Hints
Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: noun. 1 down: noun. 2 down: adjective. 3 down: verb. 4 across: noun. 4 down: verb. 5 down: noun. 6 across: verb. 7 across: noun. 8 across: verb. Setter note: A taxi sits on top of a bowl of leaves. The song is a down answer, not the vegetable.
Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with C. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with S. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with A. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with T. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with L.
Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with C. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with A. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with B. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with S. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with D.
Answers
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Across: 1 CAB, 4 SALAD, 6 ARISE, 7 TOKEN, 8 LED.
Down: 1 CAROL, 2 ALIKE, 3 BASED, 4 SAT, 5 DEN.
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 | CAB | Original clue · this site |
| 1 down | CAROL | Original clue · this site |
| 2 down | ALIKE | Original clue · this site |
| 3 down | BASED | Original clue · this site |
| 4 across | SALAD | Original clue · this site |
| 4 down | SAT | Original clue · this site |
| 5 down | DEN | Original clue · this site |
| 6 across | ARISE | Original clue · this site |
| 7 across | TOKEN | Original clue · this site |
| 8 across | LED | Original clue · this site |
Questions
What is the theme on October 29, 2026?
Lunch and a song. A taxi sits on top of a bowl of leaves. The song is a down answer, not the vegetable.
Are these a newspaper's clues?
No. The grid, the entries, and the clues were made for this site.
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Sources
Public-source check: 2026-11-04. Pages from the same publisher count as one source.