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Chaosword #58: 27 Oct 2026

No. 5827 Oct 2026

Khartoum And Crackers

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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Smudge] Use coarse language, the verbal equivalent of tracking mud indoors
1 DOWN [Ink] Modal verb for past ability or a conditional possibility in grammar
2 DOWN [Smudge] Reversed a fastening, or spoiled work that had seemed safely finished
3 DOWN [Riot] Performance figures whose five-letter label reads the same coming and going?
4 DOWN [Smudge] Male child, as listed beneath a parent in a family tree
5 ACROSS [Riot] Meaning “to a position atop,” or urging a procrastinator: Get ___ it?
6 ACROSS [Ink] Northeast African country with Khartoum as its capital, plainly stated
6 DOWN [Ink] Australian cracker sold under the Arnott’s label, with a notably brief name
7 ACROSS [Smudge] Touched down, as a bird settling on a branch after flight
8 ACROSS [Riot] Chances a bettor weighs, or the opposition a contrarian faces?

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Distress call sent in Morse code
1 DOWN [Smudge] Droop under too much weight
2 DOWN [Riot] Possess, or take responsibility for a mistake?
3 DOWN [Smudge] Gull or albatross, for one
4 ACROSS [Smudge] A kitten's tiny complaint
4 DOWN [Ink] Vague feeling of illness or unease
5 DOWN [Riot] The night before, or the first woman?
6 DOWN [Riot] Bundle of bills, or a mouthful of chewing gum?
7 ACROSS [Smudge] Wonder with a tremor in it
8 ACROSS [Ink] Actress Gardner's first name
9 ACROSS [Smudge] Twisted and knobby, like an old tree limb
10 DOWN [Riot] Bad to the core, whether fruit or character?
11 ACROSS [Riot] Constrictor snake or feathered neckwear?
12 ACROSS [Ink] Putting words on a page
12 DOWN [Ink] Which person, in a question
13 DOWN [Riot] Bar that can help land dinner?
14 DOWN [Smudge] Pen point that meets the paper first
15 DOWN [Smudge] Aimless chatter that fills a silence
16 ACROSS [Ink] Flowering shrub with large rounded clusters
17 ACROSS [Riot] Not even, and perhaps a little strange?
18 ACROSS [Smudge] Recede, as a tide after high water

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Practical setting for experiments, often staffed by people in white coats
1 DOWN [Smudge] Feminine plural article in Spanish, used before words such as casas
2 DOWN [Ink] European mountain range stretching across several countries, including Switzerland
3 DOWN [Smudge] Simpson family son, forever one prank ahead of the consequences
4 ACROSS [Ink] Bring home wages through work, rather than by finding them in a sofa
4 DOWN [Ink] Large raptor with a hooked bill and formidable talons
5 DOWN [Ink] Golden fossil resin, prized for jewelry and sometimes enclosing insects
6 DOWN [Smudge] Informal shortened term for a hopping Australian marsupial
7 DOWN [Smudge] More proximate than another thing, whether in space, time, or feeling
8 ACROSS [Riot] Mournful interjection when plans collapse at the least convenient moment?
9 DOWN [Smudge] Midday rest traditionally taken after lunch, especially in hot climates
10 ACROSS [Smudge] Shape-shifting single-celled organism observed under a microscope
11 DOWN [Ink] Woman about to marry, with ceremony and seating plans looming
12 DOWN [Ink] Fuss or commotion over a matter that hardly deserved the noise
13 ACROSS [Smudge] Diver's launching platform, or anything that supplies momentum
14 DOWN [Ink] Recently made, discovered, or encountered, with no patina of age
15 ACROSS [Smudge] Surname of Sir Richard, the Irish writer who cofounded The Spectator
16 ACROSS [Ink] Brazilian city famed for Carnival, Copacabana Beach, and a giant statue
17 ACROSS [Smudge] Changed direction abruptly while moving, often to avoid an obstacle
18 DOWN [Ink] Sight, or a compelling idea of what could exist in the future
19 ACROSS [Ink] Well suited to the situation, despite looking unlikely at first glance
19 DOWN [Ink] Detest intensely, with no prospect of warming to the offender
20 DOWN [Smudge] Went on noisily, with more words than sense and no obvious exit
21 ACROSS [Riot] Anger, with the emotional temperature turned noticeably higher?
22 ACROSS [Riot] Trumpets and trombones, perhaps, in a shiny orchestra section?
23 DOWN [Smudge] Odor detected by the nose, whether inviting or best kept outdoors
24 DOWN [Smudge] Reddish-brown, especially describing a horse, in a variant spelling
25 DOWN [Smudge] Recede gradually, as water does after reaching its fullest extent
26 ACROSS [Riot] Sudden flash of understanding, in comic-strip lettering?
26 DOWN [Ink] American Medical Association, for short
27 ACROSS [Riot] Able to move freely, unlike a statue with long-term commitments?
28 DOWN [Riot] Southeast Asian country whose name sounds like a courtroom's plural?
29 DOWN [Ink] Old term for Scottish Gaelic, now chiefly encountered in historical writing
30 ACROSS [Riot] Computer's maternal authority, keeping its chips in line?
31 DOWN [Riot] Owl's brief cry, sounding like an inquisitive pronoun?
32 DOWN [Ink] Color fabric by soaking it in pigment, preferably before wearing it
33 ACROSS [Riot] Cactus's little target for spines, visible as a ring on its surface?
34 ACROSS [Riot] Curious about other people's business, with no privacy settings?
35 ACROSS [Riot] Small toy person, or an affectionate term for someone charming?
36 ACROSS [Ink] Perceive with the eyes, or understand what someone is getting at