CrosswordDictionary2026Winter Flashcards by Patrick Aquino

Hidebound (6)

STODGY

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Market for currencies, informally (5)

FOREX

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Hack (9)

CABDRIVER

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Drop from a lacrimal gland (4)

TEAR

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Hawaiian letter that resembles an apostrophe (5)

OKINA

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Large cask (3)

TUN

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Film-score composer Bernstein (5)

ELMER

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Actress ___ Gay Harden (6)

MARCIA

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Director Preminger (4)

OTTO

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Mesopotamian goddess who visits her sister in the underworld (6)

ISHTAR

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Old French tale (5)

CONTE

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Pure as the ___ snow (6)

DRIVEN

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Person-shaped piece in a board game (6)

MEEPLE

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Company known for its porcelain figurines (6)

HUMMEL

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Language family that includes Zulu (5)

BANTU

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Country singer Ronnie (6)

MILSAP

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Argue for a lower price (6)

DICKER

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Isidor ___, co-owner of Macy’s who died on the Titanic (6)

STRAUS

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Old ___ (London criminal court) (6)

BAILEY

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Manhattan Project scientist Harold (4)

UREY

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Thin cracker served with chutneys (5)

PAPAD

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“The Baby-Sitters Club” creator M. Martin (3)

ANN

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“Grumpy Old Men” actor (6)

LEMMON

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Neo-pagan religion (5)

WICCA

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Stern who took a bow (5)

ISAAC

Jessica who won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" (5)

TANDY

Airport serving Tokyo (6)

NARITA

Heavy metal band whose name is a big cat in Spanish (7)

PANTERA

“Chernobyl” actor Harris(5)

JARED

“Mr. Robot” creator Esmail (3)

SAM

Pulitzer-winning writer Robert, famous for his four-book series on Lyndon Johnson (4)

CARO

Prince in the Bhagavad Gita (6)

ARJUNA

Embassy staffer (7)

ATTACHE

Pete who directed "Up," "Inside Out" and "Soul" (6)

DOCTER

What "margarita" means in Spanish (5)

DAISY

Site of a cathedral painted more than thirty times by Monet (5)

ROUEN

Daniel who leaked the Pentagon Papers (8)

ELLSBERG

Nobel-winning physicist Paul (5)

DIRAC

Persian for "king" (4)

SHAH

Painter of “Woman with a Pearl Necklace” and “Girl with a Pearl Earring” (7)

VERMEER

Movement in several of Bach’s French Suites (7)

GAVOTTE

"Jane the Virgin" star Rodriguez (4)

GINA

Emiliano of the Mexican Revolution (6)

ZAPATA

Rutger of "Blade Runner" (5)

HAUER

Martial-arts weapon wielded by the Ninja Turtle Raphael (3)

SAI

Minimalist painter Martin (5)

AGNES

Jane Eyre’s married name (9)

ROCHESTER

Titular protagonist of a John Irving novel (6)

TSGARP

Black Sea peninsula (6)

CRIMEA

___ Song, actress on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (6)

BRENDA

Father of Zeus (6)

CRONUS

Fencing performed with bamboo swords (5)

KENDO

Chief (Chicago-born rapper with a rhyming name) (4)

KEEF

Venetian Renaissance painter with a namesake orange-red color(6)

TITIAN

Wyoming landmark involved in a 1920s scandal (10)

TEAPOTDOME

Lightweight fabric for a handkerchief (7)

BATISTE

Late spy novelist Deighton (3)

LEN

Filmmaker Catherine whom J. Hoberman called “France’s foremost provocatrice” (8)

BREILLAT

Food additive named one of Time's 50 Worst Inventions (7)

OLESTRA

Show that inspired the famous misquote "Just the facts, ma'am" (7)

DRAGNET

Small amounts (5)

WHITS

Virginia Woolf’s legal first name (7)

ADELINE

Danny who starred in “White Christmas” (4)

KAYE

Walt Disney's middle name (5)

