Kitchen, Floors and Drawers
October 5, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
S-shaped curve
Posh china pattern
Czarist mile
Salt pan by sea
Lady's private room
Film scene redo
For each thing
Prized team player
Settles the bill
Kicks off the show
Early test version
Fancy wood floor
Time off school
Secret watcher
Jammed in tight
Where socks hide
Warms up bagels
Me too, briefly
Barbie's fella
Skips the carbs
Fatal, no doubt
Debut, or a tool
Well past tipsy
Give up a claim
Facing a direction
Google's own code
Clued in fully
Blades of a boat
Gunk on a plate
Chirpy greeting
Rome's old coin
Meet your maker
Makes it specific
Cracks corny jokes
A knack for style
Way into a mine
Car's path home
Tucked out of sight
Always, to a Scot
Reader of the stars
Climbs to the gutter
Kitchen, Floors and Drawers — Solution
October 5, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
S-shaped curve
Posh china pattern
Czarist mile
Salt pan by sea
V
Lady's private room
B
Film scene redo
For each thing
R
Prized team player
A
Settles the bill
P
E
S
S
E
Kicks off the show
O
P
E
N
S
Early test version
A
Fancy wood floor
Time off school
P
A
R
Q
U
E
T
Secret watcher
Jammed in tight
S
P
Y
H
O
L
S
Where socks hide
Warms up bagels
D
R
A
W
E
R
S
Me too, briefly
Barbie's fella
D
I
T
T
O
Skips the carbs
Fatal, no doubt
K
E
T
O
Debut, or a tool
K
E
N
Well past tipsy
Give up a claim
O
I
L
E
D
Facing a direction
T
O
Google's own code
Clued in fully
Blades of a boat
A
W
A
R
E
Gunk on a plate
Chirpy greeting
G
L
O
P
G
O
Rome's old coin
Meet your maker
A
S
Makes it specific
T
H
E
Cracks corny jokes
A knack for style
E
Way into a mine
Car's path home
A
D
I
T
Tucked out of sight
H
I
D
D
E
N
D
R
I
V
E
W
A
Y
Always, to a Scot
A
Y
E
Reader of the stars
S
E
E
R
Climbs to the gutter
L
A
D
D
E
R
Kitchen, Floors and Drawers — The notes
October 5, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
- ESSES-shaped curveAn esse (or 's' curve) is a smooth double bend, like the letter S, seen in roads, pipework and racetrack chicanes.
- SPODEPosh china patternSpode is an English pottery firm founded in 1770, famous for its blue-and-white 'Blue Italian' tableware pattern still made today.
- VERSTCzarist mileA verst was a Russian unit of distance, roughly 1.07 kilometres, used before the metric system took over.
- SALINASalt pan by seaA salina is a salt marsh or shallow pool where seawater evaporates to leave salt behind.
- BOUDOIRLady's private roomA boudoir was originally a woman's private sitting room, from the French 'bouder', to sulk, a place to retreat to.
- RETAKEFilm scene redoA retake is a scene filmed again, usually because the first take wasn't good enough.
- PERFor each thing'Per' means 'for each', as in miles per hour or cost per item.
- ASSETPrized team playerAn asset is anything of value a person, team or company owns or can rely on.
- PAYSSettles the billPays is the verb for settling a bill or a debt, 'she pays at the counter'.
- OPENSKicks off the showOpens can mean unlocking something, or starting an event, 'the ceremony opens with a speech'.
- PROTOEarly test versionProto- is a prefix for 'first' or 'original', and 'proto' is shorthand for an early prototype.
- PARQUETFancy wood floorParquet is flooring made of small wood blocks arranged in a geometric pattern, often herringbone.
- HOLSTime off schoolHols is British slang for 'holidays', school's out and it's time for the hols.
- SPYSecret watcherA spy secretly gathers information, often for a government or rival organisation.
- WEDGEDJammed in tightWedged means jammed tightly into a narrow space, unable to move easily.
- DRAWERSWhere socks hideDrawers are the sliding compartments in a chest or dresser, often where folded clothes are kept.
- TOASTERWarms up bagelsA toaster is the kitchen appliance that browns slices of bread or bagels with radiant heat.
- DITTOMe too, brieflyDitto means 'the same as what was just said', a quick way to agree without repeating yourself.
- KENBarbie's fellaKen is Barbie's longtime boyfriend, introduced by Mattel in 1961, a different sense from the Scots verb 'to ken', to know.
- KETOSkips the carbsKeto, short for ketogenic, is a very low-carb, high-fat diet that pushes the body into ketosis.
- LETHALFatal, no doubtLethal describes something capable of causing death, a lethal dose, a lethal weapon.
- OPENERDebut, or a toolAn opener can be the first act in a show, or a tool for prying open a bottle or can.
- OILEDWell past tipsyOiled means lubricated, but 'well-oiled' is also old slang for pleasantly drunk.
- WAIVEGive up a claimTo waive a right or a fee is to voluntarily give it up.
- TOFacing a direction'To' points toward a direction, a purpose or a recipient, 'heading to the station'.
- GOGoogle's own codeGo is a programming language created by Google, released in 2009 for fast, simple software.
- AWAREClued in fullyAware means conscious of something, 'in the know' about what's happening.
- OARSBlades of a boatOars are the long blades used to row a boat, pulled by hand against the water.
- GLOPGunk on a plateGlop is informal English for a thick, gooey, unappetising mess.
- HIYAChirpy greetingHiya is an informal, upbeat way of saying hello.
- ASRome's old coinAn as was a small bronze coin of ancient Rome, the base unit of Roman currency.
- DIEMeet your makerTo die is to stop living, 'meet your maker' is an old euphemism for it.
- THEMakes it specific'The' is the word that turns a general noun into one specific thing everyone already knows.
- DADCracks corny jokesDad is a father, and 'dad jokes' are the deliberately corny puns fathers are famous for.
- EYEA knack for styleHaving 'an eye' for something means a natural, practiced sense of taste or judgment.
- ADITWay into a mineAn adit is a horizontal or gently sloping tunnel used to enter or drain a mine.
- DRIVEWAYCar's path homeA driveway is the private path connecting a house's garage or parking area to the street.
- HIDDENTucked out of sightHidden means kept out of sight, not easily found.
- AYEAlways, to a ScotIn Scots, 'aye' can mean 'always' or 'ever', a different sense from its use as 'yes'.
- SEERReader of the starsA seer is someone said to foresee the future, like an oracle or fortune teller reading the stars.
- LADDERClimbs to the gutterA ladder is a set of rungs used to climb up to a roof, gutter or high shelf.