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Nim's Borrowed Atlas · Saturday, 13 June 2026 · Ahhhh!
June 2026
Saturday,
13 June 2026
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Article before 'unexpected visitor' (2)
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Sauron's realm: a terrible choice for a walking holiday (6)
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Would choose over the other option (6)
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Camera setting raised for a dimly lit room (3)
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Wolfs down the last samosa, say (6)
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Kristoff's reindeer companion in Frozen (4)
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Profound, as a thought or a sorrow (4)
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Gentle and unassuming (4)
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Not trans, in gender terminology (3)
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Kingdom of the horse-lords, with Edoras as its capital (5)
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Chess pieces, including the queen (3)
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Chewy Japanese noodles made from wheat (4)
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Sweeney ___, barber best avoided (4)
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Unit of heredity, handed down without a will (4)
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What a host opens and a bouncer shows you (4)
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Ending that makes a giant taller (2)
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Tolkien wizard who returns in white (7)
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Counterargument, preferably better than 'Nuh-uh' (8)
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Charges for professional services (4)
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Old knowledge, kept alive in the telling (4)
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Tavern-keeper played by the dungeon master, briefly (3)
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No more than, as in 'a ___ mortal' (4)
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Put on the table, as a bargain (7)
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People who fill in a survey (11)
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Title earned with a thesis or a medical degree, briefly (2)
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Elrond's refuge, where the Fellowship takes shape (9)
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Abbey resident with a habit (4)
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Old units of absorbed radiation dose (4)
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Match a poker bet (3)
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Of lesser importance (9)
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The Hobbit's dragon, sleeping on stolen savings (5)
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Where bodies await identification (6)
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Still scheduled, despite the rain (2)
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Like a face the regulars haven't seen before (3)
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Route word between Delhi and Jaipur (2)
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Dietitian's daily nutrient target, briefly (3)
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Tucked into supper (3)
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Nothing held back: give it your ___ (3)
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Boyfriend, when texting in a hurry (2)
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Exist, as Hamlet debates (2)