables or spices.
- METABOLICBurns body fuelMetabolic describes processes related to metabolism, how the body converts food into energy.
- MAHATMAGandhi's titleMahatma, meaning 'great soul' in Sanskrit, was the honorific title given to Mohandas Gandhi.
- DOCOld Word fileDoc is short for document, and was long the default file extension for Microsoft Word files.
- LASVegas starterLas is the Spanish word that opens the name Las Vegas.
- SEEMLook like, maybeSeem means to give the impression of being something, without confirming it's actually true.
- ANTBusy little bugAn ant is a small, hardworking insect that lives in large colonies.
- REFORMRework old rulesReform means to change something, often a law or system, in order to improve it.
- FABRICATEMake up a storyFabricate means either to invent a false story or to manufacture something industrially.
- APOLLOGod or moon programApollo was the Greek god of music, light and prophecy; it also names NASA's Moon-landing program.
- RESORTHotel or last choiceA resort is a vacation destination, or, as in 'last resort,' a final option when all else fails.
- CASABefore de PapelCasa is Spanish for house, and titles the hit heist show 'La Casa de Papel' (Money Heist).
- RUNSOperates smoothlyRuns means operates or functions, as in 'the engine runs smoothly.'
- ALIBIWhere you weren'tAn alibi is proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime took place.
- STACKTall messy pileA stack is a pile of things placed one on top of another.
- PREFABBuilt off-sitePrefab, short for prefabricated, describes a building assembled from factory-made sections.
- GOESA few triesGoes, informally, can mean tries or attempts, as in 'she's had three goes at it.'
- FANSCheers, or cools youFans can mean devoted admirers who cheer someone on, or the devices that cool a room.
- SOKOLCzech gym leagueSokol was a 19th-century gymnastics and physical-culture movement that spread across Slavic Europe.
- PERFor each unitPer means for each, as in a price charged per item.
- GINJuniper spiritGin is a clear spirit flavored mainly with juniper berries.
- GLAREAngry, fixed stareA glare is an angry, fixed stare, or an uncomfortably bright light.
- OPALRainbow-hued gemOpal is a gemstone known for its shimmering play of rainbow colors.
- AS… you wishAs You Wish is the phrase from 'The Princess Bride' that secretly means 'I love you.'
- RIGALatvian capitalRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia.
- AHCry of delightAh is an interjection expressing sudden delight, relief or realization.
- IAMBICPoetic rhythm typeIambic describes a poetic rhythm built on unstressed-stressed syllable pairs, as in Shakespeare's iambic pentameter.
- OSTRICHWorld's tallest birdThe ostrich is the world's largest living bird, native to Africa, and cannot fly.
- INKSlang for tattoosInk fills pens and printers, and is also slang for tattoos.