Hints
Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: noun. 1 down: noun. 2 down: noun. 3 down: verb. 4 across: noun. 4 down: noun. 5 down: adjective. 6 across: adjective. 7 across: adjective. 8 across: noun. Setter note: A sung drama crosses a detection system. The rodent is only three letters, at the bottom.
Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with R. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with T. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with I. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with E. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with R.
Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with R. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with O. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with D. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with T. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with S.
Answers
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Across: 1 ROD, 4 TAPES, 6 IDEAL, 7 EARLY, 8 RAT.
Down: 1 RADAR, 2 OPERA, 3 DEALT, 4 TIE, 5 SLY.
I publish the table in the page because this URL is the hint-and-answer record for the date. The grid above still starts blank so you can play before you read this far.
| Clue | Answer | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 across | ROD | Original clue · this site |
| 1 down | RADAR | Original clue · this site |
| 2 down | OPERA | Original clue · this site |
| 3 down | DEALT | Original clue · this site |
| 4 across | TAPES | Original clue · this site |
| 4 down | TIE | Original clue · this site |
| 5 down | SLY | Original clue · this site |
| 6 across | IDEAL | Original clue · this site |
| 7 across | EARLY | Original clue · this site |
| 8 across | RAT | Original clue · this site |
Questions
What is the theme on October 26, 2026?
Early recording. A sung drama crosses a detection system. The rodent is only three letters, at the bottom.
Are these a newspaper's clues?
No. The grid, the entries, and the clues were made for this site.
Can I print this date?
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Sources
Public-source check: 2026-11-04. Pages from the same publisher count as one source.