Chaosword #7: 6 Sept 2026
CHAOSWORD#7 · Morning (5x5)
6 Sept 2026
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#7·Morning (5x5)·Letters Never Answered·6 Sept 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)
1 ACROSS [Riot] A formal dance, or a round object?
1 DOWN [Ink] Heat unit, for short, raising one pound of water one Fahrenheit degree.
2 DOWN [Smudge] Protective gear that can turn a knight into a walking weight.
3 DOWN [Ink] Zodiac sign represented by a pair of scales.
4 DOWN [Ink] Long-range radio navigation system for ships and aircraft.
5 ACROSS [Ink] Three performers making music or taking a bow.
6 ACROSS [Ink] Small freshwater fish of the mudminnow family.
7 DOWN [Ink] Large deer with broad antlers, native to North America.
8 ACROSS [Ink] Spoken rather than written, as an examination.
9 ACROSS [Ink] Position in a hierarchy.
Evening Tabloid (7x7)
1 ACROSS [Riot] Supportive pair, or a little structural insurance against a wobble?
1 DOWN [Smudge] Melancholy shade that gives sadness a surprisingly tidy wardrobe?
2 DOWN [Riot] Aircraft landing strip, a destination MORNING DOWN-4 could help locate?
3 DOWN [Smudge] Grew furious after the printer jammed for the third time that morning.
4 DOWN [Riot] West Coast state, in brief, with famously agreeable weather?
5 DOWN [Smudge] Shallow French bowl for soup, a dainty vessel with a serious spoon?
6 ACROSS [Riot] Moon-mad behavior, or the condition of taking a full moon personally?
7 DOWN [Riot] Shouted so loudly that even the punctuation seemed to flinch?
8 ACROSS [Riot] Separate two stuck pages, because adhesive is a commitment, not a vow?
9 ACROSS [Ink] Female sheep, a woolly leading lady with no interest in applause.
10 ACROSS [Ink] Tall deciduous tree, provider of shade and famously difficult Dutch disease headlines.
11 DOWN [Smudge] Red planet, named for a war god and forever blamed for bad omens?
12 ACROSS [Smudge] Swiss stone pine of alpine slopes, whose name sounds oddly well-rounded?
13 DOWN [Ink] Spanish cry of approval, especially useful when the dance deserves applause.
14 ACROSS [Riot] One who shouts, or a person making a strong case for indoor voices?
15 ACROSS [Ink] Actions, especially the sort preserved in legal records and dusty folders.
Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)
1 ACROSS [Riot] One who may take a Harley for a spin?
1 DOWN [Ink] The cry of a sheep, rendered in four letters.
2 DOWN [Ink] Factory-related abbreviation found in old directories.
3 DOWN [Ink] The state of being aware, informed, or perceptive.
4 DOWN [Smudge] Poetic name for Ireland, especially in older writing.
5 DOWN [Ink] Discuss the terms of an agreement again before signing.
6 ACROSS [Riot] Speak aloud, perhaps with more feeling than the room requested?
6 DOWN [Ink] Not yet identified by a doctor or confirmed by testing.
7 DOWN [Smudge] Ripped apart, or pulled in two emotional directions.
8 DOWN [Ink] Female performer in a serious dramatic role.
9 DOWN [Ink] And other things, stated in brief.
10 DOWN [Ink] Greek letter traditionally used for a correlation coefficient.
11 ACROSS [Smudge] Little orphan at the center of a famous musical.
12 ACROSS [Ink] Direction that MORNING DOWN-4 can help a navigator determine.
13 ACROSS [Riot] Decorate something with care, ornament, or a little vanity.
14 ACROSS [Ink] Northern constellation named for a mythical serpent.
15 ACROSS [Smudge] Removing unwanted plants, one stubborn patch at a time.
16 DOWN [Ink] Greek sea nymph, and a familiar feminine given name.
17 ACROSS [Ink] Federal investigative agency, rendered in brief.
17 DOWN [Smudge] Animal coat that once made an especially expensive garment.
18 DOWN [Riot] Underwire support staff?
19 ACROSS [Ink] Indian state on the country's southwestern coast.
20 ACROSS [Ink] Abbreviation for the language of Shakespeare.
21 DOWN [Riot] A small agreement from the head?
22 DOWN [Ink] Earth-related prefix used in scientific terms.
23 ACROSS [Ink] Vessel often used to hold ashes after cremation.
24 ACROSS [Ink] Website suffix commonly used by nonprofits.
25 ACROSS [Ink] Female deer, in the language of the woodland ledger.
26 ACROSS [Riot] Tattered cloth, or a newspaper with opinions about you?
27 ACROSS [Riot] Metal whose name also suits a container for beans?
28 ACROSS [Ink] Constructed language derived from Esperanto.
29 ACROSS [Smudge] Offensive to the senses, particularly the nose.
30 DOWN [Ink] Death notice, stated in brief.
31 DOWN [Riot] Horse's flowing neck hair, requiring its own comb.
32 ACROSS [Ink] Single-celled organism that changes shape as it moves.
32 DOWN [Smudge] Especially suitable, as though chosen by a very tidy fate.
33 DOWN [Ink] One of the Three Stooges, with Larry and Curly.
34 ACROSS [Ink] Desert expanses, though poets insist they can move.
35 DOWN [Riot] A bomb's worst performance?
36 DOWN [Smudge] Casual term for a female sibling.
37 ACROSS [Ink] Put forward as a premise or possibility for discussion.
38 ACROSS [Riot] World-weary boredom with a French accent?
39 ACROSS [Riot] A head, in anatomical terminology?
40 ACROSS [Smudge] Actions, or documents transferring ownership of property.