ELIAS

Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" (4)

IAGO

South American rodent also called a coypu (6)

NUTRIA

Western writer L'Amour (5)

LOUIS

Private investigator, informally (3)

TEC

___ Eisenhower, 1950s first lady (5)

MAMIE

Desai who wrote the 2025 novel “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny” (5)

KIRAN

Eccentric boss of Elaine, on “Seinfeld” (8)

PETERMAN

Late film critic Gene (6)

SISKEL

QB Tarkenton (4)

FRAN

Poet Joyce (6)

KILMER

FDR energy project (3)

TVA

Collectible trinket (5)

CURIO

Over-the-counter cold remedy (6)

CONTAC

Comic Don known as the Merchant of Venom (7)

RICKLES

___ Offensive of 1968 (3)

TET

Cross in a church (4)

ROOD

Tedious diatribe (6)

SCREED

Enthusiasm-curbing (6)

JADING

Sergeant portrayed by Steve Martin (5)

BILKO

Sam of "Peaky Blinders" (5)

NEILL

Fast-breaking meal during Ramadan (5)

IFTAR

Currency of Vietnam (4)

DONG

U-___ (German subway) (4)

BAHN

Conductor Previn with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy (5)

ANDRE

Nimble, zigzagging maneuver (4)

JINK

Top Gun org. (3)

USN

Polar explorer Richard (4)

BYRD

New wave group whose members wear yellow radiation suits (4)

DEVO

To whom Horatio says “Good night, sweet prince” (6)

HAMLET

Three sheet to the wind (6)

BLOTTO

Phil who voiced Troy McClure on “The Simpsons” (7)

HARTMAN

Catherine of Joker: Folie a Deux (6)

KEENER

Frequent Clint Eastwood costar Locke (6)

SONDRA

Movie-focused cable channel (3)

IFC

CNN journalist Hill (5)

ERICA

Car company whose name once appeared in lights on the Eiffel Tower (7)

CITROEN

"Downton Abbey" countess (4)

CORA

Breathable fabric used in mosquito nets (5)

VOILE

Actress who won a Tony Award for “The Normal Heart” (11)

ELLENBARKIN

National park in Namibia with a vast salt pan visible from space (6)

ETOSHA

Mountain climber’s accessory (5)

PITON

Title villain voiced by James Spader in a Marvel film (6)

ULTRON

The “F” of publishing’s F.S.G. (6)

FARRAR

___ Bora (embattled Afghan region) (4)

TORA

Clark Kent’s childhood sweetheart (8)

LANALANG

Julia of "The Addams Family" (4)

RAUL

Fife-and-drum drum (5)

TABOR

George Orwell's first name at birth (4)

ERIC

Servant in "The Handmaid's Tale" (4)

RITA

Lacquer ingredient (5)

ELEMI

Eponymous sandwich made with peanut butter, bananas, and bacon (5)

ELVIS

Devoted-homemaker archetype of the TikTok era (8)

TRADWIFE

Walt’s partner on “Breaking Bad” (5)

JESSE

Jessica Jones portrayer Krysten (6)

RITTER

Wayne's sidekick in "Wayne's World" (5)

GARTH

Old-timey oath (5)

NERTS

Boxer Max whose son was in “The Beverly Hillbillies” (4)

BAER

___ purple (dye used since antiquity) (6)

TYRIAN

Beer brand from Trinidad and Tobago (5)

CARIB

Birds known for impaling their prey (7)

SHRIKES

BTS member whose 2025 album, “Echo,” débuted at No. 1 on the World Albums chart (3)

JIN

Hockey great Roenick (6)

JEREMY

Zimbalist Jr. of "77 Sunset Strip" (5)

EFREM

“Tennessee ___” (Grateful Dead track) (3)

JED

___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator" (5)

SARAH

German emperor (6)

KAISER

Interview with the Vampire vampire (6)

LESTAT

Colorful newspaper, briefly (4)

