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 | Fri | 6/5/2026 | Kelly Morenus | Will Shortz | 46D | Pioneering civil rights activist ___ Arnold Hedgeman | ANNA | ✗ ELSA |
| 2 | Fri | 4/21/2023 | Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock | Will Shortz | 8D | Actress Gunn of "Breaking Bad" | ANNA | ✓ ANNA |
| 3 | Sat | 3/29/2014 | Barry C. Silk | Will Shortz | 41A | Orphaned lion of literature | ELSA | ✓ ELSA |
| 4 | Thu | 7/13/2023 | Hanh Huynh | Will Shortz | 1A | Pataky of the "Fast & Furious" franchise | ELSA | ✗ ANNA |
| 5 | Wed | 4/14/2004 | Randolph Ross | Will Shortz | 21A | Fashion maven Klensch | ELSA | ✓ ELSA |
| 6 | Thu | 2/13/2025 | Jem Burch | Will Shortz | 56A | Emmy-winning Sawai of "Shogun" | ANNA | ✓ ANNA |
| 7 | Wed | 11/5/2025 | Chad Hazen and Jeff Chen | Will Shortz | 7D | Astronaut ___ Lee Fisher, the first mother to fly into space | ANNA | ✓ ANNA |
| 8 | Fri | 6/23/2000 | Noah Dephoure | Will Shortz | 16A | "___ Imroth" (Sandburg poem) | ANNA | ✗ ELSA |
| 9 | Sat | 7/4/1987 | Sidney L. Robbins | Eugene T. Maleska | 34D | First name of Vronsky's lover | ANNA | ✓ ANNA |
| 10 | Sun | 12/20/1942 | Harriot T. Cooke | Margaret P. Farrar | 59D | About two cents in India. | ANNA | ✓ ANNA |