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Chaosword #12: 11 Sept 2026

#12·Morning (5x5)·Borderline Meanings·11 Sept 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Riot] What a champion may do with a perfect game?
1 DOWN [Ink] Sheltered coastal inlet, often smaller than a gulf
2 DOWN [Ink] Mountain nymph in ancient Greek mythology
3 DOWN [Ink] Exhausted after a long ordeal or difficult journey
4 DOWN [Smudge] Generously sized, as a serving at dinner
5 ACROSS [Ink] Region or extent of a surface or subject
6 ACROSS [Ink] Long deeply for something absent or unattained
7 DOWN [Ink] Dip one's head to signal assent or greeting
8 ACROSS [Ink] Jason's ship in ancient Greek mythology
9 ACROSS [Smudge] Colored by immersion in a pigment bath

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Cereal grain's outer layer, often added for fiber.
1 DOWN [Riot] Explain the point again, then again, then again?
2 DOWN [Riot] Feel sorry about yesterday's decision?
3 DOWN [Ink] California city across the bay from San Francisco.
4 DOWN [Ink] At no point, not even on a generous reading.
5 ACROSS [Ink] Swiss mathematician behind a famous number and equation.
6 DOWN [Smudge] Like a traffic signal's stop light or an embarrassed face.
7 ACROSS [Riot] Split apart, or cling together, oddly enough?
7 DOWN [Ink] Crustacean claw, technically speaking.
8 ACROSS [Riot] Insight's triumphant little cry?
8 DOWN [Smudge] Leatherworker's piercing tool, not a typo for 'all'.
9 ACROSS [Ink] Doctor's degree abbreviation, on a diploma.
10 ACROSS [Riot] Spider's hypothetical craftsman?
11 DOWN [Riot] Parting word, or a free pass to the next round?
12 ACROSS [Ink] Harold of silent-film fame, with trademark spectacles.
13 ACROSS [Ink] Region measured in square units.

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Ink] One or more, regardless of which particular choice is intended.
1 DOWN [Ink] Well suited to the situation, though punctuality is not guaranteed.
2 DOWN [Riot] Young person neither employed nor studying, with a youthful reverse?
3 DOWN [Ink] Edible underground tubers often candied, roasted, or mashed.
4 ACROSS [Ink] Muslim honorific traditionally placed before a man's name.
4 DOWN [Ink] Lively energy or spirit, especially in a person or performance.
5 DOWN [Ink] Fungus that makes dough rise and helps produce certain beverages.
6 DOWN [Ink] The letter L, when pronounced as a standalone name.
7 DOWN [Ink] Making someone or something seem divine, often through excessive praise.
8 ACROSS [Ink] Small green legumes commonly served in pods or stirred into soup.
9 DOWN [Ink] A plant of the genus Euphorbia, some species producing milky sap.
10 ACROSS [Ink] In Greek mythology, father of Achilles and husband of Thetis.
11 DOWN [Ink] Useful or serviceable, an uncommon but legitimate English adjective.
12 DOWN [Ink] Artificial, for short, as a material may be described on a label.
13 ACROSS [Ink] The quality of existing within time rather than outside or beyond it.
14 DOWN [Ink] Mouths or openings, in Latin grammatical usage, the plural of os.
15 ACROSS [Ink] Troubles or aggravations, borrowing a plural from Yiddish.
16 ACROSS [Smudge] A fish's movable swimming organ, or the end of a matter.
17 ACROSS [Ink] A long, thin braid or the name of a narrow aquatic plant.
18 DOWN [Ink] European manufacturer known for producing large commercial aircraft.
19 ACROSS [Ink] Lively dance involving quick steps, often associated with folk music.
19 DOWN [Ink] Mocking cries from spectators who strongly disapprove of a performance.
20 DOWN [Ink] A tax or duty placed on goods brought in from elsewhere.
21 ACROSS [Ink] Frozen water, valued by drinks and disliked by slippery sidewalks.
22 ACROSS [Ink] Someone who corrects errors in writing, especially during publication.
23 DOWN [Ink] Unwanted sound, whether from a crowded room, a radio, or machinery.
24 DOWN [Smudge] Covered with dust, or showing the neglected look that dust provides.
25 DOWN [Ink] And so forth, in brief, for lists that decline to finish properly.
26 ACROSS [Ink] Ninth month of the year, for short, in calendars and filing systems.
26 DOWN [Ink] Resort offering baths, treatments, and the hope of leaving less tense.
27 ACROSS [Ink] Offer more money than another bidder during a competitive sale.
28 DOWN [Ink] A very small amount, useful when even a little would be enough.
29 DOWN [Ink] A formal contest between two people, traditionally settled with weapons.
30 ACROSS [Ink] Open to many sexual partners, or indiscriminate in selecting among them.
31 DOWN [Smudge] Former Soviet space station, with a familiar circular edge when reversed?
32 DOWN [Ink] Enclosure for pigs, whose occupants have never mastered housekeeping.
33 ACROSS [Ink] Help given to someone completing a task, performance, or difficult climb.
34 ACROSS [Ink] Printer's instruction to leave a questioned passage unchanged.
35 ACROSS [Ink] Three, especially as the value of a playing card or a roll.
36 ACROSS [Ink] Gymnast Raisman, identified by her first name in sports coverage.