USAT

Hacks Emmy winner Einbinder (6)

HANNAH

Pure as the ___ snow (6)

DRIVEN

"Shrek!" author William (5)

STEIG

Garnish in a Gibson (5)

ONION

French city across the Channel from Dover (6)

CALAIS

Body of water near Sumatra (7)

JAVASEA

Korean barbecue rib dish (5)

GALBI

Person-shaped game token (6)

MEEPLE

___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow (7)

NATASHA

Hobo’s pack (6)

BINDLE

Stolen vehicle tracking system (6)

LOJACK

Textile city NNE of Paris (5)

LILLE

Yes, in Japan (3)

HAI

Latvian, old-style (4)

LETT

Mount ___, possible site of Jesus’ Transfiguration (6)

HERMON

"Dagnabbit!" (5)

BYGUM

Funny prank (4)

JAPE

Padmé Amidala's home planet in "Star Wars" (5)

NABOO

German for "city" (5)

STADT

Diving bird (6)

GANNET

Marianne’s sister, in “Sense and Sensibility” (6)

ELINOR

Sister of Meg, Jo and Amy in "Little Women" (4)

BETH

Oasis songwriter Gallagher (4)

NOEL

“100 Years . . . 100 Movies” org. (3)

AFI

Georges who wrote the novel “La disparition” without using the letter “E” (5)

PEREC

Lecherous cartoon animal (4)

PEPE

French brandy (8)

ARMAGNAC

Oldsmobile Cutlass model (5)

CIERA

Balked (6)

JIBBED

Horatio who wrote rags-to-riches novels (5)

ALGER

Chicago's ___ Planetarium (5)

ADLER

Astronaut Ellen who was the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center (5)

OCHOA

Full legislative assembly (6)

PLENUM

Peter of Six Feet Under (6)

KRAUSE

"Hadestown" writer Mitchell (5)

ANAIS

April 1862 Civil War battle in Tennessee (6)

SHILOH

Actress and inventor Lamarr (4)

HEDY

Home of the Preakness Stakes (7)

PIMLICO

North African fortress (6)

CASBAH

Founder of the Mughal Empire (5)

BABUR

Military lodging (6)

BILLET

River of Florence (4)

ARNO

Starting eating (6)

TUCKIN

Portrayer of Bilbo Baggins in “The Lord of the Rings” (4)

HOLM

Duchess of ___ (subject of several Goya portraits) (4)

ALBA

Illuminating point (6)

APERCU

One of the Gallo brothers (6)

ERNEST

___ Spunkmeyer (baked-goods company)

OTIS

H. H. Munro’s pen name (4)

SAKI

Game review site (3)

IGN

Sister of Peppa and George Pig (4)

EVIE

Biblical spy for Moses (5)

CALEB

___ Building (iconic Park Avenue skyscraper) (7)

SEAGRAM

Actress Claire of "The Crown" (3)

FOY

Chuck who created "Young Sheldon" (5)

LORRE

Nobel-winning author Rabindranath (6)

TAGORE

Relinquish under pressure (8)

DISGORGE

Texan folklore figure who used a rattlesnake as a lasso (9)

PECOSBILL

Author ___ de Balzac (6)

HONORE

Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (6)

PIERRE

Bacterial disease akin to spotted fever (6)

TYPHUS

He-Man's superheroine twin sister (5)

SHERA

Zeno of ___, Greek philosopher who rejected the existence of space, time and motion (4)

ELEA

Shelf above an altar (7)

RETABLE

Nonsense, to a Brit (3)

ROT

Foxx of 1970s TV (4)

REDD

Actor Paul of “The Fabelmans” (4)

DANO

Pete who co-wrote "If I Had a Hammer" (6)

SEEGER

Jejune (6)

FACILE

English spa town where the Gold Cup race is held (10)

CHELTENHAM

Title girl in a Beach Boys hit (6)

RHONDA

Stickler for military discipline (8)

