26 Across

NYT Daily ? September 14, 2025

Supplier of 110-Across

Answer:

ACMECORPORATION

Hint:

This fictional company is famous for supplying wildly unpredictable gadgets to a certain cartoon coyote in his endless pursuits. Think of their products as the go-to for over-the-top inventions that rarely work as planned.

Explanation:

This clue is a direct reference to the classic Looney Tunes cartoons where "Acme Corporation" is the fictional company that supplies Wile E. Coyote with outrageous (and often faulty) gadgets. The "110-Across" part means the answer to this clue is the supplier of whatever answer appears at 110-Across in the puzzle—here, it’s just a playful nod to the running gag. The humor comes from how "Acme" became shorthand for any generic, over-the-top product manufacturer in pop culture. If 110-Across were something like "rocket skates" or "anvil," the joke would land even harder.

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