Week 2026-W34 · August 17–23, 2026
A Bouquet Of Blooms
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
A common meadow plant with white ray petals surrounding a bright yellow center, often picked by children.
An aquatic plant with large floating leaves and cup-shaped blossoms, revered in several Eastern religions.
A shrub bearing fragrant clusters of pale purple blossoms in spring, also the name of the color they share.
A star-shaped autumn bloom in the daisy family, often planted for late-season color in gardens.
A garden plant with velvety, heart-shaped petals in bold colors, whose face-like markings seem to peer up at the viewer.
A perennial garden plant famous for large, showy, often double-petaled blossoms in shades of pink, red, and white.
A bulb-grown plant with a single cup-shaped bloom on a straight stem, iconic in Dutch fields and springtime displays.