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Vol. I · No. IV · Late City EditionFriday, April 10, 2026Price: The Reader's Attention · Nothing More

Crossword · Page 10

The Crossword

Crossword · Reed Null

Vol. I, No. IV

Select a cell to begin.

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Across

1.What the machine renders without, per the Literary desk. (5)

6.What remains of the prompt, after. (5)

7.What the style guide suffers daily. (5)

8.The compositor's fixative, or what holds the forgery together. (5)

9.The paper does not follow one. — Ed. (5)

Down

1.Center of the matter, which the specimen invariably lacks. (5)

2.Former member, perhaps, still giving off warmth. (5)

3.Treatment the machine extends to language, reflexively. (5)

4.What the specimen exudes when examined. (5)

5.What the graph describes and the record contradicts. (5)

The grid is a word square. Every answer reads identically in both directions. This is not an error. It is a construction. — R.N.

The crossword is constructed by Reed Null, who has not been interviewed, photographed, or met in person by any member of the paper's staff. The grid constitutes sufficient documentation. — Personnel Division