Jill Singer’s triple words score.
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WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — At any traditional Thanksgiving table, you can rely on finding some combination of the beige trinity: turkey, potatoes and pie. New York Times Cooking offers a few colorful additions to the menu, but so does today’s crossword, constructed by Jill Singer. If you observe the U.S. holiday, consider incorporating the ingredients in this grid (in-grid-ients, you might say).
The theme’s revealer, incidentally, is also the title of a certain Chekhov play about boredom and listlessness — but neither of those feelings apply to the experience of solving Ms. Singer’s puzzle. Shall we entertain it together?
Today’s Theme
[Corn, beans and squash, in Mesoamerican tradition] are known as THE THREE SISTERS. That’s a hint to six answers in this puzzle, where two groups of three famous sisters can be found. The clue [Member of an 1800s literary family] solves to ANNE at 5A, CHARLOTTE at 17A and EMILY at 18A — the Brontë sisters.
Farther down, [Member of a 2000s showbiz family] solves to three Kardashians: KOURTNEY (45A), KIM (50A) and KHLOE (61A).
And if this theme just left you hungry for some corn, beans and squash, you’re in luck: Sam Sifton has a recipe for a Thanksgiving-ready Three Sisters stew. No actual sisters were harmed in the making of the dish.
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