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Puzzles for October, 2025
with Jim Horne comments

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Wed 10/1/2025
B	E	G	S		S	T	O	R	M		L	I	S	T
O	R	A	L		C	A	M	E	O		A	N	E	W
A	R	M	Y	R	A	N	G	E	R		I	C	E	E
		E	D	A	M			S	E	A	L	A	N	E
A	B	B	O	T		P	A	E	L	L	A	P	A	N
C	R	A	G		W	E	B	S		M	A	S	T	S
E	E	L		A	I	D	A		S	O	L
	A	L	I	E	N	I	N	V	A	S	I	O	N
			M	R	S		D	E	F	T		N	O	D
A	S	A	H	I		D	O	T	E		G	L	U	E
M	A	N	O	A	M	A	N	O		F	L	Y	N	N
S	H	A	O	L	I	N			W	O	O	F
T	A	C	K		S	U	M	M	E	R	R	A	I	N
E	R	I	E		E	B	B	E	D		I	N	F	O
L	A	N	D		R	E	A	D	S		A	S	S	T

The country names in the italicized clues are "letter banks", meaning the answers are words made up only of letters in that country name.

– puzzle by Neville Fogarty

Thu 10/2/2025
Y	E	A	H		E	T	C		A	B	A	C	U	S
I	A	G	O		N	I	L		R	E	G	A	L	E
P	R	O	M	N	T	L	Y		M	A	R	I	N	E
			M	O	W	E	D		A	R	E	N	A	S
F	A	M		H	I	S	E	M	N	C	E
R	E	C	K	O	N			A	I	L		P	A	T
A	G	R	A		E	T	A	L		A	W	A	R	E
N	E	A	L	E		I	L	L		W	A	T	C	H
C	A	F	E	S		N	O	M	E		G	E	A	R
E	N	T		C	D	T			A	G	E	N	D	A
			G	O	E	S	I	N	T	O		T	E	N
P	O	I	R	O	T		M	O	A	N	S
U	P	D	A	T	E		M	S	W	E	E	P	E	R
P	E	E	P	E	R		N	I	A		L	I	V	E
U	N	D	E	R	M		T	R	Y		F	E	E	D

Fri 10/3/2025
S	A	N	D	S			P	O	D	C	A	S	T	S
K	N	E	E	S		E	L	D	E	R	C	A	R	E
I	O	W	A	N		R	E	D	C	A	R	P	E	T
P	T	S	D		E	R	A	S		V	I	S	E	S
	H	A	L	F	A	S	S		G	E	D
	E	L	I	O	T		E	W	E	S		M	D	S
A	R	E	N	A	S		B	E	T		T	O	O	T
W	O	R	K	L	I	F	E	B	A	L	A	N	C	E
A	N	T	S		T	A	P		N	E	X	T	U	P
Y	E	S		P	U	M	A		G	A	L	E	S
			R	E	P		T	E	R	R	A	C	E
S	A	T	E	D		L	I	L	Y		W	A	R	M
C	R	Y	B	A	B	I	E	S		S	Y	R	I	A
A	S	K	A	N	Y	O	N	E		E	E	L	E	D
B	E	E	R	T	E	N	T			A	R	O	S	E

Sat 10/4/2025
A	L	G	E	B	R	A				M	C	F	L	Y
R	O	A	D	R	A	S	H			V	A	L	O	R
M	R	S	M	A	I	S	E	L		P	R	O	N	E
R	E	C	O	I	L		S	A	C		L	U	N	K
E	L	A	N	D		P	A	T	A	G	O	N	I	A
S	E	N	D		A	L	I	E	N	R	A	C	E
T	I	S		G	L	A	D	S	T	O	N	E
			B	A	B	Y	S	T	E	P	S
		R	I	D	E	S	H	A	R	E		H	I	S
	G	A	G	O	R	D	E	R	S		L	U	C	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	E	S	T		H	O	M	E	R
A	V	E	C		A	A	A		D	E	S	I	C	A
R	E	B	E	L		D	I	V	V	I	E	D	U	P
R	U	I	N	S			D	A	D	S	T	O	B	E
O	P	T	E	D				C	S	T	O	R	E	S

The only other puzzle in the history of NYT crosswords with this grid pattern is also by Ryan McCarty.

– puzzle by Ryan McCarty

Sun 10/5/2025 All Too Wise
B	I	L	L	Y	G	O	A	T				A	R	A	B		I	M	P	S
C	L	E	A	R	A	S	M	U	D			R	I	G	A		N	O	O	K
C	L	A	S	S	Y	M	A	T	E	Y		G	O	O	D	Y	C	O	P	Y
S	S	N			B	O	S	S	F	I	G	H	T		C	O	U	R	S	E
			S	P	A	N	S		Y	E	A			D	A	U	B
		C	H	A	R	D		F	I	L	M	R	E	E	L		I	M	A	Y
	C	R	A	P	S		H	A	N	D	Y	B	E	L	L	Y		O	R	A
S	H	A	K	A		D	A	N	G			I	K	E		A	M	U	C	K
P	I	N	E		N	A	D	A		B	A	S	S		S	W	A	T	H	E
I	N	K			O	V	E	R	H	O	T			I	T	S	A	H	I	T
K	E	Y	S		F	O	R	T	Y	W	O	R	T	H	Y		M	Y	M	Y
E	S	C	A	P	E	S			D	E	M	E	R	O	L			H	E	S
B	E	A	N	I	E		C	H	E	R		V	A	P	E		T	A	D	A
A	T	S	E	A		P	O	I			L	O	C	S		F	O	R	E	X
L	E	E		F	I	S	H	Y	H	O	O	K	Y		B	O	O	P	S
L	A	Y	S		C	A	N	O	O	D	L	E		C	U	R	L	Y
			A	S	K	S			D	O	C		S	A	G	E	S
S	H	A	N	T	Y		S	T	A	R	A	P	P	L	E			J	O	B
C	O	C	K	Y	P	I	T	Y		S	T	E	A	M	Y	I	R	O	N	Y
O	M	N	I		O	R	I	G			S	C	R	E	E	N	T	I	M	E
T	E	E	N		O	K	R	A				S	E	X	S	C	E	N	E	S

Y is added to common phrases to fit the clues. The 23 Y's in this grid shatters the previous record.

– puzzle by John Kugelman

Mon 10/6/2025
B	A	D	E		C	L	A	S	S		R	A	S	H
F	R	O	G		A	A	R	O	N		E	C	H	O
F	I	N	G	E	R	R	O	L	L		G	O	I	N
S	A	T		D	R	A	M	A		A	G	R	E	E
		G	E	N	E		A	R	M	C	A	N	D	Y
	N	E	P	A	L	I		F	A	T	E
S	E	T	I			C	E	L	I	E		H	A	T
K	N	U	C	K	L	E	S	A	N	D	W	I	C	H
Y	E	P		N	A	D	E	R			E	D	I	E
			T	E	V	A		E	A	R	N	E	D
T	O	E	B	E	A	N	S		P	I	T	Y
E	U	R	O	S		C	H	A	P	S		H	B	O
A	T	O	N		P	E	O	P	L	E	F	O	O	D
R	I	D	E		E	R	A	S	E		A	L	S	O
S	E	E	S		I	S	L	E	S		B	E	E	R

Tue 10/7/2025
G	U	T	S			L	I	L	A	C		I	C	E
I	B	E	T		M	A	D	A	M	A		N	A	T
L	O	V	E		S	T	E	P	O	N		S	P	A
D	A	Y	I	N	T	H	E	S	U	N		T	U	T
S	T	E	N	O				E	R	O	T	I	C
				R	O	O	T			L	I	G	H	T
D	E	N		I	N	T	O	T	H	I	N	A	I	R
U	V	E	A		T	O	T	E	D		E	T	N	A
D	O	W	N	T	O	E	A	R	T	H		E	S	P
E	L	I	T	E			L	A	V	A
	U	N	I	Q	U	E				S	T	A	L	L
O	T	T		U	N	D	E	R	T	H	E	S	E	A
R	I	O		I	C	A	R	U	S		S	L	A	T
C	O	W		L	A	M	I	N	A		C	A	F	E
A	N	N		A	P	S	E	S			O	N	Y	X

Wed 10/8/2025
A	G	A	R		D	Y	E	S		C	E	R	A
R	E	D	O		A	M	S	T	E	R	D	A	M
M	Y	S	O	U	R	C	E	S	S	A	Y	N	O
E	S	P		P	E	A			A	B	S	O	R	B
N	E	E	D	S			G	R	U			V	A	C
I	R	A	N		O	D	I	E		A	D	E	L	E
A	S	K	A	G	A	I	N	L	A	T	E	R
			K	A	T	E		A	H	A	B
		W	I	T	H	O	U	T	A	D	O	U	B	T
A	B	A	T	E		U	S	E	S		S	P	U	R
D	I	R			P	T	A			V	E	R	N	E
D	O	R	E	M	I			A	P	E		O	D	E
	M	A	G	I	C	E	I	G	H	T	B	A	L	L
	E	N	G	R	O	S	S	E	D		O	R	E	O
	S	T	Y	E		L	O	S	S		P	S	S	T

According to Wordplay, the constructor creates a crossword puzzle for his now-wife, Ruby, on the anniversary of their first date.

