Hints
Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: noun. 1 down: noun. 2 down: noun. 3 down: noun. 4 across: adverb. 4 down: adverb. 5 down: noun. 6 across: noun. 7 across: noun. 8 across: adjective. Setter note: A kind of music or story crosses a wide sea. The number ten is a short down answer on the right edge.
Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with S. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with A. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with G. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with O. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with S.
Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with S. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with P. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with A. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with A. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with T.
Answers
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Across: 1 SPA, 4 APART, 6 GENRE, 7 OCEAN, 8 SLY.
Down: 1 SPECS, 2 PANEL, 3 ARRAY, 4 AGO, 5 TEN.
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 | SPA | Original clue · this site |
| 1 down | SPECS | Original clue · this site |
| 2 down | PANEL | Original clue · this site |
| 3 down | ARRAY | Original clue · this site |
| 4 across | APART | Original clue · this site |
| 4 down | AGO | Original clue · this site |
| 5 down | TEN | Original clue · this site |
| 6 across | GENRE | Original clue · this site |
| 7 across | OCEAN | Original clue · this site |
| 8 across | SLY | Original clue · this site |
Questions
What is the theme on November 3, 2026?
By the water. A kind of music or story crosses a wide sea. The number ten is a short down answer on the right edge.
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.