Brian Cimmet
Ryan Hecht
Clues
The crossword clues presented in this round with their answers and guess results.
| # | Day | Puzzle Date | Constructors | Editor | Clue # | Clue Text | Answer | Ryan Hecht |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat | 2/14/2026 | David Karp | Will Shortz | 28A | Tree of life, in Norse mythology | ASH | ✓ ASH |
| 2 | Sun | 10/12/2025 | Michael Schlossberg | Will Shortz | 39D | Wood found in restaurant furniture | ASH | ✗ ELM |
| 3 | Sun | 10/23/1994 | Cathy Allis | Will Shortz | 121D | Hackberry, for one | ELM | ✓ ELM |
| 4 | Mon | 3/20/2023 | Adam Vincent | Will Shortz | 59A | Durable wood that's softer than oak | ELM | ✗ ASH |
| 5 | Thu | 6/26/2003 | Patrick Berry | Will Shortz | 20A | Tree whose winged seeds look like tiny canoe paddles | ASH | ✓ ASH |
| 6 | Wed | 11/22/2023 | Will Pfadenhauer | Will Shortz | 28D | Wood once used for hockey sticks | ASH | ✓ ASH |
| 7 | Mon | 9/1/2025 | Lynn Lempel | Will Shortz | 8D | Oval-leaved tree | ELM | ✗ ASH |
| 8 | Wed | 8/27/2014 | Gareth Bain and David Poole | Will Shortz | 67A | Wood used to make the original Stratocasters | ASH | ✓ ASH |
| 9 | Sun | 2/24/2008 | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Will Shortz | 86D | "... as old as yonder ___": James Joyce | ELM | ✓ ELM |
| 10 | Sun | 6/22/2008 | Pamela Amick Klawitter | Will Shortz | 60A | Sylvia Plath poem that begins "I know the bottom, she says. I know it with my great tap root" | ELM | ✓ ELM |