– puzzle by Daniel Trujillo Diaz

Thu 10/9/2025
M	A	N		S	P	R	I	G		A	R	A	B	S
A	P	E		O	B	E	S	E		R	I	F	L	E
N	O	W	A	Y	J	O	S	E		C	D	R	O	M
U	L	T	R	A			U	Z	I			A	N	T
A	L	O	E		I	N	E	E	D	A	R	I	D	E
L	O	Y	A	L	T	O		R	O	L	O	D	E	X
				A	C	R	E			M	A	S	S
		N	O	T	H	I	N	G	T	O	D	O
	L	O	K	I			G	R	I	N
D	E	B	O	N	E	D		A	N	D	T	H	E	N
W	O	R	K	S	F	O	R	M	E		H	O	N	E
A	N	A			T	H	E			C	O	L	A	S
R	O	D	I	N		A	L	L	T	H	U	M	B	S
F	R	A	M	E		R	A	I	S	E		E	L	I
S	A	Y	S	O		M	Y	L	A	R		S	E	E

So many things you can indicate using just your thumbs!

17-Across means two thumbs down
25-Across means being a hitchhiker
35-Across means twiddling your thumbs
49-Across means two thumbs up

– puzzle by Freddie Cheng

Fri 10/10/2025
H	A	G	A	R		O	P	E	N	S	P	A	C	E
A	D	E	L	E		L	I	P	F	I	L	L	E	R
R	U	N	A	T		S	C	A	L	L	I	O	N	S
P	E	E	K	A	B	O	O		T	E	N	E	T
		T	A	P	I	N		T	E	N	T
S	E	I	Z	E	D		B	E	A	C	H	B	U	M
I	N	C	A	S		F	L	A	M	E		L	S	U
G	R	I	M		R	O	O	M	S		F	O	E	S
M	O	S		L	A	R	G	O		B	I	O	M	E
A	N	T	F	A	R	M	S		H	O	R	D	E	S
			E	V	E	S		B	O	O	E	D
	C	E	L	E	B		D	R	U	M	S	O	L	O
B	A	R	T	R	I	V	I	A		M	A	N	I	A
O	N	I	O	N	R	I	N	G		I	L	O	S	T
K	I	C	K	E	D	A	S	S		C	E	R	T	S

At 36-Across, "12 pgs., maybe" refers to 12 pages in a calendar.

– puzzle by Colin Adams

Sat 10/11/2025
M	A	S	T	E	R	S	W	I	T	C	H		L	C	D
I	P	H	O	N	E	C	A	M	E	R	A		P	H	I
F	R	O	M	E	A	R	T	O	E	A	R		R	O	E
F	I	T			L	O	T			D	E	F	E	C	T
S	L	A	M	B	I	D		F	A	L	S	E	C	U	T
	S	T	A	R	S		T	I	N	E		S	O	L	I
			N	O	T	R	A	C	E		P	T	R	A	P
		D	I	E	S	E	L	H	Y	B	R	I	D
S	O	A	P	Y		P	E	T	E	R	I	V
A	N	T	E		T	O	N	E		A	N	A	C	T
H	E	A	D	B	U	T	T		O	U	T	L	A	Y	S
A	N	T	I	U	V			A	H	H			B	R	A
R	A	Y		L	A	M	A	R	J	A	C	K	S	O	N
A	M	P		B	L	O	W	Y	O	U	R	M	I	N	D
N	E	E		S	U	B	W	A	Y	S	Y	S	T	E	M

Thirteen debut answer words is a lot. How does Sam do it? Well, going to 16 columns helps. Six of the debuts are 12-letters long. Twelves are harder to fit into a standard 15x15 grid, so going wider opens up lots of opportunities.

Also, Sam is a brilliant constructor. That helps too.

– puzzle by Sam Ezersky

Sun 10/12/2025 Make No Mistake
M	A	P		B	A	D	D	O	G			A	R	M	S		A	R	G	H
A	L	A		E	X	H	A	L	E	D		B	E	E	P		T	O	R	O
M	I	N	E	A	L	L	M	I	N	E		B	A	R	I	S	A	X	E	S
B	A	I	T				N	O	T	F	R	O	M	C	N	T	R	A	T	E
A	S	C	E	T	I	C	S				E	T	S		R	E	I	N	E	R
			R	O	L	O		S	E	A	M			M	O	R	S	E	L	S
F	E	N	N	E	L	B	U	L	B	S		S	W	O	O	N
T	R	E	A	T			T	O	W	H	O	M	I	T	M	A	Y	C	R	N
W	E	E	L	A	S	S	I	E			R	I	T	E	S		A	H	O	Y
				P	O	L	L		S	H	E	L					W	I	L	Y
	M	E	A	S	U	R	E	T	W	I	C	E	C	U	T	O	N	C	E
H	Y	M	N					R	I	S	K		O	S	H	A
U	N	I	T		B	L	A	I	R			S	L	E	E	K	N	E	S	S
G	A	L	I	L	E	O	G	A	L	I	L	E	I			D	A	M	U	P
				I	N	T	E	L		S	T	A	N	D	R	E	M	O	N	Y
N	O	V	O	T	E	S			P	H	D	S		E	A	S	E
E	V	E	N	E	D		A	D	D				Z	E	N	K	O	A	N	S
W	E	N	T	F	I	F	T	Y	F	I	F	T	Y				F	L	E	A
D	R	E	A	M	C	A	R	S		C	D	I	N	G	D	E	F	E	A	T
A	D	E	S		T	R	I	O		E	N	D	G	A	M	E		P	T	A
D	O	R	K		S	E	A	N			Y	E	A	H	S	O		H	O	N

Abbreviated units of measurement appear twice in each theme answer, separated by at least one letter that cuts the sequence. The scissors in the graphics show where ONCE is cut from the answer in the grid.

XKCD expanded on this theme. Click the image for a larger view.

– puzzle by Michael Schlossberg

Mon 10/13/2025
E	Y	E		T	O	D	A	Y		A	P	R	O	N
S	O	L		S	H	O	N	E		N	A	I	V	E
Q	U	I	C	K	O	A	T	S		D	E	T	E	R
U	L	T	A			S	E	I	S		L	E	N	D
E	L	E	V	A	T	E		K	O	O	L
			I	N	S	T	A	N	T	R	A	M	E	N
P	A	L	A	T	E		M	O	O	D		A	K	A
U	T	E	R	O		Y	E	W		A	L	L	E	Y
S	T	D		N	E	O	N		F	I	E	L	D	S
H	A	S	T	Y	P	U	D	D	I	N	G
			E	M	I	T		I	T	S	A	B	O	Y
S	W	A	N		C	H	E	M			T	O	D	O
L	O	T	U	S		F	A	S	T	F	O	O	D	S
I	V	O	R	Y		U	S	U	A	L		M	E	H
M	E	M	E	S		L	E	M	M	A		S	R	I

Tue 10/14/2025
E	S	P	Y	S		T	O	R	E		T	R	I	S
S	C	O	U	T		O	B	E	Y		H	I	N	T
S	U	M	M	E	R	L	O	V	E		A	G	R	A
A	B	E		R	I	D	E	S		O	T	H	E	R
Y	A	S	S	I	F	Y			C	O	S	T	S
			A	L	F	A	L	F	A	H	O	N	E	Y
S	C	E	N	E			A	I	R	S		E	R	A
E	A	R	S		N	O	T	E	D		R	S	V	P
E	M	U		L	O	R	E			E	A	S	E	S
M	E	D	I	A	D	A	R	L	I	N	G
	R	I	N	D	S			O	D	D	S	A	R	E
S	A	T	A	Y		S	K	U	L	L		W	A	G
A	S	I	S		B	E	A	N	I	E	B	A	B	Y
S	H	O	E		F	A	N	G		S	C	R	I	P
S	Y	N	C		F	L	E	E		S	C	E	N	T

Endearing theme. Summer love, alfalfa honey, media darling, and Beanie Baby are all solid phrases, sweetheart.

