Odd Words, Old Facts
August 24, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Quiet call to notice
Numbered page
Ship shelter
Binary or bridle
UK paper, 1821
Union troops, 1860s
Thieves' slang, once
Wartime partner
Kipling's advice
Japanese board chess
Digital letter
Rectal flush
Hand met a brow
Wrinkle in rock
Pro football org
Wood for bats
Orderly, or unmixed
Data path in a PC
Owl's call, in brief
Country's edges
Greek finales
Beat through cunning
UK bill, Jane Austen
Chaos, in army lingo
Elephant's rider
Grip your way up
Stage show, sung
New buds' season
Point of a tool
Lakers' city, short
She … a point
Sayings, by subject
Dreamy contentment
Indigo dye shrub
Binet test score
Old Korean currency
Glacier rock debris
Fireworks gone damp
Sun, seen from afar
Odd Words, Old Facts — Solution
August 24, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Quiet call to notice
P
Numbered page
Ship shelter
F
Binary or bridle
UK paper, 1821
B
Union troops, 1860s
F
Thieves' slang, once
C
Wartime partner
Kipling's advice
A
Japanese board chess
S
H
O
G
I
Digital letter
Rectal flush
E
M
A
I
L
Hand met a brow
Wrinkle in rock
S
A
L
U
T
E
D
Pro football org
Wood for bats
N
F
L
S
T
R
I
A
Orderly, or unmixed
N
E
A
T
Data path in a PC
Y
Owl's call, in brief
Country's edges
Greek finales
B
O
R
D
E
R
S
Beat through cunning
B
UK bill, Jane Austen
H
O
O
Chaos, in army lingo
D
Elephant's rider
Grip your way up
M
A
H
O
U
T
Stage show, sung
New buds' season
M
U
S
I
C
A
L
Point of a tool
U
S
E
V
E
R
N
A
L
Lakers' city, short
S
She … a point
T
Sayings, by subject
N
Dreamy contentment
G
Indigo dye shrub
Binet test score
A
N
I
L
Old Korean currency
H
W
A
N
K
A
I
F
Glacier rock debris
M
O
R
A
I
N
E
Fireworks gone damp
S
Q
U
I
B
S
Sun, seen from afar
S
T
A
R
Odd Words, Old Facts — The notes
August 24, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
- PSSTQuiet call to noticeAn interjection whispered to get someone's attention without being overheard.
- FOLIONumbered pageA sheet of a manuscript or book, numbered on one side only; also a page-size format.
- HARBOURShip shelterA sheltered stretch of water where boats moor; British spelling of harbor.
- BITBinary or bridleThe smallest unit of computer data, or the metal piece in a horse's mouth, two unrelated senses.
- GUARDIANUK paper, 1821The Guardian newspaper, founded in Manchester in 1821 as a weekly.
- FEDERALSUnion troops, 1860sNorthern soldiers in the American Civil War, as opposed to the Confederates.
- CANTThieves' slang, onceSecretive jargon of a closed group; historically associated with criminal underworlds.
- ALLYWartime partnerA nation or person bound to another by a pact, often in wartime.
- IFKipling's adviceRudyard Kipling's poem "If, ", written as counsel to his son.
- SHOGIJapanese board chessA Japanese board game like chess, where captured pieces can be reused by the capturer.
- EMAILDigital letterElectronic mail, sent instantly over a network.
- ENEMARectal flushA rectal injection of fluid, often used to clear the bowel before a medical exam.
- SALUTEDHand met a browGreeted with a formal hand gesture, as soldiers do to officers.
- STRIAWrinkle in rockA thin groove or ridge on a surface, seen in rock or muscle tissue.
- NFLPro football orgThe National Football League, America's top professional football body.
- ASHWood for batsAsh timber, traditionally used to make baseball bats.
- NEATOrderly, or unmixedTidy in appearance, or a spirit served without ice or mixer, two unrelated senses.
- BUSData path in a PCA pathway carrying data between a computer's components; also a road vehicle.
- HOOOwl's call, in briefAn exclamation of surprise or relief; also mimics the sound owls make.
- BORDERSCountry's edgesLines separating countries or regions from one another.
- OMEGASGreek finalesThe last letter of the Greek alphabet, in the plural; also used for fatty acids.
- OUTWITBeat through cunningTo defeat someone through cleverness rather than force.
- TENNERUK bill, Jane AustenBritish slang for a ten-pound note, which has featured Jane Austen since 2017.
- SNAFUChaos, in army lingoA military acronym for a badly confused situation, "situation normal, all fouled up."
- MAHOUTElephant's riderA South Asian elephant keeper and driver.
- CLIMBGrip your way upTo ascend, hand over hand, toward a summit.
- MUSICALStage show, sungA theatrical production combining dialogue, song and dance.
- VERNALNew buds' seasonRelating to spring, the season that begins around the vernal equinox.
- USEPoint of a toolThe purpose or application something is put to.
- LOSLakers' city, shortLos Angeles, the city, often shortened this way in headlines.
- HASShe … a pointThird-person form of possession, as in "she has a point."
- ANASayings, by subjectA collection of a person's memorable sayings or anecdotes, often published after their death.
- KAIFDreamy contentmentA state of pleasurable idleness or languid intoxication, from Arabic via Urdu.
- ANILIndigo dye shrubA tropical plant from which the blue dye indigo is traditionally extracted.
- IQBinet test scoreAn intelligence quotient, from tests descended from Alfred Binet's early work.
- HWANOld Korean currencyA former monetary unit of South Korea, replaced by the won in 1962.
- MORAINEGlacier rock debrisRock and debris deposited by a glacier as it advances or retreats.
- SQUIBSFireworks gone dampSmall firecrackers that fail to go off properly; the source of the idiom "a damp squib."
- STARSun, seen from afarA luminous point in the night sky; our own sun is one, just much closer.