CRSWRD #45 — Monday, October 26, 2026

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#45 Mon, Oct 26

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Published Monday, October 26, 2026 · Answers added October 27, 2026, 00:00 UTC

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1 Across Had dinner (3) — ATE
Other clues: “Past tense of eat”, “Consumed”, “Had lunch”
4 Across Grammar term (4) — VERB
Other clues: “Action word”, “Run or jump”
6 Across Mountain range, from Spanish (6) — SIERRA
Other clues: “Mt. range”, “Nevada ___”
8 Across On your ___ (3) — OWN
Other clues: “Possess”, “Have”
9 Across Male child (3) — SON
Other clues: “___ of a gun”, “Boy”
10 Across Provide (6) — RENDER
Other clues: “Make”
12 Across Pub drink (4) — BEER
Other clues: “Cold ___”, “Lager”
13 Across Give it a ___ (3) — TRY
Other clues: “Attempt”, “Endeavor”

1 Down Abbreviation for a wide city street (3) — AVE
Other clues: “Street type”, “Road abbr.”
2 Down Brief (5) — TERSE
Other clues: “Curt”
3 Down Mistake (5) — ERROR
Other clues: “Trial and ___”, “Blunder”
5 Down Prohibit (3) — BAN
Other clues: “Official restriction”, “Forbid”
6 Down Sugary (5) — SWEET
Other clues: “Home ___ home”, “Candy”
7 Down Not outer (5) — INNER
Other clues: “Inside”, “___ peace”, “Interior”
8 Down Glowing ___ (3) — ORB
Other clues: “Sphere”, “Globe”
11 Down Needing no towel (3) — DRY
Other clues: “Not wet”, “___ humor”, “Arid”

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