– puzzle by Stella Zawistowski

Wed 10/15/2025
B	M	W		L	I	B	R	A		C	P	L	U	S
B	O	W		I	N	R	U	N		R	O	O	F	S
Q	U	I	T	E	A	B	I	T		A	K	R	O	N
E	L	I	H	U			N	E	R	F	E	D
D	I	V	E		J	I	G	G	E	T	Y	J	I	G
	N	E	T	F	U	L		G	O	B		I	R	A
		T	U	R	T	L	E			E	A	M	E	S
			B	O	S	S	L	E	V	E	L
I	B	S	E	N			S	T	A	R	T	S
A	R	E		T	M	C		O	N	S	T	A	R
M	O	D	E	L	P	L	A	N	E		E	V	E	R
		A	M	I	G	A	S			E	X	I	L	E
A	P	R	O	N		W	H	A	T	A	T	O	O	L
W	R	I	T	E		A	E	G	I	S		R	C	A
L	O	S	E	S		T	N	O	T	E		S	K	Y

This one doesn't appear to be officially part of the Celebrity Crosswords series, but I added it to that list anyway.

– puzzle by Nick Offerman and Christina Iverson

Thu 10/16/2025
A	I	N	T		B	E	N	T	O		O	D	E	S
B	O	O	R		O	S	C	A	R		F	O	M	O
S	E	T	I	N	S	T	O	N	E		F	A	U	N
C	R	A	V	E	S			G	O	T	H	S
O	R	B	I	T		P	R	Y		H	O	I	S	T
N	O	L	A		R	O	E		P	R	U	D	E	S
D	R	E		W	E	N	D		A	U	R	O	R	A
			R	E	A	D	P	A	L	M	S
G	O	C	O	L	D		I	V	E	S		A	M	P
O	R	A	C	L	E		L	E	O		S	P	A	R
P	A	N	K	O		S	L	R		I	T	P	R	O
		A	S	K	I	N			D	U	R	E	S	S
P	A	S	O		N	E	E	D	E	D	A	N	A	P
E	T	T	U		H	E	G	E	L		I	D	L	E
N	E	A	T		D	R	O	L	L		T	S	A	R

In this case, NEAT means without ICE. Add ICE back in to match the clues.

BENTO → BE NICE TO
PRY → PRICEY
SLR → SLICER
DROLL → DICE ROLL
NOTABLE → NOTICEABLE
OFFHOURS → OFFICE HOURS
APPENDS → APPENDICES

I/O (input/output) errors happen on devices on any Operating System, so I'm not sure why Windows got dragged into 2-Down.

– puzzle by Kareem Ayas

Fri 10/17/2025
J	E	S	T		M	O	S	S		W	I	C	C	A
A	N	N	E		I	S	E	E		E	C	H	O	S
C	H	A	R	L	I	X	C	X		B	E	A	U	S
C	A	U	S	E	S		R	I	C	E	W	I	N	E
U	N	S	E	T		B	E	E	R	D	A	R	T	S
S	C	A	R		R	E	C	R	U	I	T
E	E	G		T	I	N	Y		S	T	E	M
	D	E	B	U	T	S		C	H	O	R	E	S
		S	E	R	A		B	A	E	R		N	U	T
			S	N	O	C	A	P	S		H	O	P	I
S	I	S	T	E	R	A	C	T		C	O	P	E	D
A	N	E	C	D	A	T	A		V	O	L	A	R	E
L	U	N	A	R		B	R	A	I	N	D	U	M	P
E	R	A	S	E		E	D	E	N		I	S	A	O
M	E	T	E	D		D	I	R	E		T	E	N	D

Sat 10/18/2025
		F	A	C	E	T	A	T		F	R	O	T	H
	M	A	R	I	N	A	R	A		I	N	A	W	E
L	A	T	E	S	T	F	A	D		R	A	T	E	D
A	D	H	O	C		F	L	A	R	E		B	A	G
U	F	O	L	O	G	Y			E	B	R	A	K	E
R	O	M	A		O	P	E	N	D	O	O	R	S
A	R	S		H	A	U	L	E	D	A	S	S
			W	E	L	L	S	O	R	T	A
		H	E	L	P	L	I	N	E	S		P	D	F
	R	A	D	I	O	S	E	T	S		R	A	U	L
B	A	S	S	O	S			E	S	S	E	N	C	E
W	I	G		S	T	I	N	T		M	A	L	T	A
A	D	A	P	T		T	O	R	N	A	D	O	E	S
N	E	M	E	A		S	T	A	Y	S	M	A	D
A	D	E	P	T		Y	E	S	C	H	E	F

Sun 10/19/2025 Same Difference
S	M	A	S	H			C	L	O	S	E		A	N	E	W		D	N	A
P	O	L	K	A	S		H	A	N	K	Y		L	O	V	E	B	E	A	D
I	R	A	I	S	E		U	N	T	I	E		O	P	E	N	U	P	T	O
C	O	M	P	A	N	Y	C	A	R	D		C	O	U	N	T	R	I	E	S
E	N	O		B	O	O	K	I	I		R	O	F	L		D	S	L
			D	A	R	N	S		A	L	U	M		P	A	R	T	A	K	E
A	P	R	I	L				C	L	O	S	E	T		S	Y	S	T	E	M
L	O	O	M	L	A	R	G	E		W	H	O	O	S	H			E	N	T
A	P	S	E		R	E	A	L	M	E		U	P	H	E	R	E
R	A	T		O	L	D	S	T	E	R		T	S	A		A	C	E	D
M	R	R	O	B	O	T	O		R	C	A		P	L	A	Y	O	F	F	S
	T	A	K	I		A	L	A		A	A	C	E	L	L	S		F	L	O
			S	T	E	P	I	N		S	H	R	E	W	D		L	U	A	U
P	J	S			L	E	N	A	P	E		I	D	E	A	L	I	S	T	S
B	L	E	N	D	S		E	G	O	I	S	T				O	D	E	S	A
S	O	R	O	R	A	L		R	U	S	E		H	A	J	I	S
		O	T	O		A	J	A	R		C	R	O	N	U	T		R	H	O
A	N	T	I	V	E	N	O	M		T	R	A	I	N	D	E	L	A	Y	S
G	A	Y	M	E	C	C	A		W	R	E	N	S		G	R	I	M	M	S
A	P	P	E	A	R	E	D		H	I	T	I	T		Y	E	M	E	N	I
R	A	E		T	U	T	S		O	M	E	N	S			D	E	N	S	E

In this clever design, each answer Across and Down works with or without the circled letters.

Those circles themselves spell DROP IT.

– puzzle by Daniel Grinberg

Mon 10/20/2025
I	P	A	D		A	T	B	A	T		B	D	A	Y
C	A	F	E		M	E	R	C	I		A	R	L	O
E	R	R	S		B	R	I	D	E		Z	U	L	U
C	O	O	K	I	E	S	N	C	R	E	A	M
A	L	E		G	R	E	G			O	A	S	E	S
P	E	D	A	L		R	O	C	K	N	R	O	L	L
			L	O	B		N	U	N			L	O	O
R	A	V	I	O	L	I		P	O	P	S	O	N	G
A	G	E			A	C	T		B	R	O
S	U	R	F	N	T	U	R	F		E	X	T	R	A
H	A	Y	A	O			A	S	K	S		R	E	D
		S	C	R	A	T	C	H	N	S	N	I	F	F
F	R	A	T		N	I	H	A	O		O	V	E	R
L	I	M	O		A	L	E	R	T		T	I	R	E
U	B	E	R		L	E	A	P	S		E	A	S	E

Tue 10/21/2025
A	N	G	L	E		A	F	R	O			N	O	M
R	O	L	E	X		S	O	U	P		G	I	V	E
T	R	E	A	T		T	R	E	E		A	C	E	S
	I	N	F	R	A	R	E	D	C	A	M	E	R	A
			L	E	G	O				C	U	L	T	S
B	A	S	E	M	E	N	T	P	A	R	T	Y
L	A	T	T	E		O	R	A	T	E		D	O	E
O	R	E	S		A	M	U	S	E		B	O	W	L
G	P	A		I	D	E	S	T		H	A	N	E	S
		L	A	S	E	R	T	A	G	A	R	E	N	A
S	U	S	H	I				S	E	R	B
A	S	H	O	T	I	N	T	H	E	D	A	R	K
B	U	O	Y		S	O	R	E		A	C	O	R	N
R	A	M	S		S	O	U	L		S	O	L	I	D
A	L	E			A	B	E	L		S	A	L	S	A

Clever theme.

A Shot in the Dark is an underrated Pink Panther film.

