Bygone Trades
September 9, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
S, M or L on a tag
Fired from a sub
Bowed and deep
Shakes the head
Team you root for
Log of names kept
Stops it cold
Timber cutter
Fruit's middle
Faces on your screen
Purple heath plant
Homing in on it
Dog's sharp cry
Sash or ship's prow
Sticky shoe strap
Piano key color
Medieval guitar
Where you call home
Stages in a game
Beach two-piece
Spot with your eyes
Beehive State
Line up straight
Policy that expired
Keep apart alone
Union Jack land
Boxed DIY furniture
Prehistoric axehead
Told a fib
Irish word for mum
Office paperwork
TV's furry alien
Prized porcelain
Apt comparison
Archaic word for you
Flat-topped army cap
Something different
HQ in Washington DC
Cancelled it out
Bygone Trades — Solution
September 9, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
S, M or L on a tag
S
Fired from a sub
Bowed and deep
T
Shakes the head
Team you root for
Log of names kept
R
Stops it cold
K
Timber cutter
Fruit's middle
S
Faces on your screen
I
C
O
N
S
Purple heath plant
E
R
I
C
A
Homing in on it
Dog's sharp cry
Z
E
R
O
I
N
G
Sash or ship's prow
B
O
W
Y
E
L
P
Sticky shoe strap
D
Piano key color
Medieval guitar
I
V
O
R
Y
Where you call home
Stages in a game
Beach two-piece
L
E
V
E
L
S
Spot with your eyes
S
E
E
A
B
O
D
E
Beehive State
Line up straight
U
T
A
H
Policy that expired
R
Keep apart alone
Union Jack land
I
S
O
L
A
T
E
Boxed DIY furniture
Prehistoric axehead
L
Told a fib
U
K
Irish word for mum
Office paperwork
TV's furry alien
C
L
E
R
I
C
A
L
Prized porcelain
Apt comparison
I
M
A
R
I
Archaic word for you
Flat-topped army cap
K
E
P
I
A
N
A
L
O
G
Y
Something different
E
L
S
E
HQ in Washington DC
I
M
F
Cancelled it out
N
E
G
A
T
E
D
Bygone Trades — The notes
September 9, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
- SIZES, M or L on a tagSmall, medium, large, the letters on a clothing tag.
- TORPEDOFired from a subAn underwater missile launched from a submarine.
- CELLOSBowed and deepCellos, the low-voiced strings section of an orchestra.
- NOShakes the headA headshake that says no without a word.
- SIDETeam you root forIn sport, your side is the team you support.
- REGISTERLog of names keptA register records who's present, from school to church.
- KIBOSHStops it coldTo put the kibosh on something is to shut it down for good.
- SAWYERTimber cutterAn old trade name for someone who saws wood, like Tom Sawyer's surname.
- COREFruit's middleThe core is the center of an apple, seeds and all.
- ICONSFaces on your screenApp icons are the little faces on your phone's screen.
- ERICAPurple heath plantErica is the botanical genus name for heath plants, cousins of heather.
- ZEROINGHoming in on itZeroing in means homing in, closing steadily on a target.
- YELPDog's sharp cryA yelp is a dog's sudden sharp cry of pain or surprise.
- BOWSash or ship's prowA bow can be a ribbon-tied sash, or the front of a ship.
- VELCROSticky shoe strapVelcro is the trademarked hook-and-loop fastener found on shoes and bags.
- IVORYPiano key colorOld piano keys were made from ivory, an elephant tusk material.
- LUTEMedieval guitarA plucked, pear-shaped instrument central to medieval and Renaissance music.
- ABODEWhere you call homeYour abode is simply your home or dwelling.
- LEVELSStages in a gameVideo game levels are the stages you clear one by one.
- BIKINIBeach two-pieceThe bikini is a two-piece swimsuit, named after the Bikini Atoll.
- SEESpot with your eyesTo see is to spot or notice something with your eyes.
- UTAHBeehive StateUtah's nickname, after the industrious pioneers who settled it.
- ALIGNLine up straightTo align things is to line them up straight.
- LAPSEPolicy that expiredAn insurance policy lapses when it's left to expire.
- ISOLATEKeep apart aloneTo isolate something is to keep it apart, alone.
- UKUnion Jack landThe United Kingdom, home of the Union Jack flag.
- IKEABoxed DIY furnitureThe Swedish brand known for flat-pack furniture kits.
- CELTPrehistoric axeheadA celt is a prehistoric stone or bronze axehead, used as a tool or weapon.
- LIEDTold a fibPast tense of lie, told an untruth.
- MAMIrish word for mumA dialect word for mother, common in Ireland and northern England.
- CLERICALOffice paperworkClerical work is the paperwork side of an office job.
- ALFTV's furry alienALF, the wisecracking alien puppet from a 1980s sitcom.
- IMARIPrized porcelainImari is a richly decorated Japanese porcelain ware.
- ANALOGYApt comparisonAn analogy explains one thing by comparing it to another.
- YEArchaic word for youArchaic English for 'you', as in 'hear ye'.
- KEPIFlat-topped army capA kepi is a flat-topped military cap, worn by French soldiers.
- ELSESomething differentElse means other, or something different.
- IMFHQ in Washington DCThe International Monetary Fund, headquartered in Washington, D.C., since 1944.
- NEGATEDCancelled it outNegated means cancelled out or made void.