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Daily Crossword Puzzle #1 for Wed, Oct 14, 2026

ACROSS
1. Inky black, to poets
5. Two (Sp.)
8. Compass dir.
11. Pacific island yam
12. "This won't hurt ____!"
14. Electrically charged atom
15. Exchange
17. Object of repulsion
18. A slight indication
19. Most capable
21. Place where plants grow
23. Deep reverence
25. Greek god of love
26. Island territory of the United States
27. Fast jet (abbr.)
28. Sis' sibling
31. Distant
33. Small drink
35. Flexible twig of a willow tree
37. Indonesian resort city
38. Sorrow
40. It may be bright or harebrained
41. Silly
43. Plant excrement
45. Science/research agcy.
46. And not
47. Chewing product
50. Cause heat under the collar
52. Prong on a fork
53. R.R. building
54. College paper
56. Having greater elevation
61. Distinctive style or manner
62. Russian ruler of old
65. Makeup applied to the cheeks
66. It would
67. Snakelike fish
68. Actress Patricia
69. Last letter of the English alphabet
70. Saxophone
71. Whirlpool

DOWN
1. Singer James
2. Sharp remark
3. Taken by mouth
4. Connecting point
5. Apply (a substance) by light strokes
6. Chief or king in Benin or Nigeria
7. Scorches
8. The longest river in the world
9. Part of speech
10. Compass dir.
13. Lacerates
16. He sold his birthright
18. Music discs
20. It was, poetically
22. Printing process, for short
24. Arab leader
26. Smile widely
28. Auction offers
29. Coral ridge
30. Mouth or opening
31. Papal veil
32. Having or resembling wings
34. Product of festering
36. Trig term
37. Storage container
39. Hearing organs
42. The front part of a cuirass
44. Essential or central part
48. Join together
49. Makes clutter
51. Den
52. "___ Little Indians"
54. Wig
55. Flintstone garb
57. Went
58. Became colored
59. Mild oath
60. Have confidence or faith in
61. That is
63. Insect wing
64. Acura sports coupe