Chaosword #42: 11 Oct 2026
CHAOSWORD#42 · Morning (5x5)
11 Oct 2026
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#42·Morning (5x5)·Placards With Alibis·11 Oct 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)
1 ACROSS [Ink] Prayer's final word, often
1 DOWN [Riot] Attach a label, or stick it on?
2 DOWN [Smudge] Pine Tree State, on a license plate perhaps
3 DOWN [Riot] Went wrong, but not in a straight line?
4 DOWN [Smudge] Born under a previous surname
5 ACROSS [Ink] What a rider pays for a trip
6 ACROSS [Riot] Burning, whether wood or controversy?
6 DOWN [Smudge] Japanese airline, for short
7 ACROSS [Riot] Three squared, or a blissful cloud's address?
8 ACROSS [Riot] Dismissed or chopped down, in either case?
Evening Tabloid (7x7)
1 ACROSS [Ink] Enjoyment, or a playful good time
1 DOWN [Ink] Drifted on water or through the air
2 DOWN [Ink] Unidentified flying object, for short
3 DOWN [Ink] In a briskly biting manner
4 ACROSS [Ink] Compound containing sulfur bonded to another element
4 DOWN [Ink] Follow stealthily, with unsettling persistence
5 DOWN [Ink] Relating to a city rather than the countryside
6 DOWN [Riot] Tennis tie where love is no help?
7 DOWN [Ink] Moved gradually, often toward an opening
8 ACROSS [Ink] Moved together in an organized group
9 ACROSS [Ink] Musical form that returns to its opening section
10 ACROSS [Smudge] Small, wrinkly dog with a remarkably comic face
11 ACROSS [Ink] Open framework of crossed strips, often decorative
12 DOWN [Ink] Beverage brewed from cured leaves
13 ACROSS [Ink] Bent down onto one or both knees
14 ACROSS [Ink] Period from sunrise to sunset, or 24 hours
Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)
1 ACROSS [Smudge] Color or shade, the sort of detail a museum placard can mislabel
1 DOWN [Ink] Object pronoun for a woman or girl, according to grammar and manners
2 DOWN [Smudge] Still solid after a heat source failed to do its job, as chocolate can be
3 DOWN [Smudge] With the judgment and house style expected from an editor, ideally
4 ACROSS [Ink] Add material at the end, as a document editor does to a file
4 DOWN [Smudge] Japanese animation, or the medium whose fans discuss filler at length
5 DOWN [Riot] German expression of disgust, useful when a museum placard lies
6 DOWN [Ink] Retail checkout location, in brief, where a purchase is recorded
7 ACROSS [Smudge] One who follows prevailing customs rather than making waves
7 DOWN [Riot] Confine a bird, or surround a fighter with an enclosure?
8 DOWN [Ink] Describing inherited land held under an old Scandinavian custom
9 DOWN [Riot] Snob, or the projecting nose doing the looking down?
10 DOWN [Smudge] Pleasantly flavorful, though the cook may insist the praise was obvious
11 ACROSS [Ink] Line from the center of a circle to its circumference, geometrically speaking
11 DOWN [Smudge] Quick knock, or rhythmic speech set to a beat, in either case
12 ACROSS [Ink] Sicilian volcano looming over Catania, with a very active reputation
13 ACROSS [Ink] Colorful South American heron with a glossy blue body and chestnut neck
14 ACROSS [Smudge] British restrooms, perhaps, with a sign less shy than the American version
15 ACROSS [Ink] Brazilian football legend who won three World Cups during his career
16 ACROSS [Ink] Move at a pace faster than a walk but slower than a gallop
17 ACROSS [Smudge] Selfhood, or the quality of being identical with oneself
17 DOWN [Smudge] Sweet finish spread over a cake, unless the baker prefers naked layers
18 DOWN [Riot] Electronic tennis game in which a square ball made pixels famous?
19 DOWN [Ink] A large knife, in an old Scots or dialectal usage
20 ACROSS [Ink] Large South American constrictor that spends much of its time near water
20 DOWN [Ink] Pertaining to aircraft or aviation, especially when used in compounds
21 DOWN [Ink] Dried seaweed used to wrap sushi, giving lunch a dark green jacket
22 DOWN [Smudge] Old-fashioned request to repeat that, in dialogue from another era
23 ACROSS [Ink] Lionlike in bearing or appearance, though no mane is required
23 DOWN [Smudge] Delay that leaves a video call and its audio out of step
24 ACROSS [Riot] Rim of a vessel, or cheeky backtalk from an insolent speaker?
25 DOWN [Ink] Roman numeral representing three, with no need to count on fingers
26 DOWN [Riot] Energy that might get a sleepy team AFIRE before noon?
27 ACROSS [Ink] Put in a particular order, or prepare music for a group of players
28 ACROSS [Smudge] False statement delivered with a confidence that would impress a curator
29 ACROSS [Ink] Proceeding or operating successfully, as a business concern might be
30 ACROSS [Riot] Sharp little bark from a small, excited dog, perhaps?