– puzzle by Spencer Leach

Wed 10/22/2025
C	A	F	E	S		R	I	S	E			G	P	A
B	R	U	T	E		I	D	I	N	A		R	O	N
D	O	S	A	N	D	D	O	N	T	S		O	R	G
O	U	I		S	U	E		G	E	T	C	U	T	E
I	S	O	M	E	R		F	I	R	E	O	P	A	L
L	E	N	A		A	B	I	T		R	A	I	L	S
			J	I	B	E	S		P	O	L	E	S
		W	O	R	L	D	S	E	R	I	E	S
	M	A	R	I	E		I	P	O	D	S
S	U	I	T	S		S	O	A	P		C	R	A	W
O	T	T	O	H	A	H	N		B	R	E	A	T	H
M	A	R	M	I	T	E		L	E	E		P	L	Y
A	T	E		S	E	I	Z	E	T	H	E	D	A	Y
L	E	S		M	A	L	E	S		A	M	U	S	E
I	D	S			M	A	N	S		B	O	O	T	S

17-Across: "Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish]" starts with DOS (Spanish for 2)
26-Across: "Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian]" starts with FIRE (4 in Danish and Norwegian)
44-Across: "Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian]" starts with OTTO (8 in Italian)
52-Across: "Carpe diem [16, French]" starts with SEIZE (16 in French)

So the numbers 2, 4, 8, 16 represent a SERIES based on different languages around the WORLD.

Sometimes, in crosswords, specific knowledge works to your detriment. The "series" here (2, 4, 8, 16) is called a Geometric Sequence, or Geometric Progression. A Geometric Series is different — it's the sum of the sequence.

The trick is to not be so damn picky and realize common usage, even if technically incorrect, is legitimate in crosswords. So grab some CBD OIL and chill out.

– puzzle by Jesse Guzman

Thu 10/23/2025
W	O	M	B	S		O	O	F	S		K	P	O	P
A	R	I	A	L		U	N	D	O		A	L	D	O
N	I	N	J	A	S	T	E	R	S		R	E	D	S
N	O	T	E	P	A	D	S		A	T	E	A	S	E
A	L	E	X		N	O	T	I		H	E	S
	E	R	I	N			A	R	G	U	M	E	N	T
			C	O	A	T	R	O	O	M		G	O	V
L	A	T	O	S	C	A		C	A	B	O	O	R	S
B	M	I		H	A	L	F	S	T	E	P
J	A	M	P	A	D	E	R			X	E	N	A
		Q	E	D		S	E	C	S		R	O	S	H
J	O	U	L	E	S		S	U	N	B	A	T	H	E
U	R	A	L		P	I	C	K	L	E	B	A	L	L
M	E	R	E		A	L	O	E		G	O	L	E	M
P	O	E	T		T	E	S	S		A	X	L	E	S

Each rebus square contains a synonym for pickle.

You don't know Mambo No. 5? You probably know a little bit....

– puzzle by Aimee Lucido

Fri 10/24/2025
P	A	R	E	R		A	L	P	S		T	R	A	Y
E	D	U	C	E		P	A	R	A	C	H	U	T	E
P	A	N	Z	A		A	R	T	F	O	R	G	E	R
S	P	E	E	D	S		G	E	E	S	E
I	T	S	M	Y	T	R	E	A	T		E	M	A	J
			A	S	I	A		M	Y	S	P	A	C	E
L	A	P		E	C	I	G		S	K	I	R	T	S
I	D	O	N	T	K	N	O	W	C	A	N	Y	O	U
M	I	R	A	G	E		B	A	H	T		I	R	S
B	E	T	T	O	R	S		R	O	E	G
O	U	S	T		S	T	E	N	O	P	O	O	L	S
			E	T	H	E	R		L	A	S	H	U	P
P	A	T	R	I	O	T	I	C		R	O	Y	C	E
T	C	H	O	T	C	H	K	E		K	L	E	I	N
S	E	E	N		K	O	A	N		S	O	S	A	D

ETHER is a "number" in that it is used to numb pain.

– puzzle by Kelvin Zhou

Sat 10/25/2025
R	A	M	A	D	A	N		B	P	L	U	S	E	S
I	H	A	V	E	T	O	B	E	H	O	N	E	S	T
B	I	D	E	N	P	R	E	S	I	D	E	N	C	Y
S	T	A	R	T		S	T	O	L	E		S	A	L
H	U	M	S		G	E	T	T	O		H	O	P	E
O	N	E		D	A	M	E	S		C	A	R	E	T
T	A	X	F	I	L	E	R		P	O	I	S	E	S
			I	C	A	N	T	T	A	L	K
B	O	S	S	E	S		H	I	N	D	U	G	O	D
A	R	C	H	Y		B	A	N	D	S		E	N	O
D	D	A	Y		S	A	N	K	A		B	A	S	E
M	E	L		N	U	R	S	E		P	U	R	E	E
O	R	E	G	O	N	T	E	R	R	I	T	O	R	Y
J	U	N	I	O	R	E	X	E	C	U	T	I	V	E
O	P	E	N	B	A	R		R	A	S	S	L	E	D

Outstanding clues today.

At 17-Across, "46 years" means the years President #46 (Biden) was in office.

– puzzle by Byron Walden

Sun 10/26/2025 Talkin' 'Bout My Generation
S	C	R	A	P		P	A	S	T	A		E	P	I	C		G	A	B	E
L	O	O	S	E		A	R	R	A	Y		P	A	R	R		E	T	O	N
R	I	G	H	T	O	N	T	I	M	E		S	T	R	E	E	T	R	O	D
	N	E	T	T	L	E	S			S	K	I	T		S	T	R	I	K	E
		R	O	I	D	S		C	H	I	L	L	I	N	T	H	E	A	I	R
			N	E	D		T	H	E	R	M	O		A	S	I	A
A	T	T		S	E	R	V	E	R			N	O	M		O	L	A	F
G	H	O	S	T	B	U	S	T	E	R	S		B	E	E	P		M	I	B
E	X	P	O		T	E	T			A	C	A	I		N	I	B	B	L	E
		B	U	C		F	A	B	F	O	U	R		A	V	A	R	I	C	E
S	T	A	N	L	A	U	R	E	L		F	L	Y	B	Y	N	I	G	H	T
K	E	N	D	O	L	L		S	E	A	F	O	O	D		S	T	U
Y	E	A	S	T	S		S	T	A	Y			R	U	B		O	I	L	S
S	U	N		H	O	L	E		S	N	A	C	K	C	O	U	N	T	E	R
	P	A	C	E		Y	E	A			C	H	I	T	O	N		Y	E	S
			A	S	T	I		T	E	E	N	I	E		T	S	A
S	H	I	P	P	I	N	G	L	A	N	E	S		W	I	C	C	A
P	O	R	T	I	A		S	A	R	I			T	I	E	R	A	C	K
U	N	I	O	N	R	E	P	S		S	P	L	I	T	S	E	C	O	N	D
M	O	N	S		A	L	O	E		L	E	A	P	T		W	I	R	E	D
E	R	A	S		S	I	T	S		E	E	N	S	Y		S	A	N	E	R

Mon 10/27/2025
F	R	Y		B	A	N	F	F		L	E	W	I	S
L	E	E		F	L	I	E	R		O	P	I	N	E
U	P	S		F	A	L	L	E	Q	U	I	N	O	X
F	E	N	S			L	I	E	U		T	E	N
F	L	O	O	R	W	A	X		A	M	A	S
			R	O	I			A	D	A	P	T	E	R
B	E	S	T	O	F	A	L	L		R	H	O	D	E
O	U	T		F	I	R	E	F	O	X		R	N	S
T	R	A	I	T		M	I	A	M	I	H	E	A	T
S	O	R	R	O	W	S			A	S	A
		R	E	P	O		F	O	R	T	K	N	O	X
	R	E	P		L	O	I	S			A	O	N	E
S	I	D	E	E	F	F	E	C	T	S		T	I	N
A	S	I	A	N		F	R	A	M	E		E	C	O
L	E	N	T	O		S	Y	R	I	A		D	E	N

SIDE EFFECTS (FX in the biz) means the other four theme answers have F on the front side and X on the back.

14 F's here breaks the previous record by two.

– puzzle by Tarun Krishnamurthy

Tue 10/28/2025
T	E	R	M			S	I	R	I		O	W	E	S
A	L	O	E		O	N	S	E	T		P	A	T	H
Z	E	B	R	A	C	O	L	T	S		E	C	H	O
O	M	E	L	E	T	B	A	R		I	N	K	E	R
			I	R	A		S	O	F	A	F	O	R	T
R	E	M	N	A	N	T			A	N	A
A	V	A		T	E	A	P	O	T		C	A	P	T
P	I	X	I	E		C	H	O		D	E	C	O	R
S	L	I	M		S	T	O	P	M	E		A	R	I
			S	I	T			S	O	B	B	I	N	G
T	O	G	O	C	U	P	S		B	T	U
B	R	O	D	Y		R	A	T	I	O	N	A	L	E
O	C	H	O		J	E	W	E	L	R	Y	B	O	X
N	A	A	N		E	S	T	E	E		A	L	D	I
E	S	M	E		T	S	O	S			N	Y	E	T

The five blocks of shaded squares spell out BRACELET, CHOKER, HOOP, RING, and BROOCH.