MARTINET

Uninspired imitator (7)

EPIGONE

Civil-rights organizer Baker (4)

ELLA

___ Palace (French presidential residence) (6)

ELYSEE

Political commentator Piker (5)

HASAN

Quaint term for 24 sheets of paper (5)

QUIRE

Descendants of the Picts (5)

SCOTS

“Absolutely Fabulous” protagonist Monsoon (5)

EDINA

Sportscaster Kevin (6)

HARLAN

San __, Italy (4)

REMO

Synthetic fibre trademarked by DuPont (5)

ORLON

British isle (3)

AIT

Joyce of Three’s Company (6)

DEWITT

Of a monarch (6)

REGNAL

Gomer of TV's Mayberry (4)

PYLE

Triangular sail (6)

LATEEN

Root-beer brand (4)

DADS

Eccentric fellow (4)

COOT

Vivacious wit (6)

ESPRIT

Sanskrit for "goddess" (4)

DEVI

Empire of Xerxes (6)

PERSIA

Mother of Helios, in myth (4)

THEA

Eldest von Trapp daughter in "The Sound of Music" (5)

LIESL

Family name in The Dick Van Dyke Show (6)

PETRIE

Shady garden spot (5)

BOWER

Bollywood actor ___ Ali Khan (7)

IBRAHIM

Poe's "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon ___" (3)

PYM

1950 film with unreliable narrators (8)

RASHOMON

French "to have" (5)

AVOIR

Alfred who played Diego Rivera in “Frida” (6)

MOLINA

Cable co. that was purchased by AT&T in 1999 (3)

TCI

2025 sports film whose title is a kind of baseball pitch (6)

EEPHUS

___ the Great, king of ancient Persia (6)

DARIUS

Title role for Paul Newman, 1963 (3)

HUD

Rock guitarist Strauss (4)

NITA

Cloaks (7)

MANTLES

Shortest-reigning English monarch (9 days) (8)

JANEGREY

HBO series about rebuilding in post-Katrina New Orleans (5)

TREME

Indigo dye (4)

ANIL

Witty saying (7)

EPIGRAM

Write illegibly (6)

SCRAWL

Carceral structure proposed by Jeremy Bentham (10)

PANOPTICON

Honorific meaning "elder brother" (4)

AGHA

Govt. campaign watchdog (3)

FEC

Military chopper (4)

HUEY

Actress Tatum (5)

ONEAL

Sheridan of "Ready Player One" (3)

TYE

Boots with a Yupik name (7)

MUKLUKS

"Guys and Dolls" composer Frank (7)

LOESSER

___ Hoffman, member of the Chicago Seven (5)

ABBIE

Food writer Drummond (3)

REE

Gertrude who swam the English Channel (3)

EDERLE

Ancient vessel with three tiers of oars (7)

TRIREME

___ me tangere (Latin warning) (4)

NOLI

Lawrence famous for “champagne music” (4)

WELK

Like bargains that cost your soul (8)

FAUSTIAN

Mineral in plaster or chalk (6)

GYPSUM

Root beer brand owned by Coca-Cola (5)

BARQS

Extinct New Zealand bird (3)

MOA

___ Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z) (3)

ROC

"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria (4)

SALS

Like the goings on in a farce (6)

MADCAP

___ Carlos Jobim, father of the bossa nova (7)

ANTONIO

Legendary sportscaster Howard (6)

COSELL

Ancient seeress (6)

SYBILS

Actor Ehrenreich of "Oppenheimer" (5)

ALDEN

“Pale Fire” character Shade whose first name is a shade (5)

HAZEL

Actress Mazar (4)

DEBI

Tiny amount (4)

DRIB

German rifle maker (6)

MAUSER

Farmers’ association (6)

GRANGE

Warhead weapon, for short (4)

ICBM

Ring-tossing game similar to horseshoes (6)

QUOITS

Ancient manuscript (5)

CODEX

CrosswordDictionary2026Winter Flashcards

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