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Chaosword #45: 14 Oct 2026

#45·Morning (5x5)·Sorry About the Kerning·14 Oct 2026
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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Metal money, once stamped with a ruler's face or national emblem.
1 DOWN [Smudge] Given to sly, spiteful remarks disguised as innocent observations.
2 DOWN [Riot] Ready for action, or what a hinge gets before it stops complaining?
3 DOWN [Smudge] Empty of sense or wit, despite making a show of both.
4 DOWN [Riot] Home for hatchlings, or a snug place to stash one's savings?
5 ACROSS [Ink] Pine Tree State whose largest city is Portland, not Oregon's.
5 DOWN [Riot] A crush in the kitchen, or a musical medley made from fragments?
6 ACROSS [Riot] Worldly volume, or the fellow bearing a heavy burden?
7 ACROSS [Ink] Tiny mesh tube inserted to keep a narrowed artery open.
8 ACROSS [Smudge] Stevenson's gentlemanly alter ego, less committed to good manners.

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Steep, flat-topped cliff
1 DOWN [Ink] Knife part that does the cutting
2 DOWN [Ink] Ran with a long, easy stride
3 DOWN [Ink] Separate strands by turning them apart
4 DOWN [Ink] Marshy wetland, perhaps
5 DOWN [Ink] Releasing someone from restraint
6 ACROSS [Smudge] One who prefers solitary company
7 ACROSS [Ink] Suitability for a particular purpose
8 DOWN [Ink] Contribution to a communal fund
9 DOWN [Ink] Underwater echo-location system
10 ACROSS [Riot] Morning moisture, with WED turned around?
11 ACROSS [Ink] Environmental concern, in brief
12 ACROSS [Ink] One version of a published work
13 DOWN [Smudge] CHI partner in a Chinese martial art
14 ACROSS [Ink] Christmas gift-bringer
15 ACROSS [Ink] Striped member of the big-cat family

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Unfilled space awaiting type, ink, or a slightly better idea.
1 DOWN [Smudge] Supportive undergarment whose engineering is rarely praised at dinner.
2 DOWN [Ink] Young fellow, especially one being addressed rather briskly.
3 DOWN [Ink] Made impure by adding something that was not invited.
4 DOWN [Ink] African river flowing north through several ancient civilizations.
5 DOWN [Smudge] Compact cooking area, suited to a flat with modest ambitions.
6 ACROSS [Riot] More frozen than a snowbank with something to prove?
6 DOWN [Ink] Relating to the immune system and its defensive machinery.
7 DOWN [Ink] Scots verb meaning to call or summon someone nearby.
8 DOWN [Ink] Explained the meaning of a passage, remark, or stubborn symbol.
9 DOWN [Ink] And other things, in abbreviated list-making form.
10 DOWN [Smudge] A cheer of approval, often shouted with more volume than nuance.
11 ACROSS [Ink] The plural of a line from its center to its edge.
12 ACROSS [Ink] Flat sea creature whose winglike fins make it look airborne.
13 ACROSS [Smudge] Grown-up, though the paperwork may dispute the achievement.
14 ACROSS [Ink] McConnell's first name, also shared by actor Landon.
15 ACROSS [Smudge] Extended talk intended to instruct, enlighten, or test patience.
16 DOWN [Smudge] Understood without being openly stated, like a raised eyebrow.
17 ACROSS [Ink] Remain seated, or do so when the instruction becomes unavoidable.
17 DOWN [Ink] Resort known for mineral baths, massages, and expensive quiet.
18 DOWN [Ink] Roman numeral that keeps company with I and II.
19 ACROSS [Ink] Chinese dynasty and ethnolinguistic majority, historically speaking.
20 ACROSS [Smudge] Floor covering that quietly collects crumbs and family history.
21 DOWN [Ink] Employ a tool, method, or opportunity for its intended purpose.
22 DOWN [Ink] Mapping systems, in brief, built from layers of location data.
23 ACROSS [Ink] Baked filling enclosed by pastry, beloved by diners and clichés.
24 ACROSS [Smudge] Environmentally minded prefix for products, policies, and earnest packaging.
25 ACROSS [Ink] Pressure unit equal to one pound per square inch.
26 ACROSS [Smudge] The invisible mixture we breathe, or a tune with a melody.
27 ACROSS [Smudge] Nothing at all, in a ledger where optimism has been audited.
28 ACROSS [Ink] Things or matters, in the terminology of Roman law.
29 ACROSS [Ink] Solvent found in nail-polish remover and certain laboratory cupboards.
30 DOWN [Ink] Scots rustic or peasant, according to older regional usage.
31 DOWN [Smudge] Grandmother, often accompanied by sweets and strategically selective hearing.
32 ACROSS [Ink] Small or minor, in French, with a distinctly continental air.
32 DOWN [Smudge] A step in ballet terminology, though not necessarily a cautious one.
33 DOWN [Ink] Yale student or graduate, named for the university's benefactor.
34 ACROSS [Smudge] Entry barriers that may swing open, close, or guard a garden.
35 DOWN [Ink] Database relationship sketch, for short, showing entities and links.
36 DOWN [Smudge] Pig's quarters, or a place where untidiness has secured tenure.
37 ACROSS [Smudge] Watchful and ready, unlike the typesetter who approved this proof.
38 ACROSS [Smudge] Motionless and inactive, as though waiting for a more exciting century.
39 ACROSS [Smudge] Move sideways with small, hesitant steps, avoiding theatrical entrance.
40 ACROSS [Riot] Golf-club carrier, or someone trusted with the beverage logistics?