Chaosword #43: 12 Oct 2026
CHAOSWORD#43 · Morning (5x5)
12 Oct 2026
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#43·Morning (5x5)·Ink, No Butter·12 Oct 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)
1 ACROSS [Smudge] Printer's dark fluid, especially unwelcome when it lands on a recipe card.
1 DOWN [Ink] Decorative material set flush into a contrasting surface, often wood or stone.
2 DOWN [Ink] Describing tides with the smallest difference between high and low water.
3 DOWN [Ink] A curry dish, in Indonesian or some South Asian usage, with spelling to match.
4 ACROSS [Ink] Temporary cessation of breathing, particularly the kind that can occur during sleep.
4 DOWN [Ink] Biblical prophet whose short book denounced injustice among the wealthy.
5 DOWN [Riot] Greyjoy stronghold on the Iron Islands, where the sea does the landscaping?
6 ACROSS [Ink] Clear polyester film used for drafting, lamination, balloons, and insulation.
7 ACROSS [Ink] African mammal related to the giraffe, with distinctive stripes on its hindquarters.
8 ACROSS [Ink] Fine silk fabric, in an old spelling found in textile history.
Evening Tabloid (7x7)
1 ACROSS [Ink] A large, fiercely burning fire
1 DOWN [Ink] Dazzling skill in a solo performance
2 DOWN [Riot] Make a hurried getaway, in slang?
3 DOWN [Ink] Firmly resolved and unyielding
4 DOWN [Ink] Marked with distinct bands or zones
5 DOWN [Smudge] Entice or coax, in old usage
6 ACROSS [Ink] Radioactive gas from decaying rock
7 ACROSS [Ink] Among, in Scots usage
8 ACROSS [Ink] Bathroom, in brief
8 DOWN [Ink] French plural definite article
9 DOWN [Ink] Mughal revenue official
10 ACROSS [Ink] Illness, in French
11 ACROSS [Ink] Copy a model or example closely
12 DOWN [Ink] Hawaiian flower necklace
13 ACROSS [Ink] Mythical temptress, in an archaic spelling
14 ACROSS [Ink] Milk, on a French menu
Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)
1 ACROSS [Ink] Freshwater fish, often caught by anglers.
1 DOWN [Riot] Ghostly heckle, or startled cry?
2 DOWN [Smudge] Seafaring spirit distilled from sugarcane.
3 DOWN [Ink] Quality of lasting without end.
4 DOWN [Ink] Ship of Jason in Greek mythology.
5 DOWN [Smudge] Reading of RADON exposure.
6 ACROSS [Ink] Ordinary, expected, or customary.
6 DOWN [Ink] Free from marks, flaws, or defects.
7 DOWN [Smudge] Inner self, or the essence of a person?
8 DOWN [Ink] Not grounded in practical possibility.
9 DOWN [Smudge] Tropical cuckoo relative with a broad bill.
10 DOWN [Smudge] Redgrave of Georgy Girl, by first name.
11 ACROSS [Riot] Bizarrely extravagant, beyond the pale?
12 ACROSS [Riot] Song syllable with no lexical baggage?
13 ACROSS [Ink] Last Greek letter, symbol of an ending.
14 ACROSS [Ink] Engravers tool for cutting lines.
15 ACROSS [Smudge] Hibiscus relative used in herbal teas.
16 DOWN [Ink] Stage of a long journey or race.
17 ACROSS [Riot] Tin vessel, or ability to do?
17 DOWN [Riot] Police officer, or a slangy grab?
18 DOWN [Riot] Gardner of Mogambo, with a name reading both ways?
19 ACROSS [Smudge] Pickup-style vehicle, informally.
20 ACROSS [Smudge] Malt beverage, sans the hard stuff.
21 DOWN [Ink] Meadow, in a pastoral phrase.
22 DOWN [Ink] A very long stretch of time.
23 ACROSS [Riot] Eggs reversed become avocado slang?
24 ACROSS [Riot] Male sheep, reversed, can spoil?
25 ACROSS [Ink] Lion sign in the zodiac.
26 ACROSS [Riot] Friend reversed becomes a place to sit?
27 ACROSS [Ink] Prefix meaning upon or over.
28 ACROSS [Smudge] McKellen or Fleming, by first name.
29 ACROSS [Smudge] Formidable foe, or goddess of retribution.
30 DOWN [Riot] Great Lake reversed becomes Ireland poetically?
31 DOWN [Riot] Nigerian river, according to an atlas?
32 ACROSS [Smudge] French brother, as in a monastery.
32 DOWN [Ink] Federal investigators, for short.
33 DOWN [Ink] Moved swiftly on foot, in the past.
34 ACROSS [Ink] Detested, in the past.
35 DOWN [Smudge] Environment-minded, as a prefix.
36 DOWN [Ink] Sunrise to sunset, roughly.
37 ACROSS [Ink] Washbowl or broad natural depression.
38 ACROSS [Smudge] Heather genus, or a womans name.
39 ACROSS [Ink] Small picture placed within a larger one.
40 ACROSS [Smudge] Lure meant to draw attention elsewhere.