CROSSWORD #1861: Sweet Puzzle

Posted on February 12, 2026February 18, 2026 by Brendan Quigley

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Some sweet stuff for your Thursday solving experience. Enjoy.

Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.

3 thoughts on “CROSSWORD #1861: Sweet Puzzle”

Jeremy Paul Busch says:

February 12, 2026 at 9:01 am

Shouldn’t this be puzzle 1861? Or are we going backwards now?
leavened says:

February 12, 2026 at 2:59 pm

Sourdough doesn’t lack 18D, just gets it from the starter (or air) instead of a packet.
Thanks for puzzle.
Kelly Clark says:

February 12, 2026 at 3:43 pm

Very sweet…thanks, Brendan!

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Brendan Emmett Quigley has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996. In fact, he's the sixth-most published constructor in The New York Times under Will Shortz's editorship. Brendan's puzzles have also appeared in every major market including Creators Syndicate, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Crosswords Club, Dell Champion, Games Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Sun, Tribune Media Services, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

He regularly contributes work to The AV Crossword Club, Bawdy Crosswords, Spirit Magazine, Visual Thesaurus, and The Weekly Dig. At one point in time, Blender, Electronic Business, Paste Magazine, Quarterly Review of Wines, The Stranger, Time Out New York, and Wired.com ran his work. His puzzles have been mentioned on episodes of "The Colbert Report," "Jeopardy!," and "Sunday Night Football."

He is the author of over thirty different books. In his spare time he can be seen banging on typewriters in the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. He will be posting two puzzles a week — on Monday and Thursday.

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CROSSWORD #1861: Sweet Puzzle

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