GO HAM, meaning go all out, was popularized by the 2011 Kanye West and Jay-Z song H•A•M. (NSFW)

– puzzle by Adrianne Baik

Wed 10/29/2025
R	A	P	I	D		S	A	Y	S		I	M	P
A	B	A	S	E		O	R	E	O		M	E	H
R	I	G	H	T	O	F	F	T	H	E	B	A	T
E	T	A		E	S	T		I	O	D	I	N	E
		N	U	C	L	E	I			I	B	I	S
L	I	G	H	T	O	N	H	I	S	F	E	E	T
I	C	O	N			S	O	N	N	Y
F	E	D	O	R	A		P	E	A		S	T	P
E	T	S		E	N	D		S	P	H	E	R	E
			S	A	T	U	P			I	W	I	N
U	P	O	N	R	E	F	L	E	C	T	I	O	N
N	A	N	O			F	A	L	L	E	N
T	R	E	B	L	E		C	I	O		G	R	U
R	A	I	S	E	T	H	E	S	T	A	K	E	S
O	D	D		S	T	U	B		H	A	I	L	S
D	E	A		S	U	M	O		S	A	T	Y	R

The four theme answers are all excellent.

– puzzle by John Donegan

Thu 10/30/2025
D	E	S	K		P	A	M	P	A		I	M	A	M
A	T	O	N		A	R	I	E	L		W	A	K	E
S	H	U	E		D	R	A	N	O		O	K	R	A
H	O	T	W	I	R	E		N	O	O	N	E	O	N
I	S	H		R	E	S	T	A	F	F		A	N	T
		E	L	K		T	A	M		A	B	C
S	P	R	E	E		S	U	E		G	R	A	M	P
C	A	N	A	D	A				B	E	A	M	E	D
A	C	E	S		T	A	H	O	E		N	E	R	F
M	E	R	E		T	R	E	K	S		D	O	C	S
				P	A	R	A	G	O	N
B	O	S	S	Y		A	R	O		O	R	C	A	S
A	R	O	A	R		I	T	O		T	O	A	S	T
D	E	F	Y	I	N	G		G	R	A	V	I	T	Y
G	O	T	A	T	A	N		L	A	T	E	R	O	N
E	S	C	H	E	W	S		E	Y	E	S	O	R	E

The circled letters, reading left to right, spell ELPHABA. To fit the clues, they sink down to the bottom of the Down answers so they can then rise up. Click the grid to see the NYT animation of Elphaba DEFYING GRAVITY.

As many people have pointed out, 22-Across is not technically correct. In regular-season MLB games, extra innings start with a ghost runner (aka zombie runner) at second base.

– puzzle by Howard Neuthaler

Fri 10/31/2025
T	O	N	S		S	O	F	A		E	J	E	C	T
G	R	E	A	T	A	P	E	S		B	U	S	H	Y
I	C	E	W	A	T	E	R	S		E	A	T	U	P
F	A	D		T	I	N	A		E	N	R	A	G	E
		L	A	U	R	E	L	T	R	E	E
S	T	E	M	M	E	D		H	U	Z	Z	A	H
E	R	D	A			D	R	A	P	E		Y	O	U
G	I	R	L	S	C	O	U	T	T	R	O	O	P	S
A	M	O		I	R	O	N	S			P	E	T	E
	S	P	I	D	E	R		S	P	E	E	D	O	S
			L	E	T	S	B	O	U	N	C	E
H	A	I	L	E	E		A	C	E	D		B	R	A
A	R	R	A	Y		A	D	O	R	A	T	I	O	N
L	E	A	S	E		I	G	O	T	T	A	R	U	N
T	A	N	K	S		R	E	L	O		B	I	T	E

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B	E	G	S		S	T	O	R	M		L	I	S	T
O	R	A	L		C	A	M	E	O		A	N	E	W
A	R	M	Y	R	A	N	G	E	R		I	C	E	E
		E	D	A	M			S	E	A	L	A	N	E
A	B	B	O	T		P	A	E	L	L	A	P	A	N
C	R	A	G		W	E	B	S		M	A	S	T	S
E	E	L		A	I	D	A		S	O	L
	A	L	I	E	N	I	N	V	A	S	I	O	N
			M	R	S		D	E	F	T		N	O	D
A	S	A	H	I		D	O	T	E		G	L	U	E
M	A	N	O	A	M	A	N	O		F	L	Y	N	N
S	H	A	O	L	I	N			W	O	O	F
T	A	C	K		S	U	M	M	E	R	R	A	I	N
E	R	I	E		E	B	B	E	D		I	N	F	O
L	A	N	D		R	E	A	D	S		A	S	S	T

Y	E	A	H		E	T	C		A	B	A	C	U	S
I	A	G	O		N	I	L		R	E	G	A	L	E
P	R	O	M	N	T	L	Y		M	A	R	I	N	E
			M	O	W	E	D		A	R	E	N	A	S
F	A	M		H	I	S	E	M	N	C	E
R	E	C	K	O	N			A	I	L		P	A	T
A	G	R	A		E	T	A	L		A	W	A	R	E
N	E	A	L	E		I	L	L		W	A	T	C	H
C	A	F	E	S		N	O	M	E		G	E	A	R
E	N	T		C	D	T			A	G	E	N	D	A
			G	O	E	S	I	N	T	O		T	E	N
P	O	I	R	O	T		M	O	A	N	S
U	P	D	A	T	E		M	S	W	E	E	P	E	R
P	E	E	P	E	R		N	I	A		L	I	V	E
U	N	D	E	R	M		T	R	Y		F	E	E	D

S	A	N	D	S			P	O	D	C	A	S	T	S
K	N	E	E	S		E	L	D	E	R	C	A	R	E
I	O	W	A	N		R	E	D	C	A	R	P	E	T
P	T	S	D		E	R	A	S		V	I	S	E	S
	H	A	L	F	A	S	S		G	E	D
	E	L	I	O	T		E	W	E	S		M	D	S
A	R	E	N	A	S		B	E	T		T	O	O	T
W	O	R	K	L	I	F	E	B	A	L	A	N	C	E
A	N	T	S		T	A	P		N	E	X	T	U	P
Y	E	S		P	U	M	A		G	A	L	E	S
			R	E	P		T	E	R	R	A	C	E
S	A	T	E	D		L	I	L	Y		W	A	R	M
C	R	Y	B	A	B	I	E	S		S	Y	R	I	A
A	S	K	A	N	Y	O	N	E		E	E	L	E	D
B	E	E	R	T	E	N	T			A	R	O	S	E

A	L	G	E	B	R	A				M	C	F	L	Y
R	O	A	D	R	A	S	H			V	A	L	O	R
M	R	S	M	A	I	S	E	L		P	R	O	N	E
R	E	C	O	I	L		S	A	C		L	U	N	K
E	L	A	N	D		P	A	T	A	G	O	N	I	A
S	E	N	D		A	L	I	E	N	R	A	C	E
T	I	S		G	L	A	D	S	T	O	N	E
			B	A	B	Y	S	T	E	P	S
		R	I	D	E	S	H	A	R	E		H	I	S
	G	A	G	O	R	D	E	R	S		L	U	C	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	E	S	T		H	O	M	E	R
A	V	E	C		A	A	A		D	E	S	I	C	A
R	E	B	E	L		D	I	V	V	I	E	D	U	P
R	U	I	N	S			D	A	D	S	T	O	B	E
O	P	T	E	D				C	S	T	O	R	E	S

B	I	L	L	Y	G	O	A	T				A	R	A	B		I	M	P	S
C	L	E	A	R	A	S	M	U	D			R	I	G	A		N	O	O	K
C	L	A	S	S	Y	M	A	T	E	Y		G	O	O	D	Y	C	O	P	Y
S	S	N			B	O	S	S	F	I	G	H	T		C	O	U	R	S	E
			S	P	A	N	S		Y	E	A			D	A	U	B
		C	H	A	R	D		F	I	L	M	R	E	E	L		I	M	A	Y
	C	R	A	P	S		H	A	N	D	Y	B	E	L	L	Y		O	R	A
S	H	A	K	A		D	A	N	G			I	K	E		A	M	U	C	K
P	I	N	E		N	A	D	A		B	A	S	S		S	W	A	T	H	E
I	N	K			O	V	E	R	H	O	T			I	T	S	A	H	I	T
K	E	Y	S		F	O	R	T	Y	W	O	R	T	H	Y		M	Y	M	Y
E	S	C	A	P	E	S			D	E	M	E	R	O	L			H	E	S
B	E	A	N	I	E		C	H	E	R		V	A	P	E		T	A	D	A
A	T	S	E	A		P	O	I			L	O	C	S		F	O	R	E	X
L	E	E		F	I	S	H	Y	H	O	O	K	Y		B	O	O	P	S
L	A	Y	S		C	A	N	O	O	D	L	E		C	U	R	L	Y
			A	S	K	S			D	O	C		S	A	G	E	S
S	H	A	N	T	Y		S	T	A	R	A	P	P	L	E			J	O	B
C	O	C	K	Y	P	I	T	Y		S	T	E	A	M	Y	I	R	O	N	Y
O	M	N	I		O	R	I	G			S	C	R	E	E	N	T	I	M	E
T	E	E	N		O	K	R	A				S	E	X	S	C	E	N	E	S

