Hints
Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: verb. 1 down: noun. 2 down: verb. 3 down: noun. 4 across: noun. 4 down: noun. 5 down: verb. 6 across: adjective. 7 across: verb. 8 across: noun. Setter note: Yesterday's grid, turned. The song is now across the second row, and the taxi is a down answer.
Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with S. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with C. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with A. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with B. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with D.
Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with S. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with A. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with T. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with C. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with L.
Answers
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Across: 1 SAT, 4 CAROL, 6 ALIKE, 7 BASED, 8 DEN.
Down: 1 SALAD, 2 ARISE, 3 TOKEN, 4 CAB, 5 LED.
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 | SAT | Original clue · this site |
| 1 down | SALAD | Original clue · this site |
| 2 down | ARISE | Original clue · this site |
| 3 down | TOKEN | Original clue · this site |
| 4 across | CAROL | Original clue · this site |
| 4 down | CAB | Original clue · this site |
| 5 down | LED | Original clue · this site |
| 6 across | ALIKE | Original clue · this site |
| 7 across | BASED | Original clue · this site |
| 8 across | DEN | Original clue · this site |
Questions
What is the theme on October 30, 2026?
Same foundation. Yesterday's grid, turned. The song is now across the second row, and the taxi is a down answer.
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.