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Chaosword #8: 7 Sept 2026

#8·Morning (5x5)·Things Under Stars·7 Sept 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Smudge] Small piece of something, such as food, information, or metal.
1 DOWN [Ink] Soft, round, brimless hat strongly associated with French style.
2 DOWN [Ink] A single article in a collection, list, or sequence.
3 DOWN [Ink] Kenya's longest river, flowing toward the Indian Ocean.
4 ACROSS [Ink] Michelangelo sculpture showing Mary grieving over Christ's body.
4 DOWN [Smudge] An ordinary person, especially in contrast with an elite or ruling class.
5 DOWN [Ink] Actress Skye of Say Anything and River's Edge.
6 ACROSS [Ink] Sophia, the Oscar-winning Italian actress, in surname form.
7 ACROSS [Ink] Treatment that introduces liquid into the rectum to relieve constipation.
8 ACROSS [Riot] A wager, or a way to put your money where your mouth is?

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Expected or payable, depending on whether the matter is time or money.
1 DOWN [Smudge] Pair with perfect comic timing, or merely two people sharing a table?
2 DOWN [Ink] Remove the merchandise from its cardboard confinement, carefully and completely.
3 DOWN [Ink] South American country straddling the equator, with Quito as its capital.
4 ACROSS [Smudge] Pig quarters, where the resident may enjoy wallowing in the decor.
4 DOWN [Riot] Drank greedily, as though the glass had insulted the guest?
5 DOWN [Ink] Small square of glass, stone, or tile used in a mosaic.
6 DOWN [Smudge] Still, even after all that evidence has been presented and filed.
7 ACROSS [Ink] Tar Heel university, in brief, where Chapel Hill supplies the setting.
8 ACROSS [Smudge] Very small or short, the sort of scale that makes a giant look modest.
9 ACROSS [Ink] Eye specialist from an older medical vocabulary, spectacles optional.
10 DOWN [Riot] What a cooking pot wears, or what a wink may briefly conceal?
11 ACROSS [Riot] Train tracks, or stern rebukes delivered with a polished professional air?
12 ACROSS [Riot] Moved a canoe through water, or administered a memorable spanking?
12 DOWN [Ink] Pastry shell with a filling inside, proving geometry can be delicious.
13 DOWN [Smudge] Animal hideaway, or the private room where a detective broods?
14 ACROSS [Smudge] Japanese family name, a familiar sight on sports rosters and film credits?
15 ACROSS [Ink] Poetic word meaning before, often found wearing a slightly dusty hat.
16 ACROSS [Riot] Agent-making suffix used to form names for doers and practitioners?
17 ACROSS [Smudge] Common masculine given name, shared by Brown and Rather?

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Pair that offers support or stability
1 DOWN [Riot] Dance that can also be a hit?
2 DOWN [Ink] Feel regret over a past choice
3 DOWN [Ink] Formal statement offered as proof or confirmation
4 DOWN [Ink] Provide with an overhead interior surface
5 DOWN [Ink] Right to receive something, by law or custom
6 ACROSS [Ink] Dry Italian wine, often sparkling
6 DOWN [Ink] Breaking into smaller, jagged fragments
7 DOWN [Ink] Goddess of strife in Greek mythology
8 DOWN [Ink] Pollute or make impure through contact
9 DOWN [Ink] Signal to begin a performance
10 DOWN [Ink] Unusual, peculiar, or not even
11 ACROSS [Smudge] Put out, as a light, in dialect
12 ACROSS [Ink] Feeling satisfaction in one's achievements
13 ACROSS [Ink] Small, as a French adjective
14 ACROSS [Ink] Marked with rows or furnished with an inner layer
15 ACROSS [Smudge] One who regards a select few as superior
16 DOWN [Ink] Jeweled headpiece worn by royalty or brides
17 ACROSS [Ink] New York elevated trains, informally
17 DOWN [Ink] Final point or extremity
18 DOWN [Smudge] Falsehood told with a straight face
19 ACROSS [Ink] Common metal used in cans and solder
20 ACROSS [Smudge] Greeting once addressed to Caesar
21 DOWN [Smudge] Experienced expert, informally
22 DOWN [Ink] Expected arrival time, for short
23 ACROSS [Smudge] Tiny person, insect, or trivial complaint
24 ACROSS [Ink] Back muscle, in gym shorthand
25 ACROSS [Ink] Encountered or fulfilled, in the past
26 ACROSS [Ink] U.S. drug-enforcement agency, for short
27 ACROSS [Ink] Before, in poetic diction
28 ACROSS [Ink] International Trade Administration, for short
29 ACROSS [Ink] Small South American monkey with a distinctive mane
30 DOWN [Ink] Succulent plant prized for soothing skin
31 DOWN [Ink] Object of intense admiration or devotion
32 ACROSS [Ink] Quick-moving and mentally nimble
32 DOWN [Ink] Do something, or a theatrical piece
33 DOWN [Ink] Graduate school exam, for short
34 ACROSS [Ink] Northwestern state known for potatoes and mountains
35 DOWN [Ink] Female chicken, often found in a coop
36 DOWN [Ink] Operating rooms, in hospital shorthand
37 ACROSS [Ink] Sing softly in a low, expressive voice
38 ACROSS [Ink] Person who writes observations down
39 ACROSS [Ink] Guiding belief or principle
40 ACROSS [Ink] Narrow valleys between steep slopes