B	A	D	E		C	L	A	S	S		R	A	S	H
F	R	O	G		A	A	R	O	N		E	C	H	O
F	I	N	G	E	R	R	O	L	L		G	O	I	N
S	A	T		D	R	A	M	A		A	G	R	E	E
		G	E	N	E		A	R	M	C	A	N	D	Y
	N	E	P	A	L	I		F	A	T	E
S	E	T	I			C	E	L	I	E		H	A	T
K	N	U	C	K	L	E	S	A	N	D	W	I	C	H
Y	E	P		N	A	D	E	R			E	D	I	E
			T	E	V	A		E	A	R	N	E	D
T	O	E	B	E	A	N	S		P	I	T	Y
E	U	R	O	S		C	H	A	P	S		H	B	O
A	T	O	N		P	E	O	P	L	E	F	O	O	D
R	I	D	E		E	R	A	S	E		A	L	S	O
S	E	E	S		I	S	L	E	S		B	E	E	R

G	U	T	S			L	I	L	A	C		I	C	E
I	B	E	T		M	A	D	A	M	A		N	A	T
L	O	V	E		S	T	E	P	O	N		S	P	A
D	A	Y	I	N	T	H	E	S	U	N		T	U	T
S	T	E	N	O				E	R	O	T	I	C
				R	O	O	T			L	I	G	H	T
D	E	N		I	N	T	O	T	H	I	N	A	I	R
U	V	E	A		T	O	T	E	D		E	T	N	A
D	O	W	N	T	O	E	A	R	T	H		E	S	P
E	L	I	T	E			L	A	V	A
	U	N	I	Q	U	E				S	T	A	L	L
O	T	T		U	N	D	E	R	T	H	E	S	E	A
R	I	O		I	C	A	R	U	S		S	L	A	T
C	O	W		L	A	M	I	N	A		C	A	F	E
A	N	N		A	P	S	E	S			O	N	Y	X

A	G	A	R		D	Y	E	S		C	E	R	A
R	E	D	O		A	M	S	T	E	R	D	A	M
M	Y	S	O	U	R	C	E	S	S	A	Y	N	O
E	S	P		P	E	A			A	B	S	O	R	B
N	E	E	D	S			G	R	U			V	A	C
I	R	A	N		O	D	I	E		A	D	E	L	E
A	S	K	A	G	A	I	N	L	A	T	E	R
			K	A	T	E		A	H	A	B
		W	I	T	H	O	U	T	A	D	O	U	B	T
A	B	A	T	E		U	S	E	S		S	P	U	R
D	I	R			P	T	A			V	E	R	N	E
D	O	R	E	M	I			A	P	E		O	D	E
	M	A	G	I	C	E	I	G	H	T	B	A	L	L
	E	N	G	R	O	S	S	E	D		O	R	E	O
	S	T	Y	E		L	O	S	S		P	S	S	T

M	A	N		S	P	R	I	G		A	R	A	B	S
A	P	E		O	B	E	S	E		R	I	F	L	E
N	O	W	A	Y	J	O	S	E		C	D	R	O	M
U	L	T	R	A			U	Z	I			A	N	T
A	L	O	E		I	N	E	E	D	A	R	I	D	E
L	O	Y	A	L	T	O		R	O	L	O	D	E	X
				A	C	R	E			M	A	S	S
		N	O	T	H	I	N	G	T	O	D	O
	L	O	K	I			G	R	I	N
D	E	B	O	N	E	D		A	N	D	T	H	E	N
W	O	R	K	S	F	O	R	M	E		H	O	N	E
A	N	A			T	H	E			C	O	L	A	S
R	O	D	I	N		A	L	L	T	H	U	M	B	S
F	R	A	M	E		R	A	I	S	E		E	L	I
S	A	Y	S	O		M	Y	L	A	R		S	E	E

H	A	G	A	R		O	P	E	N	S	P	A	C	E
A	D	E	L	E		L	I	P	F	I	L	L	E	R
R	U	N	A	T		S	C	A	L	L	I	O	N	S
P	E	E	K	A	B	O	O		T	E	N	E	T
		T	A	P	I	N		T	E	N	T
S	E	I	Z	E	D		B	E	A	C	H	B	U	M
I	N	C	A	S		F	L	A	M	E		L	S	U
G	R	I	M		R	O	O	M	S		F	O	E	S
M	O	S		L	A	R	G	O		B	I	O	M	E
A	N	T	F	A	R	M	S		H	O	R	D	E	S
			E	V	E	S		B	O	O	E	D
	C	E	L	E	B		D	R	U	M	S	O	L	O
B	A	R	T	R	I	V	I	A		M	A	N	I	A
O	N	I	O	N	R	I	N	G		I	L	O	S	T
K	I	C	K	E	D	A	S	S		C	E	R	T	S

B	E	G	S		S	T	O	R	M		L	I	S	T
O	R	A	L		C	A	M	E	O		A	N	E	W
A	R	M	Y	R	A	N	G	E	R		I	C	E	E
		E	D	A	M			S	E	A	L	A	N	E
A	B	B	O	T		P	A	E	L	L	A	P	A	N
C	R	A	G		W	E	B	S		M	A	S	T	S
E	E	L		A	I	D	A		S	O	L
	A	L	I	E	N	I	N	V	A	S	I	O	N
			M	R	S		D	E	F	T		N	O	D
A	S	A	H	I		D	O	T	E		G	L	U	E
M	A	N	O	A	M	A	N	O		F	L	Y	N	N
S	H	A	O	L	I	N			W	O	O	F
T	A	C	K		S	U	M	M	E	R	R	A	I	N
E	R	I	E		E	B	B	E	D		I	N	F	O
L	A	N	D		R	E	A	D	S		A	S	S	T

Y	E	A	H		E	T	C		A	B	A	C	U	S
I	A	G	O		N	I	L		R	E	G	A	L	E
P	R	O	M	N	T	L	Y		M	A	R	I	N	E
			M	O	W	E	D		A	R	E	N	A	S
F	A	M		H	I	S	E	M	N	C	E
R	E	C	K	O	N			A	I	L		P	A	T
A	G	R	A		E	T	A	L		A	W	A	R	E
N	E	A	L	E		I	L	L		W	A	T	C	H
C	A	F	E	S		N	O	M	E		G	E	A	R
E	N	T		C	D	T			A	G	E	N	D	A
			G	O	E	S	I	N	T	O		T	E	N
P	O	I	R	O	T		M	O	A	N	S
U	P	D	A	T	E		M	S	W	E	E	P	E	R
P	E	E	P	E	R		N	I	A		L	I	V	E
U	N	D	E	R	M		T	R	Y		F	E	E	D

S	A	N	D	S			P	O	D	C	A	S	T	S
K	N	E	E	S		E	L	D	E	R	C	A	R	E
I	O	W	A	N		R	E	D	C	A	R	P	E	T
P	T	S	D		E	R	A	S		V	I	S	E	S
	H	A	L	F	A	S	S		G	E	D
	E	L	I	O	T		E	W	E	S		M	D	S
A	R	E	N	A	S		B	E	T		T	O	O	T
W	O	R	K	L	I	F	E	B	A	L	A	N	C	E
A	N	T	S		T	A	P		N	E	X	T	U	P
Y	E	S		P	U	M	A		G	A	L	E	S
			R	E	P		T	E	R	R	A	C	E
S	A	T	E	D		L	I	L	Y		W	A	R	M
C	R	Y	B	A	B	I	E	S		S	Y	R	I	A
A	S	K	A	N	Y	O	N	E		E	E	L	E	D
B	E	E	R	T	E	N	T			A	R	O	S	E

A	L	G	E	B	R	A				M	C	F	L	Y
R	O	A	D	R	A	S	H			V	A	L	O	R
M	R	S	M	A	I	S	E	L		P	R	O	N	E
R	E	C	O	I	L		S	A	C		L	U	N	K
E	L	A	N	D		P	A	T	A	G	O	N	I	A
S	E	N	D		A	L	I	E	N	R	A	C	E
T	I	S		G	L	A	D	S	T	O	N	E
			B	A	B	Y	S	T	E	P	S
		R	I	D	E	S	H	A	R	E		H	I	S
	G	A	G	O	R	D	E	R	S		L	U	C	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	E	S	T		H	O	M	E	R
A	V	E	C		A	A	A		D	E	S	I	C	A
R	E	B	E	L		D	I	V	V	I	E	D	U	P
R	U	I	N	S			D	A	D	S	T	O	B	E
O	P	T	E	D				C	S	T	O	R	E	S

