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Chaosword #38: 7 Oct 2026

#38·Morning (5x5)·Inland Waters, Light Wind·7 Oct 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Smudge] A hoodlike garment or covering, useful when the weather is intent on your neck.
1 DOWN [Ink] A condition of utter disorder, in which plans and possessions alike lose their bearings.
2 DOWN [Ink] A unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound in common usage.
3 DOWN [Ink] Recorded thoughts in ink, as an author did before sending pages away.
4 DOWN [Smudge] A rich vein of valuable material, especially one sought by miners.
5 ACROSS [Ink] One of North America's five Great Lakes, bordering Michigan and Ontario.
6 DOWN [Ink] Openwork fabric used to catch fish, stop balls, or collect whatever falls through.
7 ACROSS [Ink] The electrode where oxidation occurs, whether in a battery or an electrolytic cell.
8 ACROSS [Ink] A musical ensemble of eight performers, or any group numbering exactly eight.
9 ACROSS [Riot] A bishop's jurisdiction, or what one does with one's eyes?

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Riot] Wide-ranging, like a discussion that refuses to stay in one lane?
1 DOWN [Riot] Lively spirit, especially when a quiet entrance would have sufficed?
2 DOWN [Riot] Styled after an earlier era, but with enough self-awareness to be fashionable?
3 DOWN [Ink] Watch closely, or comply with a rule, depending on the surrounding context.
4 DOWN [Smudge] Lincoln's familiar nickname, compact enough for a campaign button and a history book.
5 DOWN [Riot] Shoulder muscle or a triangular shape, depending on whether anatomy is invited?
6 ACROSS [Ink] Hasidic spiritual leader and teacher, often addressed with considerable reverence.
7 ACROSS [Ink] A neuter reflexive pronoun, useful when emphasis turns back upon a thing.
8 DOWN [Ink] French word for a girl, or in some contexts a daughter, quite plainly.
9 ACROSS [Smudge] Rock worth processing because it contains a useful mineral in workable quantity.
10 ACROSS [Riot] Metal found in cans and solder, or a whistle's namesake in a bandroom?
11 DOWN [Smudge] Archaic or poetic form meaning near, with a faintly antique forecast about it.
12 ACROSS [Riot] Bright songbird, or a birdwatcher's small burst of sunshine in the branches?
13 DOWN [Ink] Charged atom or molecule, formed by gaining or losing one or more electrons.
14 ACROSS [Smudge] Lightweight sheer fabric, useful when a curtain should admit plenty of daylight.
15 ACROSS [Smudge] One who brings something to a close, whether a debate, a reign, or a dynasty.

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Smudge] Handle a little CHAOS, perhaps
1 DOWN [Riot] Crow's complaint from the rafters?
2 DOWN [Ink] Yoko's surname, in full
3 DOWN [Riot] Golf score, or RAP backward?
4 DOWN [Smudge] Sibling at the top of the age ladder?
5 ACROSS [Riot] Make a tomato blush?
5 DOWN [Ink] Leased for a stated period
6 DOWN [Ink] Southeastern direction on a compass
7 DOWN [Smudge] Insult, in casual slang
8 DOWN [Ink] German word for the neuter “the”
9 ACROSS [Smudge] Pain relief, the body's quiet harbor
10 DOWN [Riot] Main point, after the verbal weeds?
11 ACROSS [Riot] Too many words, in a nutshell?
12 ACROSS [Ink] Eastern Standard Time, for short
13 ACROSS [Smudge] Signing up, or entering the books
13 DOWN [Smudge] Judge a performance or a price
14 DOWN [Riot] Style with a little extra gas?
15 DOWN [Ink] Added explanatory notes, past tense
16 DOWN [Smudge] Apple platforms, in brief
17 DOWN [Smudge] Whiskey grain with a spicy reputation
18 DOWN [Smudge] Not permitted by statute
19 DOWN [Riot] Depilatory brand, ironically near HAIR?
20 DOWN [Riot] Twisted tree growth, or RANG backward?
21 ACROSS [Smudge] Hand out portions, like a treasurer
22 ACROSS [Ink] Bob's given name, on the birth certificate
23 ACROSS [Smudge] New Mexico town near ski country
24 ACROSS [Riot] Elijah in Italian dress?
25 ACROSS [Riot] Printer's units, each half an EM?
26 ACROSS [Riot] Small fastener, or NIP backward?
26 DOWN [Smudge] Sympathetic sorrow for another
27 DOWN [Ink] Japanese surname, in a name list
28 DOWN [Smudge] Simone's given name, memorably
29 ACROSS [Ink] Make a mistake in judgment
30 ACROSS [Smudge] Making a tailor's case?
31 DOWN [Ink] United States, in brief
32 DOWN [Smudge] Cricket's scoreless result
33 ACROSS [Ink] Baltic state with Tallinn as capital
34 ACROSS [Riot] Opposite of night shift?
35 ACROSS [Riot] Every last one, no exceptions?