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Chaosword #65: 3 Nov 2026

No. 653 Nov 2026

A Nordic Sore

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Crossword grid, 5 by 5

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Morning Slip (5x5)

1 ACROSS [Riot] A cutting insult or skin damage?
1 DOWN [Ink] Logan International's IATA code
2 DOWN [Ink] Open sore in a stomach lining
3 DOWN [Smudge] Give old material another life
4 DOWN [Ink] Of old Scandinavia
5 ACROSS [Riot] A spread with an oily reputation?
6 ACROSS [Smudge] Dandruff making a dark shirt snow
7 DOWN [Ink] Provided nourishment, in the past
8 ACROSS [Smudge] Latin infinitive meaning to be
9 ACROSS [Riot] Plant in a clarinet?

Evening Tabloid (7x7)

1 ACROSS [Ink] Federal tax agency, for short
1 DOWN [Ink] Belonging to that thing
2 DOWN [Smudge] Stadium cheer, often repeated by a crowd
3 DOWN [Ink] Outdo a rival in performance
4 ACROSS [Riot] Match official, or citation in brief?
4 DOWN [Riot] Despised, though turned around it hints at bringing goods?
5 DOWN [Ink] Before, in an old-fashioned register
6 DOWN [Smudge] Distant in space or time
7 ACROSS [Ink] Greek letter shaped like a crossbarred T
8 ACROSS [Smudge] Historical period marked by distinctive events
9 ACROSS [Ink] Surname of Special Olympics founder Eunice
10 DOWN [Ink] Small island, especially in poetic usage
11 ACROSS [Smudge] Greek letter used for the wave function in physics
12 ACROSS [Ink] Variant spelling of 'udaller,' a freeholder
12 DOWN [Riot] Kimono sash with a knotty responsibility?
13 DOWN [Smudge] Lair for a bear or another wild creature
14 DOWN [Ink] Umberto who wrote 'The Name of the Rose'
15 DOWN [Riot] Greek letter that sounds like a line of people?
16 ACROSS [Ink] Implore with great urgency
17 ACROSS [Smudge] Fashionable people, once
18 ACROSS [Riot] Scottish dove with a distinctly rural coo?

Midnight Broadsheet (11x11)

1 ACROSS [Smudge] Tiny dog's sharp outburst
1 DOWN [Ink] Long-winded talk, informally
2 DOWN [Ink] Of ancient Troy, also called Ilium
3 DOWN [Ink] Former Finnish monetary unit
4 ACROSS [Ink] Iridescent gemstone with shifting color
4 DOWN [Smudge] Having strong views, often too readily
5 DOWN [Ink] Unwanted nuisance or troublesome creature
6 DOWN [Ink] Gray residue left after wood burns
7 DOWN [Ink] Sediment settled in wine or other liquids
8 ACROSS [Ink] On the side sheltered from the wind
9 DOWN [Smudge] Inflated senses of self, perhaps
10 ACROSS [Ink] Former Spanish currency unit
11 DOWN [Ink] Prefix meaning three
12 DOWN [Ink] Small venomous snake
13 ACROSS [Ink] Colorful birds that dive for small fish
14 DOWN [Ink] Spanish for faithful or loyal
15 ACROSS [Ink] Consecrate with oil, often ceremonially
16 ACROSS [Ink] Take a small drink
17 ACROSS [Ink] Second-generation Japanese American
18 ACROSS [Ink] Toilet, in British usage
19 DOWN [Ink] Solemn promise or sworn statement
20 ACROSS [Ink] Relating to the nose
21 DOWN [Ink] Cease moving or operating
22 DOWN [Ink] Emotionally distant and reserved
23 DOWN [Ink] Narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall
24 ACROSS [Ink] Subscriber identity module, for short
24 DOWN [Ink] Glide over snow on runners
25 DOWN [Ink] Small lodging house
26 DOWN [Ink] Fail to hit or catch
27 ACROSS [Smudge] Report another's wrongdoing, often childishly
27 DOWN [Ink] Informal spelling of 'through'
28 ACROSS [Ink] Ceremonial honors bestowed by a monarch
29 DOWN [Ink] Intestine, in casual speech
30 DOWN [Ink] Male child of a parent
31 ACROSS [Ink] Provide financial protection against loss
32 ACROSS [Riot] Get down by jumping up and down?
33 ACROSS [Ink] Decorative metal button or small fastener
34 ACROSS [Ink] Low, marshy ground