Krillion Answers for 2026-08-05

S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ · 18 letters

The second-smallest African nation — a two-island state in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Gabon.

T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ · 13 letters

A freshwater living fossil whose kind has barely changed in 200 million years — hatches when rain fills the puddle.

N_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ · 15 letters

The ancient Mesoamerican trick of soaking corn in alkaline water — the secret behind tortillas and masa.

G_ _ _ _ · 5 letters

A ventriloquist's dummy whose 1993 arrival sent Krusty's ratings into a free fall.

T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ · 11 letters

A phase that repeats in time rather than in space — first realized in the lab in 2021.

W_ _ _ _ _ _ _ · 8 letters

An old single-wing position reborn in modern special-teams and trick-play formations.

D_ _ _ · 4 letters

His 1971 TV-movie debut — a motorist terrorized by an unseen trucker across the desert.