B	I	L	L	Y	G	O	A	T				A	R	A	B		I	M	P	S
C	L	E	A	R	A	S	M	U	D			R	I	G	A		N	O	O	K
C	L	A	S	S	Y	M	A	T	E	Y		G	O	O	D	Y	C	O	P	Y
S	S	N			B	O	S	S	F	I	G	H	T		C	O	U	R	S	E
			S	P	A	N	S		Y	E	A			D	A	U	B
		C	H	A	R	D		F	I	L	M	R	E	E	L		I	M	A	Y
	C	R	A	P	S		H	A	N	D	Y	B	E	L	L	Y		O	R	A
S	H	A	K	A		D	A	N	G			I	K	E		A	M	U	C	K
P	I	N	E		N	A	D	A		B	A	S	S		S	W	A	T	H	E
I	N	K			O	V	E	R	H	O	T			I	T	S	A	H	I	T
K	E	Y	S		F	O	R	T	Y	W	O	R	T	H	Y		M	Y	M	Y
E	S	C	A	P	E	S			D	E	M	E	R	O	L			H	E	S
B	E	A	N	I	E		C	H	E	R		V	A	P	E		T	A	D	A
A	T	S	E	A		P	O	I			L	O	C	S		F	O	R	E	X
L	E	E		F	I	S	H	Y	H	O	O	K	Y		B	O	O	P	S
L	A	Y	S		C	A	N	O	O	D	L	E		C	U	R	L	Y
			A	S	K	S			D	O	C		S	A	G	E	S
S	H	A	N	T	Y		S	T	A	R	A	P	P	L	E			J	O	B
C	O	C	K	Y	P	I	T	Y		S	T	E	A	M	Y	I	R	O	N	Y
O	M	N	I		O	R	I	G			S	C	R	E	E	N	T	I	M	E
T	E	E	N		O	K	R	A				S	E	X	S	C	E	N	E	S

B	A	D	E		C	L	A	S	S		R	A	S	H
F	R	O	G		A	A	R	O	N		E	C	H	O
F	I	N	G	E	R	R	O	L	L		G	O	I	N
S	A	T		D	R	A	M	A		A	G	R	E	E
		G	E	N	E		A	R	M	C	A	N	D	Y
	N	E	P	A	L	I		F	A	T	E
S	E	T	I			C	E	L	I	E		H	A	T
K	N	U	C	K	L	E	S	A	N	D	W	I	C	H
Y	E	P		N	A	D	E	R			E	D	I	E
			T	E	V	A		E	A	R	N	E	D
T	O	E	B	E	A	N	S		P	I	T	Y
E	U	R	O	S		C	H	A	P	S		H	B	O
A	T	O	N		P	E	O	P	L	E	F	O	O	D
R	I	D	E		E	R	A	S	E		A	L	S	O
S	E	E	S		I	S	L	E	S		B	E	E	R

G	U	T	S			L	I	L	A	C		I	C	E
I	B	E	T		M	A	D	A	M	A		N	A	T
L	O	V	E		S	T	E	P	O	N		S	P	A
D	A	Y	I	N	T	H	E	S	U	N		T	U	T
S	T	E	N	O				E	R	O	T	I	C
				R	O	O	T			L	I	G	H	T
D	E	N		I	N	T	O	T	H	I	N	A	I	R
U	V	E	A		T	O	T	E	D		E	T	N	A
D	O	W	N	T	O	E	A	R	T	H		E	S	P
E	L	I	T	E			L	A	V	A
	U	N	I	Q	U	E				S	T	A	L	L
O	T	T		U	N	D	E	R	T	H	E	S	E	A
R	I	O		I	C	A	R	U	S		S	L	A	T
C	O	W		L	A	M	I	N	A		C	A	F	E
A	N	N		A	P	S	E	S			O	N	Y	X

A	G	A	R		D	Y	E	S		C	E	R	A
R	E	D	O		A	M	S	T	E	R	D	A	M
M	Y	S	O	U	R	C	E	S	S	A	Y	N	O
E	S	P		P	E	A			A	B	S	O	R	B
N	E	E	D	S			G	R	U			V	A	C
I	R	A	N		O	D	I	E		A	D	E	L	E
A	S	K	A	G	A	I	N	L	A	T	E	R
			K	A	T	E		A	H	A	B
		W	I	T	H	O	U	T	A	D	O	U	B	T
A	B	A	T	E		U	S	E	S		S	P	U	R
D	I	R			P	T	A			V	E	R	N	E
D	O	R	E	M	I			A	P	E		O	D	E
	M	A	G	I	C	E	I	G	H	T	B	A	L	L
	E	N	G	R	O	S	S	E	D		O	R	E	O
	S	T	Y	E		L	O	S	S		P	S	S	T

M	A	N		S	P	R	I	G		A	R	A	B	S
A	P	E		O	B	E	S	E		R	I	F	L	E
N	O	W	A	Y	J	O	S	E		C	D	R	O	M
U	L	T	R	A			U	Z	I			A	N	T
A	L	O	E		I	N	E	E	D	A	R	I	D	E
L	O	Y	A	L	T	O		R	O	L	O	D	E	X
				A	C	R	E			M	A	S	S
		N	O	T	H	I	N	G	T	O	D	O
	L	O	K	I			G	R	I	N
D	E	B	O	N	E	D		A	N	D	T	H	E	N
W	O	R	K	S	F	O	R	M	E		H	O	N	E
A	N	A			T	H	E			C	O	L	A	S
R	O	D	I	N		A	L	L	T	H	U	M	B	S
F	R	A	M	E		R	A	I	S	E		E	L	I
S	A	Y	S	O		M	Y	L	A	R		S	E	E

H	A	G	A	R		O	P	E	N	S	P	A	C	E
A	D	E	L	E		L	I	P	F	I	L	L	E	R
R	U	N	A	T		S	C	A	L	L	I	O	N	S
P	E	E	K	A	B	O	O		T	E	N	E	T
		T	A	P	I	N		T	E	N	T
S	E	I	Z	E	D		B	E	A	C	H	B	U	M
I	N	C	A	S		F	L	A	M	E		L	S	U
G	R	I	M		R	O	O	M	S		F	O	E	S
M	O	S		L	A	R	G	O		B	I	O	M	E
A	N	T	F	A	R	M	S		H	O	R	D	E	S
			E	V	E	S		B	O	O	E	D
	C	E	L	E	B		D	R	U	M	S	O	L	O
B	A	R	T	R	I	V	I	A		M	A	N	I	A
O	N	I	O	N	R	I	N	G		I	L	O	S	T
K	I	C	K	E	D	A	S	S		C	E	R	T	S

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Puzzles for October, 2025 with Jim Horne comments

Puzzles for October, 2025
with Jim Horne comments

B	E	G	S		S	T	O	R	M		L	I	S	T
O	R	A	L		C	A	M	E	O		A	N	E	W
A	R	M	Y	R	A	N	G	E	R		I	C	E	E
		E	D	A	M			S	E	A	L	A	N	E
A	B	B	O	T		P	A	E	L	L	A	P	A	N
C	R	A	G		W	E	B	S		M	A	S	T	S
E	E	L		A	I	D	A		S	O	L
	A	L	I	E	N	I	N	V	A	S	I	O	N
			M	R	S		D	E	F	T		N	O	D
A	S	A	H	I		D	O	T	E		G	L	U	E
M	A	N	O	A	M	A	N	O		F	L	Y	N	N
S	H	A	O	L	I	N			W	O	O	F
T	A	C	K		S	U	M	M	E	R	R	A	I	N
E	R	I	E		E	B	B	E	D		I	N	F	O
L	A	N	D		R	E	A	D	S		A	S	S	T

Y	E	A	H		E	T	C		A	B	A	C	U	S
I	A	G	O		N	I	L		R	E	G	A	L	E
P	R	O	M	N	T	L	Y		M	A	R	I	N	E
			M	O	W	E	D		A	R	E	N	A	S
F	A	M		H	I	S	E	M	N	C	E
R	E	C	K	O	N			A	I	L		P	A	T
A	G	R	A		E	T	A	L		A	W	A	R	E
N	E	A	L	E		I	L	L		W	A	T	C	H
C	A	F	E	S		N	O	M	E		G	E	A	R
E	N	T		C	D	T			A	G	E	N	D	A
			G	O	E	S	I	N	T	O		T	E	N
P	O	I	R	O	T		M	O	A	N	S
U	P	D	A	T	E		M	S	W	E	E	P	E	R
P	E	E	P	E	R		N	I	A		L	I	V	E
U	N	D	E	R	M		T	R	Y		F	E	E	D

