Puzzle Page
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Second-First-Day Mini.
Across. 1. Two of them all summer; one of them since Sunday (5) 4. What the motion was written on, and what it was not typed from carefully enough (5)
Down. 1. What Pike did at Braham, 21–14 (4) 2. What the doors do at 7:40 (4) 3. What the county engineer must approve before a shovel (4)
Answers
Across: LOONS, SHEET. Down: LOSE, OPEN, SITE.
The Second Week of September. SIXTEEN · HANDWRITING · ABSENTEE · GROUSE · KINDERGARTEN · HOMECOMING · SPELLDOWN · HOTDISH · FROST · ONE
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Any direction, diagonals included. HANDWRITING is in there and it is long, which is fitting.
Minnesota has required schools to open after Labor Day since 1985. So how did Lakeside legally open September 2 this year — and how long does that permission last?
Answer
A temporary legislative waiver, passed because Labor Day falls late in 2026 (the 7th) and 2027 (the 6th), letting boards open any day from September 1. It covers this school year and next. Then the old rule comes back, and so does the argument.