Chaosword #17: 16 Sept 2026
CHAOSWORD#17 · Morning (5x5)
16 Sept 2026
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#17·Morning (5x5)·Honeyed Headlines·16 Sept 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)
1 ACROSS [Ink] Central part of something
1 DOWN [Smudge] Shape wood with a blade, say
2 DOWN [Smudge] Egg-shaped, in a zoologist's vocabulary
3 DOWN [Smudge] Tied up, possibly after a lasso flew
4 DOWN [Smudge] Looked at closely, perhaps with suspicion
5 ACROSS [Riot] Cabbage with aristocratic airs?
5 DOWN [Riot] Agitate a drink, or cause trouble?
6 ACROSS [Riot] Recurring literary device, or a tired idea?
7 ACROSS [Smudge] Covered in climbing greenery, like an old wall
8 ACROSS [Ink] Prepare a spawning bed, as a salmon does
Evening Tabloid (7x7)
1 ACROSS [Riot] Add replacement dialogue to a film, or reverse a flower starter?
1 DOWN [Riot] Pair of performers, or a lute-like instrument backwards?
2 DOWN [Ink] Employ a tool, method, or available resource
3 DOWN [Smudge] ROped-off divider keeping a queue in line, perhaps
4 ACROSS [Ink] Historic ruler of Algiers under Ottoman rule
4 DOWN [Ink] Short, light songs, often with a catchy tune
5 DOWN [Smudge] Stretch out a scant supply, as a budget
6 DOWN [Ink] Went, in an obsolete dialectal form
7 ACROSS [Ink] Federal republic spanning much of North America
8 ACROSS [Smudge] President Eisenhower, by his familiar nickname
9 ACROSS [Ink] CGS unit of magnetic field strength
10 DOWN [Ink] Black, in heraldic language
11 ACROSS [Riot] Informant, or road sealant in reverse?
12 ACROSS [Ink] Shinbone, anatomically speaking
12 DOWN [Smudge] You, in Yorkshire speech
13 DOWN [Ink] Small insect known for highly organized colonies
14 ACROSS [Smudge] Mythic face said to have launched a thousand ships
15 ACROSS [Smudge] Jousting lance support, in heraldic terminology
Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)
1 ACROSS [Ink] Make amends for a wrong
1 DOWN [Ink] Alphabet basics, in brief
2 DOWN [Ink] Two thousand pounds, in Britain and the U.S.
3 DOWN [Smudge] Introductory session for newcomers
4 DOWN [Ink] Absolutely nothing, in Spanish
5 DOWN [Ink] Thoroughly annoyed by repeated delays
6 ACROSS [Ink] Trumpet-shaped lily often sold as a cut flower
6 DOWN [Ink] Marked by formal politeness and ritual
7 DOWN [Ink] Love, in the language of ancient Rome
8 DOWN [Smudge] Self-service shop with rows of washing machines
9 DOWN [Ink] Illuminated, as a room after sunset
10 DOWN [Ink] Brewed drink made with top-fermenting yeast
11 ACROSS [Ink] Mineral used in detergents and glassmaking
12 ACROSS [Ink] Electronic message sent over a network
13 ACROSS [Ink] Stinging capsule found in a jellyfish relative
14 ACROSS [Ink] Path taken from one place to another
15 ACROSS [Ink] From the direction of the rising sun
16 DOWN [Ink] Musical instruction to remain silent
17 ACROSS [Smudge] Religious sister, perhaps a SAINT
17 DOWN [Ink] Pester persistently, like an unwanted reminder
18 DOWN [Ink] Unidentified flying object, for short
19 ACROSS [Smudge] Anderson or Beesly, for example
20 ACROSS [Riot] A failed firework, or a disappointing person?
21 DOWN [Ink] Exclamation of disgust or frustration
22 DOWN [Ink] A dove, in Scots dialect
23 ACROSS [Ink] Toward the stern of a vessel
24 ACROSS [Ink] Environmentally friendly, informally
25 ACROSS [Smudge] Sense of self, or inner CORE
26 ACROSS [Ink] Indian state famous for beaches and Portuguese heritage
27 ACROSS [Ink] Cartoon chihuahua paired with Stimpy
28 ACROSS [Ink] Greek letter resembling a looped P
29 ACROSS [Smudge] Hour for a cuppa and perhaps a biscuit
30 DOWN [Ink] German word meaning finish
31 DOWN [Ink] Hybrid offspring of a mare and a donkey
32 ACROSS [Ink] Holy person recognized for exceptional virtue
32 DOWN [Ink] Fluid carried through a plant's vascular tissue
33 DOWN [Ink] Tropical cuckoo with a large, curved bill
34 ACROSS [Ink] Revealed as having been concealed or secret
35 DOWN [Ink] Database relationship diagram, for short
36 DOWN [Ink] Period of light between sunrise and sunset
37 ACROSS [Ink] Electrode at which oxidation occurs
38 ACROSS [Ink] Going beyond the usual extreme
39 ACROSS [Ink] Longed deeply for someone or something
40 ACROSS [Ink] Shabby, sordid, or morally disreputable