Sunday, October 11 2026, Danny Ebbighausen
Happy Sunday, everyone! Today's puzzle is entitled "Recipe for Disaster", and Constructor Danny Ebbighausen's six themed entries read like instructions in a cookbook recipe. Although probably not the same recipe - perhaps that is what the "disaster" represents? At any rate, the clues provide alternative descriptions of the theme phrases, some of which are quite amusing. 21A. Arrive à la Cinderella?: ROLL INTO A BALL . A cookbook instruction for making meatballs (or drop cookies, maybe) is re-interpreted as someone "rolling in" to a gala social event in an elaborate carriage. 33A. Chef who plans to retire with the perfect tan?: COOK UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN . I'm not quite sure that I get this one. How does cooking make one tan? Perhaps by operating a beach-side grill? 50A. Dental advice from Lea & Perrins?: BRUSH WITH SAUCE . Pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins concocted Worcestershire Sauce in the first half of the 19th ce...