Coins, Cash and Kind
October 6, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Not up close
Stage sound gear
Old broken walls
Norse for stick
British WWII gun
Gift to a charity
Blade on a long pole
Pre-euro coins
Lazy free gear
Pat down, or gambol
Classic skate jump
Bidding war sale
Time to get up?
Pay for free content
Rusty yellow pigment
Lithe and nimble
…'s there?
Domed chancel recess
Money bags for cash
Dialect for zero
Marks a heritage
Pet doc, briefly
Windy City nickname
Victorian times
Religious edict
King of Camelot
A yarn, or dog's wag
Solid horse foot
Exploit someone
Land of the Incas
Deep blue dye source
US wine country
Bling, in slang
DJ's music session
Nisei's child
Masks the truth
Dozens, roughly
Joins two things
Shell used as money
Dry, on a wine label
Unpaid loan status
Coins, Cash and Kind — Solution
October 6, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Not up close
A
Stage sound gear
Old broken walls
M
Norse for stick
British WWII gun
S
Gift to a charity
D
Blade on a long pole
G
Pre-euro coins
Lazy free gear
P
Pat down, or gambol
F
R
I
S
K
Classic skate jump
O
L
L
I
E
Bidding war sale
Time to get up?
A
U
C
T
I
O
N
Pay for free content
A
D
S
A
R
I
S
E
Rusty yellow pigment
Lithe and nimble
…'s there?
A
G
I
L
E
Domed chancel recess
Money bags for cash
N
Dialect for zero
Marks a heritage
N
O
W
T
Pet doc, briefly
V
E
T
A
P
S
E
Windy City nickname
C
H
I
Victorian times
Religious edict
E
R
A
King of Camelot
U
A yarn, or dog's wag
T
Solid horse foot
Exploit someone
H
O
O
F
Land of the Incas
Deep blue dye source
S
A
R
T
H
U
R
US wine country
Bling, in slang
N
A
P
A
DJ's music session
Nisei's child
Masks the truth
S
A
N
S
E
I
Dozens, roughly
Joins two things
T
E
N
S
B
E
L
I
E
Shell used as money
C
O
W
R
I
E
Dry, on a wine label
S
E
C
Unpaid loan status
D
E
F
A
U
L
T
Coins, Cash and Kind — The notes
October 6, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
- AFARNot up closeMeans 'from a distance', as in something 'seen from afar'.
- MICSStage sound gearShort for microphones, what singers and speakers talk into.
- RUINSOld broken wallsWhat's left of an ancient structure after centuries of decay, think Pompeii or the Colosseum.
- SKINorse for stickFrom the Old Norse 'skíð', meaning a long strip of wood, used for gliding over snow.
- STENBritish WWII gunThe STEN, a cheap British submachine gun mass-produced during World War II.
- DONATIONGift to a charityMoney or goods given freely to a cause, charity, or blood bank.
- GLAIVEBlade on a long poleA medieval polearm with a single-edged blade mounted on a long shaft.
- PESETASPre-euro coinsSpain's old currency before it adopted the euro in 2002.
- IDLERLazy free gearA lazy person who avoids work, or, in machinery, a free-spinning gear that doesn't drive anything.
- FRISKPat down, or gambolTo search someone by patting them down, or, for lambs and pets, to skip and gambol playfully.
- OLLIEClassic skate jumpThe foundational skateboarding trick, jumping into the air with the board, no hands needed.
- AUCTIONBidding war saleA public sale where buyers compete with rising bids, think Sotheby's or eBay.
- ARISETime to get up?To come into existence, or to get out of bed, 'time to get up?' is the wake-up version.
- ADSPay for free contentShort for advertisements, the commercials and banners that fund free apps and TV.
- OCHRERusty yellow pigmentA natural earth pigment ranging from yellow to brownish-orange, used since prehistoric cave art.
- AGILELithe and nimbleAble to move quickly and gracefully, also a popular flexible approach to software teams.
- WHO…'s there?The interrogative pronoun asking about a person's identity, as in the classic knock-knock reply.
- APSEDomed chancel recessThe semicircular, often domed recess at a church's east end, beyond the chancel.
- PURSESMoney bags for cashSmall bags for carrying money, or the prize funds boxers and golfers compete for.
- NOWTDialect for zeroNorthern English dialect for 'nothing', as in 'there's nowt wrong with that'.
- ETHNICMarks a heritageRelating to a particular cultural, national, or racial group, like 'ethnic cuisine' or an 'ethnic enclave'.
- VETPet doc, brieflyShort for veterinarian, the animal doctor; also military slang for a veteran, or to scrutinize closely.
- CHIWindy City nicknameCasual short name for Chicago ('Chi-town'), also a Greek letter and the vital life-force in Chinese philosophy.
- ERAVictorian timesA distinct period in history defined by its own character, Victorian times, for instance.
- FATWAReligious edictA formal religious ruling issued by an Islamic scholar, most famously the one against Salman Rushdie in 1989.
- ARTHURKing of CamelotThe legendary king said to have pulled Excalibur from the stone and ruled Camelot with his Knights of the Round Table.
- TALEA yarn, or dog's wagA story or yarn, or, sounding just like 'tail', what a happy dog wags.
- HOOFSolid horse footThe hard covering on the foot of a horse, deer, or cow, also what butchers call the trotter's cousin.
- USEExploit someoneTo employ something for a purpose, or, less kindly, to take advantage of someone.
- PERULand of the IncasSouth America's Inca heartland, home to Machu Picchu, the Andes, and ceviche.
- ANILDeep blue dye sourceA tropical plant used since ancient times to produce indigo, the deep blue dye.
- NAPAUS wine countryCalifornia's famous wine-growing valley, also a type of soft, supple leather.
- ICEBling, in slangHip-hop slang for diamonds or flashy jewelry, as well as frozen water, or to ignore someone coldly.
- SETDJ's music sessionA DJ's run of songs at a party or club, also a tennis unit, a film location, or a fixed collection in math.
- SANSEINisei's childA third-generation Japanese immigrant, the grandchild of the original issei who left Japan.
- BELIEMasks the truthTo give a false impression that contradicts the truth, a calm face can belie inner panic.
- TENSDozens, roughlyAn informal way to say 'quite a few', as in 'tens of people showed up', or the numbers 10 through 99.
- OFJoins two thingsThe tiny preposition that shows possession or connection, as in 'a friend of mine' or 'made of wood'.
- COWRIEShell used as moneyA small glossy seashell once used as currency across Africa and Asia.
- SECDry, on a wine labelFrench for 'dry', seen on wine and champagne labels, also slang for a second, as in 'just a sec'.
- DEFAULTUnpaid loan statusFailing to repay a loan on time, or a computer's automatic preset setting.