Hints
Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: noun. 1 down: noun. 2 down: adjective. 3 down: noun. 4 across: noun. 4 down: noun. 5 down: noun. 6 across: noun. 7 across: verb. 8 across: adjective. Setter note: A one-cent coin is the last long down answer. The hint in the top row is only three letters.
Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with T. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with R. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with A. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with M. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with S.
Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with T. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with I. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with P. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with R. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with R.
Answers
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Across: 1 TIP, 4 RIDER, 6 ARENA, 7 MEANT, 8 SLY.
Down: 1 TIRES, 2 IDEAL, 3 PENNY, 4 RAM, 5 RAT.
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 | TIP | Original clue · this site |
| 1 down | TIRES | Original clue · this site |
| 2 down | IDEAL | Original clue · this site |
| 3 down | PENNY | Original clue · this site |
| 4 across | RIDER | Original clue · this site |
| 4 down | RAM | Original clue · this site |
| 5 down | RAT | Original clue · this site |
| 6 across | ARENA | Original clue · this site |
| 7 across | MEANT | Original clue · this site |
| 8 across | SLY | Original clue · this site |
Questions
What is the theme on October 31, 2026?
Arena night. A one-cent coin is the last long down answer. The hint in the top row is only three letters.
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.