Week 2026-W23 · June 1–7, 2026
Time To Get Baking
Six puzzles hid a thread and Sunday pulled it. Here are all seven answers for the week, with how the field did on each. Spoilers throughout — this page doesn't hide anything.
The week in full
The hard outer layer of a loaf, pie, or similar baked item, formed as the surface browns during cooking.
A sweet crystalline substance, usually white, refined from cane or beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
A microscopic fungus used to leaven baked goods and to ferment beer and wine.
To work a soft mixture with the hands, pressing and folding it to develop its texture.
A fine powder made by grinding grain, most often wheat, used as a staple ingredient in cooking.
A staple food made from a leavened, baked mixture of grain flour, water, and often salt, typically shaped into a loaf.
A thick, pliable mixture of flour and liquid, worked before shaping and cooking.