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Chaosword #51: 20 Oct 2026

No. 5120 Oct 2026

Little Names, Big Boat

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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Smudge] Make a sudden, frightened dash for safety, as a startled animal might do when cornered.
1 DOWN [Ink] A conjunction meaning nevertheless or in contrast, useful when an argument needs a turn.
2 DOWN [Ink] Relating to the Arabian sultanate whose capital is Muscat.
3 DOWN [Smudge] Flax-based cloth valued for its cool feel, crisp drape, and tendency to wrinkle honestly.
4 DOWN [Riot] Coin-flip call that could also dress you for a white-tie dinner?
5 ACROSS [Ink] Large open skin-covered boat traditionally used by Inuit people for hauling.
6 DOWN [Ink] Three-letter aviation designator assigned to South Korea's flag carrier by ICAO.
7 ACROSS [Ink] Feminine given name derived from Tatiana, also commonly spelled Tanya.
8 ACROSS [Ink] Feminine given name often used as a short form of Eleanor, Helen, or Ellen.
9 ACROSS [Smudge] People holding power or influence, as opposed to outsiders waiting for a turn.

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Smudge] The long hair growing from a horse's neck, far grander than a fringe
1 DOWN [Ink] Relating to the early part of the day, especially the hours after dawn
2 DOWN [Smudge] A written imitation of the short bark a small dog might give on greeting you
3 DOWN [Ink] Not this one and not that one, when only two choices are on offer
4 DOWN [Ink] Came afterward, often as a consequence of something already mentioned
5 ACROSS [Smudge] A notoriously demanding customer in a weary retail stereotype
5 DOWN [Ink] A variant spelling for Jewish mystical tradition centered on esoteric interpretation
6 ACROSS [Riot] An online deceiver with a suspiciously aquatic profile?
6 DOWN [Smudge] A police officer, in the informal American usage favored by crime fiction
7 DOWN [Ink] Object pronoun for MORNING ACROSS-8 in 'I saved a seat for ___'
8 ACROSS [Ink] A broad Japanese sash used to secure and decorate a kimono
9 ACROSS [Ink] Three-letter calendar abbreviation for the day after Monday
10 ACROSS [Smudge] A large wild feline, often imagined in glossy black and moving without a sound
11 DOWN [Ink] Trans World Airlines, for short, a former American carrier
12 ACROSS [Ink] Sued, expressed in an uncommon past-tense form of an old verb
13 ACROSS [Ink] Relating to a wing, especially in the language of anatomy and zoology

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Monastic residence, often headed by an abbot or abbess
1 DOWN [Ink] Online question-and-answer session, in brief
2 DOWN [Smudge] Short up-and-down motion, like a cork riding on water
3 DOWN [Ink] The systematic recording of a business's financial transactions
4 DOWN [Ink] Great Lake bordering Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan
5 DOWN [Ink] Capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, on Great Slave Lake
6 ACROSS [Ink] Open sore in the stomach lining or elsewhere on the body
6 DOWN [Ink] Not yet identified by a medical professional
7 DOWN [Ink] Traditional body of stories, beliefs, or knowledge about a subject
8 DOWN [Ink] Person who carries a cross in a religious procession
9 DOWN [Ink] The spoken name of the letter S
10 DOWN [Ink] Things or matters, in Latin legal terminology
11 ACROSS [Smudge] Surname shared by actors Roger and Demi
12 ACROSS [Ink] Of the Scandinavian peoples and languages of old
13 ACROSS [Ink] Boiling or in a state of energetic activity
14 ACROSS [Ink] Waste material separated from useful metal during smelting
15 ACROSS [Ink] Shape-shifting water horses of Scottish legend
16 DOWN [Ink] Tartan-patterned cloth, or a garment made from it
17 ACROSS [Smudge] A terse receipt for a message, in chat shorthand
17 DOWN [Smudge] A comic-book dog's bark, rendered in letters
18 DOWN [Ink] Make the soft sound of a contented dove
19 ACROSS [Ink] Wave, in Spanish or Portuguese
20 ACROSS [Ink] Brother or sister, in informal shorthand
21 DOWN [Ink] U.S. tax agency, for short
22 DOWN [Riot] A lively hit song, or a dance to it?
23 ACROSS [Ink] Fish eggs, especially those prepared as food
24 ACROSS [Smudge] Move from side to side, as a dog's tail may do
25 ACROSS [Ink] Informal address for a male friend or sibling
26 ACROSS [Ink] An opponent or enemy in a contest, conflict, or story
27 ACROSS [Ink] Family members and other relatives considered as a group
28 ACROSS [Ink] Perception beyond the ordinary senses, for short
29 ACROSS [Ink] Figure in Greek myth whose opened container released troubles
30 DOWN [Ink] Other names, in Latin
31 DOWN [Ink] A genus that includes many true frogs
32 ACROSS [Ink] Spicy stew of meat or beans, often served with toppings
32 DOWN [Ink] Tea, in a Chinese-derived spelling
33 DOWN [Ink] Computer that controls the spacecraft in 2001: A Space Odyssey
34 ACROSS [Ink] Biblical wife of Abraham, in a common spelling
35 DOWN [Ink] Soul, as a French noun, with its accent omitted
36 DOWN [Ink] Previously possessed or experienced
37 ACROSS [Ink] Monotheist of pre-Islamic Arabia, in Islamic tradition
38 ACROSS [Ink] Treatment that flushes the lower bowel with inserted liquid
39 ACROSS [Smudge] Simple aquatic organisms, ranging from pond scum to kelp
40 ACROSS [Ink] Was bold enough to attempt something risky