CRSWRD #40 — Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Published Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Answers added October 22, 2026, 00:00 UTC

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1 Across It comes with wisdom (3) — AGE
Other clues: “Number on a birthday cake”, “Epoch”, “Grow older”
4 Across A camera, in casual speech (3) — CAM
Other clues: “Lobe wheel”, “Camera”
5 Across ___ vote (7) — POPULAR
Other clues: “Well-liked”, “In vogue”
9 Across Raise one's ___ (3) — IRE
Other clues: “Anger”, “Wrath”
10 Across Rock containing a metal worth extracting (3) — ORE
Other clues: “Metal rock”, “Iron ___”, “Mine rock”
11 Across Gifted (7) — ENDOWED
Other clues: “Granted”
13 Across Bear's home (3) — DEN
Other clues: “TV room”, “Bear cave”, “Study room”
14 Across Historical period (3) — ERA
Other clues: “End of an ___”, “Time period”, “Epoch”

1 Down Oak tree seed (5) — ACORN
Other clues: “Squirrel snack”, “Oak nut”, “Oak seed”
2 Down Stared (5) — GAPED
Other clues: “Gawked”
3 Down Large flightless bird (3) — EMU
Other clues: “Australian bird”, “Aussie bird”, “Tall runner”
5 Down Baked dessert (3) — PIE
Other clues: “Easy as ___”, “Baked dish”, “Pizza”
6 Down ___ case (5) — LOWER
Other clues: “Bring down”, “Reduce”, “Drop”
7 Down Sports venue (5) — ARENA
Other clues: “___ rock”, “Stadium”, “Fight venue”
8 Down A color you might see when angry (3) — RED
Other clues: “Color of fire”, “Seeing ___”, “Crimson”
12 Down Lyric poem (3) — ODE
Other clues: “___ to Joy”, “Tribute”

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