Hints
Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: noun. 1 down: noun. 2 down: verb. 3 down: noun. 4 across: noun. 4 down: noun. 5 down: verb. 6 across: noun. 7 across: noun. 8 across: pronoun. Setter note: The boat is the last across answer of the middle block. A hidden store crosses the book of maps.
Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with A. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with S. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with P. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with Y. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with S.
Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with A. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with R. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with C. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with S. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with M.
Answers
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Across: 1 ARC, 4 STEAM, 6 PLACE, 7 YACHT, 8 SHE.
Down: 1 ATLAS, 2 REACH, 3 CACHE, 4 SPY, 5 MET.
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 | ARC | Original clue · this site |
| 1 down | ATLAS | Original clue · this site |
| 2 down | REACH | Original clue · this site |
| 3 down | CACHE | Original clue · this site |
| 4 across | STEAM | Original clue · this site |
| 4 down | SPY | Original clue · this site |
| 5 down | MET | Original clue · this site |
| 6 across | PLACE | Original clue · this site |
| 7 across | YACHT | Original clue · this site |
| 8 across | SHE | Original clue · this site |
Questions
What is the theme on October 27, 2026?
Harbor morning. The boat is the last across answer of the middle block. A hidden store crosses the book of maps.
Are these a newspaper's clues?
No. The grid, the entries, and the clues were made for this site.
Can I print this date?
Use the print control on this page, or open the printable hub for the whole set.
Sources
Public-source check: 2026-11-04. Pages from the same publisher count as one source.