CRSWRD #44 — Sunday, October 25, 2026

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#44 Sun, Oct 25

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Published Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Answers added October 26, 2026, 00:00 UTC

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1 Across Furniture you sleep on (3) — BED
Other clues: “Place to sleep”, “Flower ___”, “Mattress”
4 Across ___ of acid (3) — VAT
Other clues: “Large tank”, “Brewing tub”
7 Across It comes with wisdom (3) — AGE
Other clues: “Number on a birthday cake”, “Epoch”, “Grow older”
8 Across Historical period (3) — ERA
Other clues: “End of an ___”, “Time period”, “Epoch”
9 Across Revered (7) — HONORED
Other clues: “Esteemed”
11 Across Sister, informally (3) — SIS
Other clues: “Hey ___”, “Family gal”, “Sister”
12 Across Quickness (7) — AGILITY
Other clues: “Nimbleness”
16 Across You ___ ! (3) — BET
Other clues: “Wager”, “Gamble”
17 Across Be in debt (3) — OWE
Other clues: “I ___ you one”, “Have a tab”
18 Across ___ as a fox (3) — SLY
Other clues: “Cunning”, “Crafty”
19 Across At this moment (3) — NOW
Other clues: “Right ___”, “At present”, “This moment”

1 Down Scoff word (3) — BAH
Other clues: “Humbug!”
2 Down Pride (3) — EGO
Other clues: “Self image”
3 Down How tightly matter is packed into a volume (7) — DENSITY
Other clues: “Thickness”, “Mass ratio”
4 Down Variant (7) — VERSION
Other clues: “New ___”, “Edition”
5 Down We ___ (3) — ARE
Other clues: “Exist”
6 Down Small bit (3) — TAD
Other clues: “A little”
10 Down Liquid fuel (3) — OIL
Other clues: “Olive ___”, “Crude”, “Lubricant”
12 Down Muscles worked by crunches, informally (3) — ABS
Other clues: “Core muscles”, “Six-pack”
13 Down Shower ___ (3) — GEL
Other clues: “Hair product”, “Hair goo”, “Set firmly”
14 Down One plus one (3) — TWO
Other clues: “A pair”, “It takes ___ to tango”, “Pair count”
15 Down Bow wood (3) — YEW
Other clues: “Evergreen tree”, “Toxic tree”

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