CRSWRD #38 — Monday, October 19, 2026

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#38 Mon, Oct 19

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Published Monday, October 19, 2026 · Answers added October 20, 2026, 00:00 UTC

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1 Across Central (3) — MID
Other clues: “Middle”
4 Across A small fruit often pressed for oil (5) — OLIVE
Other clues: “Mediterranean fruit”, “___ branch”, “Green fruit”
6 Across ___ record (5) — VINYL
Other clues: “Record material”, “LP stuff”, “Record type”
7 Across Had dinner (3) — ATE
Other clues: “Past tense of eat”, “Consumed”, “Had lunch”
8 Across Breakfast item (3) — EGG
Other clues: “___ on your face”, “Hen product”, “Oval food”
11 Across Proportion (5) — RATIO
Other clues: “Golden ___”, “Math compare”
13 Across Secret ___ (5) — AGENT
Other clues: “Representative”, “Rep”, “Operative”
14 Across ___ the way (3) — LED
Other clues: “Guided”, “Light type”

1 Down Natural substance (7) — MINERAL
Other clues: “___ water”, “Ore”, “Rock type”
2 Down Climbing plant (3) — IVY
Other clues: “___ League”, “Vine”, “Climber”
3 Down Removed (7) — DELETED
Other clues: “Erased”
4 Down Ovum, in the plural (3) — OVA
Other clues: “Eggs”, “Egg cells”
5 Down Illuminated (3) — LIT
Other clues: “Well ___”, “Ignited”, “Ablaze”
9 Down Cocktail spirit (3) — GIN
Other clues: “___ and tonic”, “Tonic mate”, “Juniper ___”
10 Down Received (3) — GOT
Other clues: “___ it!”, “Obtained”
12 Down Number on a birthday cake (3) — AGE
Other clues: “It comes with wisdom”, “Epoch”, “Grow older”

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