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Chaosword #25: 24 Sept 2026

#25·Morning (5x5)·Static, Now Legible·24 Sept 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Excellent, in casual shorthand
1 DOWN [Ink] One plane of a cut gem
2 DOWN [Ink] Separated from one another
3 DOWN [Ink] Contradict, as evidence may
4 ACROSS [Riot] Copy someone, with less dignity?
5 ACROSS [Ink] Measure of size or proportion
5 DOWN [Smudge] Australian cracker brand
6 DOWN [Smudge] One who is not infallible
7 ACROSS [Ink] High nest of an eagle
8 ACROSS [Riot] Aquatic mammal known to juggle stones?

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Peak of excellence or achievement
1 DOWN [Ink] Severely plain in style or appearance
2 DOWN [Ink] Computer's central processor, for short
3 DOWN [Ink] Maize crops, in South African usage
4 DOWN [Ink] Set with precious stones
5 ACROSS [Riot] Turn a situation upside down?
6 DOWN [Smudge] Letter grades that rarely inspire speeches
7 ACROSS [Ink] Ease pain, anger, or worry
7 DOWN [Ink] European peaks including Mont Blanc
8 DOWN [Ink] Small finishing stroke on a printed letter
9 ACROSS [Smudge] Permit, or rent out in Britain
10 ACROSS [Ink] Sheltered side, away from the wind
11 ACROSS [Ink] Early qualifying rounds or examinations
12 DOWN [Ink] French plural article meaning "the"
13 ACROSS [Smudge] Certainly, in emphatic old-fashioned speech
14 ACROSS [Ink] Admit the truth, informally

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Loose-fitting, with fabric that has given up on the waistline.
1 DOWN [Riot] Small insect, or a flaw that crashes a program?
2 DOWN [Riot] Finished a meal, or read ETA in reverse?
3 DOWN [Ink] Showy but worthless ornamentation, fit for a dubious souvenir shop.
4 DOWN [Ink] Delight so buoyant that even a modest success can produce it.
5 DOWN [Ink] Wyoming park famous for geysers, wildlife, and geological drama.
6 ACROSS [Smudge] Chests or breasts, expressed in Italian plural usage.
6 DOWN [Ink] A scholar who studies chance, likelihood, and the mathematics of uncertainty.
7 DOWN [Ink] The lower edge of a sloping roof, where rain begins its descent.
8 DOWN [Ink] A campaigner or official who challenges monopolistic business power.
9 DOWN [Ink] Directory number prefix, in brief, from older listings.
10 DOWN [Ink] Anger, especially the sort that makes a calm letter feel impossible.
11 ACROSS [Smudge] Useful, in a somewhat formal register, and no less practical for it.
12 ACROSS [Ink] Less common than the comparison point, by definition.
13 ACROSS [Ink] Twinned or paired, especially in heraldic terminology.
14 ACROSS [Ink] Seed-bearing structure inside a flowering plants ovary.
15 ACROSS [Ink] Indonesian island group, east of Borneo and now often called Sulawesi.
16 DOWN [Ink] Turn outward, as a glove finger or the edge of a folded seam.
17 ACROSS [Ink] Go wrong through ordinary, stubborn human fallibility.
17 DOWN [Ink] Installment, in a television schedule, for short.
18 DOWN [Ink] Confucian virtue of humaneness, in Mandarin romanization.
19 ACROSS [Ink] Eggs, particularly those produced by a frog or other animal.
20 ACROSS [Riot] Highest point, or a cooking vessel read backward?
21 DOWN [Smudge] Hardwood tree that supplies acorns and an improbable number of metaphors.
22 DOWN [Ink] Word part meaning before, as in a term for before birth.
23 ACROSS [Smudge] Small round legume, often asked to share a pod with its siblings.
24 ACROSS [Smudge] Spun network of threads, or the worldwide network of linked pages.
25 ACROSS [Riot] Legal profession, or place serving drinks?
26 ACROSS [Ink] Corporate suffix used after a company name, for short.
27 ACROSS [Riot] Indian honorific, or tax agency read backward?
28 ACROSS [Ink] Small four-stringed instrument, in brief.
29 ACROSS [Smudge] Kitchen vessels that whistle when their water has reached a verdict.
30 DOWN [Riot] A type of alcohol, or solitary read backward?
31 DOWN [Ink] Notice or detect something, often after a deliberate search.
32 ACROSS [Ink] Courtroom shorthand specialist, once indispensable before digital recording.
32 DOWN [Ink] Unhappy, gloomy, or lacking the emotional weather of a sunny day.
33 DOWN [Riot] Philosophy of harmony, or grain read backward?
34 ACROSS [Ink] Mexican agave fiber, used traditionally for cordage and woven goods.
35 DOWN [Smudge] Zodiac sign represented by a lion, with suitable confidence.
36 DOWN [Ink] Editors, in publishing shorthand.
37 ACROSS [Ink] Biblical brother of Moses and Miriam, remembered for his priestly role.
38 ACROSS [Riot] Velocity, or the deep waters turned around?
39 ACROSS [Ink] Arthur Conan who created the famously deductive Sherlock Holmes.
40 ACROSS [Ink] Novices or beginners, still awaiting their first taste of mastery.