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Daily Crossword Puzzle #8 for Tue, Oct 20, 2026

ACROSS
1. Male parent
4. Water source
8. Chops off
12. Inky black, to poets
14. Native American of Southwest Alaska
16. Unsightly
17. Event that recurs at intervals
18. Complicated, petty procedures
20. _ Allan Poe
22. Before (prefix)
23. Erode
24. To sift
25. Assist
28. Fluid product of inflammation
30. Bristle
31. Avian creatures
35. Remaining after all deductions
37. Extremities
40. A blast of a horn
41. Burn superficially
42. Confronts
44. Root beer relative
45. In addition
46. In a ____ (agitated or irritated)
47. Baseball player Mel
48. First-year military academy student
50. Rich soil
52. Ovum
54. Pet locale
55. Electrical Unit
58. Cleo's killer
61. In the manner of
63. Giggle
65. Homes
70. Arranges properly for use
71. 90 degrees
72. Trap for birds or small mammals
73. Pacific island yam
74. Fast planes
75. Domed church section
76. Two (Sp.)

DOWN
1. Prevent from occurring
2. Remain
3. Evade
4. Armed conflict
5. Biblical high priest
6. Part of a journey
7. Mass
8. Nilotic language
9. Stare at amorously
10. Entreaty
11. System (abbr.)
13. Teachers' org.
15. Canvas cover
19. Reuben's nickname
21. Actress Charlotte
26. A distinct part
27. Natives or inhabitants of Denmark
29. "Cheers" or "Ellen"
30. Disco prop
32. Carrot, for example
33. Stupid person
34. R.R. building
35. 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster
36. Comfort
38. Lair
39. Free of sound
41. Plant excrement
43. Portico
49. Mild oath
51. Fitting
53. Small, secluded valley
55. Having the leading position
56. Paris' subway
57. Mexican monetary units
58. Ancient Greek god of war
59. Oceans
60. Inconspicuous attention getter
62. Small Indonesian buffalo
64. Eastern Standard Time (abbr.)
66. ___ a Wonderful Life
67. Police officer (slang)
68. Curvy letter
69. Perceive with the eye