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Chaosword #20: 19 Sept 2026

#20·Morning (5x5)·Ebb and Word·19 Sept 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Father, in the family shorthand
1 DOWN [Riot] One who chops vegetables, or rolls the bones?
2 DOWN [Ink] Got up after the alarm rang
3 DOWN [Smudge] Pub missiles that reward a steady hand
4 ACROSS [Ink] Retirement account, in brief
5 ACROSS [Smudge] Dismiss with contempt, the harshest review
5 DOWN [Riot] Wellness retreat where stress gets a mud bath?
6 DOWN [Riot] Goalkeeper's target, or fisher's essential?
7 ACROSS [Ink] Plague, in French, with antique spelling
8 ACROSS [Smudge] Lance support, in an archaic spelling

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Outsider from another world
1 DOWN [Smudge] Once more, with feeling
2 DOWN [Ink] Slowly, in musical directions
3 DOWN [Smudge] Entering, rather than departing
4 DOWN [Ink] Before, in poetic diction
5 DOWN [Ink] Sea nymphs in Greek mythology
6 ACROSS [Ink] Category for books, films, or music
7 ACROSS [Riot] Made cross, perhaps by a DAD joke?
8 DOWN [Smudge] Showy brilliance, or loud acclaim
9 DOWN [Ink] Arthur Conan, creator of Holmes
10 ACROSS [Ink] Japanese statesman Hirobumi's surname
11 ACROSS [Ink] Umberto who wrote The Name of the Rose
12 ACROSS [Riot] Loudly, as a DARTS crowd might cheer?
13 DOWN [Ink] Wartime British spy agency, for short
14 ACROSS [Smudge] Relating to a network's key points
15 ACROSS [Ink] Heroic deed, in old usage

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Ink] What EVENING ACROSS-7 became after provocation?
1 DOWN [Ink] Associate of Applied Science degrees, for short
2 DOWN [Ink] Amount remaining after deductions
3 DOWN [Ink] Being drawn toward a massive body
4 DOWN [Ink] Irritate someone deliberately
5 DOWN [Ink] Capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
6 ACROSS [Ink] Release from imposed silence
6 DOWN [Ink] Unable to continue for long
7 DOWN [Ink] Young person not in education, employment, or training
8 DOWN [Ink] Family-tree researcher, professionally
9 DOWN [Riot] Donkey's rear end, perhaps?
10 DOWN [Ink] Exclamation of surprise or enthusiasm
11 ACROSS [Ink] High nest of an eagle or other raptor
12 ACROSS [Ink] Former surnames of women, in a plural form
13 ACROSS [Ink] Farm building for one horse
14 ACROSS [Ink] Faculty for detecting or understanding things
15 ACROSS [Ink] Classic French sauce thickened with roux
16 DOWN [Ink] Hunter constellation named for a mythic giant
17 ACROSS [Ink] Pressure unit, for short
17 DOWN [Smudge] Comic-book sound of a punch
18 DOWN [Ink] Portuguese word meaning saint, without its accent
19 ACROSS [Ink] Operating rooms, in hospital shorthand
20 ACROSS [Ink] In the style of, in brief
21 DOWN [Ink] Restroom, in British shorthand
22 DOWN [Ink] American Bar Association, for short
23 ACROSS [Ink] Cereal grain used in breakfast porridge
24 ACROSS [Ink] Quickness of mind and repartee
25 ACROSS [Ink] Research room, informally
26 ACROSS [Ink] Variant cry used to halt a horse
27 ACROSS [Ink] Hawaiian tree with creamy flowers
28 ACROSS [Ink] Eggs released by female animals
29 ACROSS [Ink] Darkening skin through sun or lamps
30 DOWN [Ink] Alternative names, in brief
31 DOWN [Ink] Not one person or thing
32 ACROSS [Smudge] Pepper or stew with a kick
32 DOWN [Ink] Tea, in Mandarin transliteration
33 DOWN [Ink] Computer name in 2001: A Space Odyssey
34 ACROSS [Ink] Unwanted sound, to some
35 DOWN [Ink] Take someone to court
36 DOWN [Ink] One who makes mistakes, in brief
37 ACROSS [Ink] Pre-Islamic monotheist in Islamic history
38 ACROSS [Ink] Follow as a consequence
39 ACROSS [Ink] Aquatic organisms ranging from kelp to pond scum
40 ACROSS [Ink] Discourage through threat or consequence