S	A	N	D	S			P	O	D	C	A	S	T	S
K	N	E	E	S		E	L	D	E	R	C	A	R	E
I	O	W	A	N		R	E	D	C	A	R	P	E	T
P	T	S	D		E	R	A	S		V	I	S	E	S
	H	A	L	F	A	S	S		G	E	D
	E	L	I	O	T		E	W	E	S		M	D	S
A	R	E	N	A	S		B	E	T		T	O	O	T
W	O	R	K	L	I	F	E	B	A	L	A	N	C	E
A	N	T	S		T	A	P		N	E	X	T	U	P
Y	E	S		P	U	M	A		G	A	L	E	S
			R	E	P		T	E	R	R	A	C	E
S	A	T	E	D		L	I	L	Y		W	A	R	M
C	R	Y	B	A	B	I	E	S		S	Y	R	I	A
A	S	K	A	N	Y	O	N	E		E	E	L	E	D
B	E	E	R	T	E	N	T			A	R	O	S	E

A	L	G	E	B	R	A				M	C	F	L	Y
R	O	A	D	R	A	S	H			V	A	L	O	R
M	R	S	M	A	I	S	E	L		P	R	O	N	E
R	E	C	O	I	L		S	A	C		L	U	N	K
E	L	A	N	D		P	A	T	A	G	O	N	I	A
S	E	N	D		A	L	I	E	N	R	A	C	E
T	I	S		G	L	A	D	S	T	O	N	E
			B	A	B	Y	S	T	E	P	S
		R	I	D	E	S	H	A	R	E		H	I	S
	G	A	G	O	R	D	E	R	S		L	U	C	E
F	I	R	S	T	T	E	S	T		H	O	M	E	R
A	V	E	C		A	A	A		D	E	S	I	C	A
R	E	B	E	L		D	I	V	V	I	E	D	U	P
R	U	I	N	S			D	A	D	S	T	O	B	E
O	P	T	E	D				C	S	T	O	R	E	S

B	I	L	L	Y	G	O	A	T				A	R	A	B		I	M	P	S
C	L	E	A	R	A	S	M	U	D			R	I	G	A		N	O	O	K
C	L	A	S	S	Y	M	A	T	E	Y		G	O	O	D	Y	C	O	P	Y
S	S	N			B	O	S	S	F	I	G	H	T		C	O	U	R	S	E
			S	P	A	N	S		Y	E	A			D	A	U	B
		C	H	A	R	D		F	I	L	M	R	E	E	L		I	M	A	Y
	C	R	A	P	S		H	A	N	D	Y	B	E	L	L	Y		O	R	A
S	H	A	K	A		D	A	N	G			I	K	E		A	M	U	C	K
P	I	N	E		N	A	D	A		B	A	S	S		S	W	A	T	H	E
I	N	K			O	V	E	R	H	O	T			I	T	S	A	H	I	T
K	E	Y	S		F	O	R	T	Y	W	O	R	T	H	Y		M	Y	M	Y
E	S	C	A	P	E	S			D	E	M	E	R	O	L			H	E	S
B	E	A	N	I	E		C	H	E	R		V	A	P	E		T	A	D	A
A	T	S	E	A		P	O	I			L	O	C	S		F	O	R	E	X
L	E	E		F	I	S	H	Y	H	O	O	K	Y		B	O	O	P	S
L	A	Y	S		C	A	N	O	O	D	L	E		C	U	R	L	Y
			A	S	K	S			D	O	C		S	A	G	E	S
S	H	A	N	T	Y		S	T	A	R	A	P	P	L	E			J	O	B
C	O	C	K	Y	P	I	T	Y		S	T	E	A	M	Y	I	R	O	N	Y
O	M	N	I		O	R	I	G			S	C	R	E	E	N	T	I	M	E
T	E	E	N		O	K	R	A				S	E	X	S	C	E	N	E	S

B	A	D	E		C	L	A	S	S		R	A	S	H
F	R	O	G		A	A	R	O	N		E	C	H	O
F	I	N	G	E	R	R	O	L	L		G	O	I	N
S	A	T		D	R	A	M	A		A	G	R	E	E
		G	E	N	E		A	R	M	C	A	N	D	Y
	N	E	P	A	L	I		F	A	T	E
S	E	T	I			C	E	L	I	E		H	A	T
K	N	U	C	K	L	E	S	A	N	D	W	I	C	H
Y	E	P		N	A	D	E	R			E	D	I	E
			T	E	V	A		E	A	R	N	E	D
T	O	E	B	E	A	N	S		P	I	T	Y
E	U	R	O	S		C	H	A	P	S		H	B	O
A	T	O	N		P	E	O	P	L	E	F	O	O	D
R	I	D	E		E	R	A	S	E		A	L	S	O
S	E	E	S		I	S	L	E	S		B	E	E	R

G	U	T	S			L	I	L	A	C		I	C	E
I	B	E	T		M	A	D	A	M	A		N	A	T
L	O	V	E		S	T	E	P	O	N		S	P	A
D	A	Y	I	N	T	H	E	S	U	N		T	U	T
S	T	E	N	O				E	R	O	T	I	C
				R	O	O	T			L	I	G	H	T
D	E	N		I	N	T	O	T	H	I	N	A	I	R
U	V	E	A		T	O	T	E	D		E	T	N	A
D	O	W	N	T	O	E	A	R	T	H		E	S	P
E	L	I	T	E			L	A	V	A
	U	N	I	Q	U	E				S	T	A	L	L
O	T	T		U	N	D	E	R	T	H	E	S	E	A
R	I	O		I	C	A	R	U	S		S	L	A	T
C	O	W		L	A	M	I	N	A		C	A	F	E
A	N	N		A	P	S	E	S			O	N	Y	X

A	G	A	R		D	Y	E	S		C	E	R	A
R	E	D	O		A	M	S	T	E	R	D	A	M
M	Y	S	O	U	R	C	E	S	S	A	Y	N	O
E	S	P		P	E	A			A	B	S	O	R	B
N	E	E	D	S			G	R	U			V	A	C
I	R	A	N		O	D	I	E		A	D	E	L	E
A	S	K	A	G	A	I	N	L	A	T	E	R
			K	A	T	E		A	H	A	B
		W	I	T	H	O	U	T	A	D	O	U	B	T
A	B	A	T	E		U	S	E	S		S	P	U	R
D	I	R			P	T	A			V	E	R	N	E
D	O	R	E	M	I			A	P	E		O	D	E
	M	A	G	I	C	E	I	G	H	T	B	A	L	L
	E	N	G	R	O	S	S	E	D		O	R	E	O
	S	T	Y	E		L	O	S	S		P	S	S	T

M	A	N		S	P	R	I	G		A	R	A	B	S
A	P	E		O	B	E	S	E		R	I	F	L	E
N	O	W	A	Y	J	O	S	E		C	D	R	O	M
U	L	T	R	A			U	Z	I			A	N	T
A	L	O	E		I	N	E	E	D	A	R	I	D	E
L	O	Y	A	L	T	O		R	O	L	O	D	E	X
				A	C	R	E			M	A	S	S
		N	O	T	H	I	N	G	T	O	D	O
	L	O	K	I			G	R	I	N
D	E	B	O	N	E	D		A	N	D	T	H	E	N
W	O	R	K	S	F	O	R	M	E		H	O	N	E
A	N	A			T	H	E			C	O	L	A	S
R	O	D	I	N		A	L	L	T	H	U	M	B	S
F	R	A	M	E		R	A	I	S	E		E	L	I
S	A	Y	S	O		M	Y	L	A	R		S	E	E

H	A	G	A	R		O	P	E	N	S	P	A	C	E
A	D	E	L	E		L	I	P	F	I	L	L	E	R
R	U	N	A	T		S	C	A	L	L	I	O	N	S
P	E	E	K	A	B	O	O		T	E	N	E	T
		T	A	P	I	N		T	E	N	T
S	E	I	Z	E	D		B	E	A	C	H	B	U	M
I	N	C	A	S		F	L	A	M	E		L	S	U
G	R	I	M		R	O	O	M	S		F	O	E	S
M	O	S		L	A	R	G	O		B	I	O	M	E
A	N	T	F	A	R	M	S		H	O	R	D	E	S
			E	V	E	S		B	O	O	E	D
	C	E	L	E	B		D	R	U	M	S	O	L	O
B	A	R	T	R	I	V	I	A		M	A	N	I	A
O	N	I	O	N	R	I	N	G		I	L	O	S	T
K	I	C	K	E	D	A	S	S		C	E	R	T	S