Clocking In and Beyond
September 27, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Town in Trentino
Fled in a hurry
Grinds away
Assert as true
Very overweight
Loved eating cats
Outback hail
Time to invoice
Ties the knot
Sword from Spain
Sac of fluid
Scots word for ridge
Chased a rabbit
Studies the data
Steep sea inlet
Rank in a system
Worn at a luau
PIN required here
Before the Nisei
Groups of kin
Chicken piece
Tear it in two
First-born, usually
Irish police officer
Swift tour label
Life, in Hebrew
Old stone game
Arial lacks it
Set by the Nile
Two working as one
Baby beds, or notes
Vax skeptic, briefly
Stallone's nickname
Beg the judge
Pad near a joint
When work is due
The naysayer's word
Eagle by the sea
Formed in 1993
No apostrophe needed
Totally impressive
Clothes, or a firm
Clocking In and Beyond — Solution
September 27, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Town in Trentino
Fled in a hurry
Grinds away
Assert as true
T
Very overweight
O
Loved eating cats
A
Outback hail
Time to invoice
C
Ties the knot
W
A
R
C
O
Sword from Spain
Sac of fluid
B
I
L
B
O
Scots word for ridge
E
Chased a rabbit
Studies the data
A
L
I
C
E
Steep sea inlet
Rank in a system
F
I
O
R
D
A
N
A
L
Y
S
T
Worn at a luau
L
E
I
S
PIN required here
Before the Nisei
Groups of kin
I
S
S
E
I
Chicken piece
Tear it in two
L
E
G
First-born, usually
A
T
M
Irish police officer
T
Swift tour label
Life, in Hebrew
E
R
A
Old stone game
Arial lacks it
G
O
Set by the Nile
R
Two working as one
G
Baby beds, or notes
C
R
I
B
S
Vax skeptic, briefly
L
A
I
D
A
Stallone's nickname
H
Beg the judge
P
L
E
A
D
Pad near a joint
When work is due
B
U
R
S
A
The naysayer's word
Eagle by the sea
Formed in 1993
E
R
N
E
D
E
A
D
L
I
N
E
No apostrophe needed
I
T
S
Totally impressive
S
L
A
Y
Clothes, or a firm
O
U
T
F
I
T
Clocking In and Beyond — The notes
September 27, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
- ARCOTown in TrentinoArco is a town in Trentino, Italy; in music, 'arco' also means to play with the bow.
- RANFled in a hurryRan is the past tense of run.
- TOILSGrinds awayToils means labors hard, often at unpleasant or tiring work.
- CLAIMAssert as trueClaim can mean to state something firmly, or to stake ownership of it.
- OBESEVery overweightObese is the clinical term for carrying an excess amount of body fat.
- ALFLoved eating catsAlf was the wisecracking 1980s sitcom alien famous for wanting to eat the family cat.
- COOEEOutback hailCooee is a call used in the Australian bush to attract attention over long distances.
- BILLABLETime to invoiceBillable describes hours of work that can be charged to a client.
- WEDSTies the knotWeds means marries; it's also a common headline abbreviation for Wednesday.
- BILBOSword from SpainBilbo is an old word for a sword, named after the Spanish city of Bilbao, known for blade-making.
- CYSTSac of fluidA cyst is a closed sac filled with fluid or other material, forming under the skin or in tissue.
- RIGGScots word for ridgeRigg is a Scots dialect word for a ridge of land, as in the old runrig farming system.
- ALICEChased a rabbitAlice, in Lewis Carroll's story, follows the White Rabbit down the hole into Wonderland.
- ANALYSTStudies the dataAn analyst examines data or trends, often in finance or business, to draw conclusions.
- FIORDSteep sea inletA fiord (or fjord) is a long, narrow, steep-sided inlet carved by glaciers, famous in Norway.
- TIERRank in a systemA tier is a level or layer within a ranked structure, like a pricing tier.
- LEISWorn at a luauLeis are the garlands of flowers traditionally worn at a Hawaiian luau.
- ATMPIN required hereAn ATM, automated teller machine, needs a PIN to dispense cash.
- ISSEIBefore the NiseiIssei were the first generation of Japanese immigrants, preceding their children, the Nisei.
- TRIBESGroups of kinTribes are groups of people united by shared ancestry, culture, or leadership.
- LEGChicken pieceA leg is also a limb, or one stage of a journey or relay race.
- RIPTear it in twoRip means to tear something apart, often roughly.
- OLDESTFirst-born, usuallyOldest describes the earliest-born, whether a sibling, building, or tradition.
- GARDAIrish police officerGarda is the term for a member of An Garda Siochana, Ireland's police force.
- ERASwift tour labelEra, in Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, refers to a distinct musical period of her career; more broadly it's any distinct span of time.
- CHAILife, in HebrewChai is the Hebrew word for life, also a popular Jewish symbol; it's also a spiced milky tea.
- GOOld stone gameGo is an ancient East Asian strategy board game played with black and white stones.
- SERIFArial lacks itA serif is the small decorative stroke at the end of a letter; Arial is a sans-serif font, so it has none.
- AIDASet by the NileAida, Verdi's opera, is set in ancient Egypt along the Nile.
- DUALTwo working as oneDual describes something made of two matching parts, like dual citizenship.
- CRIBSBaby beds, or notesCribs are baby beds, and informally, crib notes are cheat sheets used to study.
- ANTIVax skeptic, brieflyAnti is short for someone opposed to something, as in 'anti-vax'.
- SLYStallone's nicknameSly is the longtime nickname of actor Sylvester Stallone.
- PLEADBeg the judgeTo plead is to formally answer a charge in court, or to beg earnestly.
- BURSAPad near a jointA bursa is a small fluid-filled sac that cushions areas near joints.
- DEADLINEWhen work is dueA deadline is the date by which a task or piece of work must be finished.
- NOThe naysayer's wordNo is the simplest word of refusal or denial.
- ERNEEagle by the seaErne is a poetic name for the white-tailed sea eagle, found along northern coasts.
- EUFormed in 1993The EU, European Union, was formally established in 1993 under the Maastricht Treaty.
- ITSNo apostrophe neededIts is the possessive form of it, unlike the contraction it's, and takes no apostrophe.
- SLAYTotally impressiveSlay is modern slang for doing something impressively well.
- OUTFITClothes, or a firmAn outfit is a matching set of clothes, or informally, a business or organization.