World on a Plate

September 16, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

Sizzling steak wrap
Gift for the teacher
Docks over water
Yuan's tiny coin
Pueblo art haven
Cozy pasta place
Oops, there it goes
Take for granted
Maker of Monopoly
Iowa college town
Grand old title
What green means
Stuffed Polish treat
Frodo's loyal friend
Fancy sun umbrella
Employ as a tool
Eureka, in short
Gone astray
Rhymes with bee
Moved with real zest
Baby sheep flock
Put in more
Spoken, not silent
Tossed in Boston
Cricket legend
That woman's briefly
Strictly by the book
The Centennial State
Firm grip on it
Top ocean hunter
Dollar bills, singly
Zero when spoken
Largest landmass
Old English you are
Price label or chase
The Boy Wonder
Tank for divers
Ugly and unkind
Fits before idea
Rooftop TV antenna
Pop-ups you can skip
Under the spotlight
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World on a Plate — Solution

September 16, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

Sizzling steak wrap
Gift for the teacher
Docks over water
Yuan's tiny coin
P
Pueblo art haven
Cozy pasta place
T
Oops, there it goes
S
Take for granted
A
Maker of Monopoly
Iowa college town
F
A
J
I
T
A
Grand old title
What green means
P
A
S
H
A
Stuffed Polish treat
P
I
E
R
O
G
I
Frodo's loyal friend
S
A
M
Fancy sun umbrella
P
A
R
A
S
O
L
Employ as a tool
Eureka, in short
U
S
E
Gone astray
Rhymes with bee
L
O
S
T
Moved with real zest
Baby sheep flock
Put in more
L
A
M
B
S
B
E
Spoken, not silent
Tossed in Boston
Cricket legend
T
E
A
That woman's briefly
H
E
R
Strictly by the book
The Centennial State
Firm grip on it
Top ocean hunter
A
H
O
L
D
Dollar bills, singly
A
Zero when spoken
Largest landmass
O
H
C
O
L
O
R
A
D
O
Old English you are
A
Price label or chase
O
The Boy Wonder
Tank for divers
R
O
B
I
N
Ugly and unkind
Fits before idea
N
A
S
T
Y
S
C
U
B
A
Rooftop TV antenna
A
E
R
I
A
L
Pop-ups you can skip
A
D
S
Under the spotlight
O
N
S
T
A
G
E
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World on a Plate — The notes

September 16, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard

  1. FAJITASizzling steak wrapA fajita is a Tex-Mex dish of grilled meat and vegetables served sizzling, usually wrapped in a flour tortilla.
  2. APPLEGift for the teacherAn apple is a crisp fruit, long associated with the classroom custom of giving one to the teacher.
  3. PIERSDocks over waterPiers are structures built out over water, used for docking boats or for strolling and amusement.
  4. JIAOYuan's tiny coinA jiao is a Chinese currency unit worth one tenth of a yuan.
  5. TAOSPueblo art havenTaos, New Mexico is a small town famed for its historic adobe pueblo and thriving art colony.
  6. TRATTORIACozy pasta placeA trattoria is a casual, family-style Italian restaurant, typically simpler than a formal ristorante.
  7. SPILLOops, there it goesA spill is liquid accidentally escaping its container, or, as a verb, the act of letting it happen.
  8. ASSUMETake for grantedTo assume is to accept something as true without proof, or to take on a role or responsibility.
  9. HASBROMaker of MonopolyHasbro is the American toy and game company behind Monopoly, Transformers and Play-Doh.
  10. AMESIowa college townAmes, Iowa is home to Iowa State University, in the central part of the state.
  11. PASHAGrand old titleA pasha was a high-ranking official title in the Ottoman and Egyptian administrative systems.
  12. GOWhat green meansGo signals movement or permission to proceed, as when a traffic light turns green.
  13. PIEROGIStuffed Polish treatPierogi are Polish dumplings, typically filled with potato, cheese, meat or fruit and boiled or fried.
  14. SAMFrodo's loyal friendSam (Samwise Gamgee) is Frodo's devoted companion in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
  15. PARASOLFancy sun umbrellaA parasol is a lightweight umbrella carried for shade from the sun rather than protection from rain.
  16. USEEmploy as a toolTo use something is to employ it for a purpose, putting it to practical work.
  17. AHAEureka, in shortAha is the exclamation of sudden understanding or discovery, much like 'eureka'.
  18. LOSTGone astrayLost describes being unable to find one's way, or something that has gone missing.
  19. BERhymes with beeBe is the base verb 'to be', existence itself, and happens to sound just like the insect 'bee'.
  20. ELANMoved with real zestElan is a lively, enthusiastic spirit or dash brought to an action.
  21. LAMBSBaby sheep flockLambs are young sheep, commonly seen grazing together in springtime flocks.
  22. ADDPut in moreTo add is to put more of something in, or to combine numbers in arithmetic.
  23. ALOUDSpoken, not silentAloud means spoken so it can be heard, as opposed to silently or in one's head.
  24. TEATossed in BostonTea is the drink famously thrown into the harbor at the 1773 Boston Tea Party protest.
  25. HOBBSCricket legendJack Hobbs was a celebrated English cricketer of the early 20th century, one of the sport's greats.
  26. HERThat woman's brieflyHer refers to a woman as the object of a sentence or shows possession, as in 'her book'.
  27. HOYLEStrictly by the bookHoyle refers to Edmond Hoyle, whose card game rulebooks gave rise to the phrase 'according to Hoyle'.
  28. COLORADOThe Centennial StateColorado is a Rocky Mountain U.S. state nicknamed the Centennial State for joining the union in 1876.
  29. AHOLDFirm grip on itAhold, as in 'get ahold of', means a firm grasp or grip on something or someone.
  30. ORCATop ocean hunterThe orca, or killer whale, is a powerful black-and-white marine predator at the top of the ocean food chain.
  31. ONESDollar bills, singlyOnes can mean single dollar bills, the digits in a place-value column, or items chosen from a group.
  32. OHZero when spokenOh is often used aloud in place of the digit zero, as in reading a phone number or room number.
  33. ASIALargest landmassAsia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, stretching from the Middle East to the Pacific.
  34. ARTOld English you areArt is the archaic second-person singular of 'to be', as in Shakespeare's 'thou art'.
  35. TAGPrice label or chaseA tag can be a small label attached to an item, or the children's game of chasing and touching.
  36. ROBINThe Boy WonderRobin is Batman's young crime-fighting partner, also known as the Boy Wonder, and a red-breasted songbird.
  37. SCUBATank for diversScuba gear lets divers breathe underwater from a self-contained tank strapped to their back.
  38. NASTYUgly and unkindNasty describes something unpleasant, mean-spirited or disagreeable.
  39. ANFits before ideaAn is the indefinite article used before a word starting with a vowel sound, like 'idea' or 'hour'.
  40. AERIALRooftop TV antennaAn aerial is an antenna, often mounted on a rooftop, used to receive television or radio signals.
  41. ADSPop-ups you can skipAds are advertisements, including the online pop-ups and video spots viewers often skip past.
  42. ONSTAGEUnder the spotlightOnstage means performing in front of an audience, typically under the stage lights.
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