No. 4 · Tuesday 20 October 2026
Daily Crossword
18 answers in a 13 × 12 grid. Shaded squares aren’t used.
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Across
- 1Bird that can mimic speech (6)
- 4Spiny mammal that rolls into a ball (8)
- 8Stitch (3)
- 9Division of a play (3)
- 10Chess opening that offers a sacrifice (6)
- 12Pivot on which a door swings (5)
- 13Paid position (3)
- 15Capulet daughter in Shakespeare (6)
- 16Low female voice (4)
- 17Painter of Luncheon of the Boating Party (6)
Down
- 1Boy attendant in a medieval household (4)
- 2Poor medieval farm worker (7)
- 3Chopper (10)
- 5Brooding hero of Wuthering Heights (10)
- 6Pioneer of movable-type printing in Europe (9)
- 7Charm worn against evil (6)
- 11Twangy instrument of bluegrass (5)
- 14Daybreak (4)
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