CRSWRD #31 — Monday, October 12, 2026

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#31 Mon, Oct 12

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Published Monday, October 12, 2026 · Answers added October 13, 2026, 00:00 UTC

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1 Across End of an ___ (3) — ERA
Other clues: “Historical period”, “Time period”, “Epoch”
4 Across ___ waste (5) — TOXIC
Other clues: “Poisonous”, “Harmful”
6 Across ___ or die (5) — ADAPT
Other clues: “Adjust”, “Modify”
7 Across ___ room: place for games and fun (3) — REC
Other clues: “Fun time”, “___ room”
8 Across Music genre (3) — RAP
Other clues: “Knock sound”, “Knock”, “Music style”
11 Across ___ you go (5) — THERE
Other clues: “In that place”, “In that spot”, “Yonder”
13 Across Also-ran (5) — LOSER
Other clues: “Defeated”
14 Across ___ indeed (3) — YES
Other clues: “Affirmative”, “Agreed”, “Aye”

1 Down Precisely (7) — EXACTLY
Other clues: “On the dot”
2 Down Tear apart (3) — RIP
Other clues: “Let it ___”, “Tear”, “Rend”
3 Down Woman playing a character on stage or screen (7) — ACTRESS
Other clues: “Stage woman”, “Film lady”
4 Down Black road goo (3) — TAR
Other clues: “Cigarette ___”, “Road goo”, “Black pitch”
5 Down Lyric poem (3) — ODE
Other clues: “___ to Joy”, “Tribute”
9 Down We ___ (3) — ARE
Other clues: “Exist”
10 Down For every (3) — PER
Other clues: “Each”
12 Down Weed puller (3) — HOE
Other clues: “Garden tool”

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