New Pears every day at noon! This is Pears Game 264. There are a lot of good food words in this one, including an Indian technique, a Mexican staple, and an Italian restaurant.

The longest words in Game 263 were RESELLERS and SEERESSES. The single solitary pear word for pear IO was EXCELSIOR! My apologies to everyone who was angry.

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Got a word to suggest? Let us know at pears@slate.com. Recent additions: EXCRESCENT, RECENTERS.