Lofts, Latches and Lullabies
October 12, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Powdered courtly wig
Godly or a guess
Porch for lazing
Attic turned studio
Carves fresh powder
Tested with puzzles
Reins in a puppy
Pale blue banner
Lullaby hour
Waste in urine
Wrongs of the world
A snaking line
Right silly fool
Cancel a licence
Scrubs stale air
Fragrant ancient oil
Movie's backdrop
DM small talk
Thinker on duty
DNA's basic unit
Your strongest suit
Spiced milky tea
Gilled swimmer
Wooded hollows
Magic or real appeal
Clinic for recovery
Turns over the soil
Sound to grab notice
Die's tiny pip
Acted as Sparrow
43,560 square feet
Where credits roll
Mind … gap
Viceroy's domain
Number on your cake
A roof overhead
Samoa briefly
Light bulb moment
Boricua folk rhythm
Old cloth or tabloid
Better than the rest
African goblet drum
Lofts, Latches and Lullabies — Solution
October 12, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
Powdered courtly wig
P
Godly or a guess
Porch for lazing
D
Attic turned studio
Carves fresh powder
Tested with puzzles
I
Reins in a puppy
Pale blue banner
L
Lullaby hour
Waste in urine
B
Wrongs of the world
E
V
I
L
S
A snaking line
Right silly fool
Q
U
E
U
E
Cancel a licence
Scrubs stale air
R
E
V
O
K
E
Fragrant ancient oil
N
A
R
D
P
U
R
I
F
I
E
R
Movie's backdrop
DM small talk
S
E
T
Thinker on duty
DNA's basic unit
K
A
N
T
Your strongest suit
J
Spiced milky tea
C
H
A
I
G
E
N
E
Gilled swimmer
Wooded hollows
F
I
S
H
Magic or real appeal
Clinic for recovery
M
Turns over the soil
Sound to grab notice
D
Die's tiny pip
Acted as Sparrow
D
O
T
43,560 square feet
A
C
R
E
S
P
A
D
E
R
Where credits roll
Mind … gap
Viceroy's domain
T
H
E
Number on your cake
A roof overhead
Samoa briefly
S
H
E
L
T
E
R
Light bulb moment
A
H
A
A
S
Boricua folk rhythm
P
L
E
N
A
Old cloth or tabloid
R
A
G
Better than the rest
T
O
P
S
African goblet drum
D
J
E
M
B
E
Lofts, Latches and Lullabies — The notes
October 12, 2026 · 12×11 · Hard
- PERUKEPowdered courtly wigA peruke is a powdered wig worn by European gentlemen in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- DIVINEGodly or a guessDivine means heavenly as an adjective, but as a verb it means to guess or sense intuitively.
- VERANDAHPorch for lazingA verandah is a roofed porch along the outside of a house, from the Hindi word baraamdaa.
- LOFTAttic turned studioA loft is a room under a roof, or by extension an open-plan apartment converted from one.
- SKICarves fresh powderTo ski is to glide downhill on two long runners, a sport with roots in Scandinavia.
- IQTested with puzzlesIQ, intelligence quotient, is a score from standardized reasoning tests, averaging 100.
- LEASHReins in a puppyA leash is the strap or cord used to keep a dog close and under control.
- UNPale blue bannerThe UN flag is light blue with a white emblem, chosen as a neutral, peaceful color.
- BEDTIMELullaby hourBedtime is the hour set for sleep, often marked by a story or a soft song.
- UREAWaste in urineUrea is a nitrogen compound the body removes through urine, also used in skin creams.
- EVILSWrongs of the worldEvils are harmful or morally wrong acts, often spoken of as plural, enduring troubles.
- QUEUEA snaking lineA queue is a line of people or things waiting their turn, a word borrowed from French.
- EEJITRight silly foolEejit is Irish slang for a foolish or silly person, a soft variant of idiot.
- REVOKECancel a licenceTo revoke is to officially cancel or withdraw a right, licence, or privilege.
- PURIFIERScrubs stale airA purifier is a device that filters dust, smoke, or odors from indoor air.
- NARDFragrant ancient oilNard, or spikenard, is a costly perfumed oil from a Himalayan plant, mentioned in the Bible.
- SETMovie's backdropA set is the built scenery where a film or play is staged, also a tennis segment or a group in math.
- CHATDM small talkA chat is a casual conversation, now often typed rather than spoken, as in an online chat.
- KANTThinker on dutyKant was a German philosopher famed for grounding ethics in duty rather than outcomes.
- GENEDNA's basic unitA gene is a segment of DNA that carries instructions for a trait, passed from parent to child.
- FORTEYour strongest suitForte names someone's particular strength or specialty, distinct from the musical term meaning loud.
- CHAISpiced milky teaChai is tea brewed with milk and spices like cardamom and ginger, popular across South Asia.
- FISHGilled swimmerFish are cold-blooded aquatic animals that breathe through gills, found in nearly every water body.
- DELLSWooded hollowsDells are small, shaded valleys, a word still common in poetry and place names.
- CHARMMagic or real appealA charm can be a spoken spell, or simply someone's natural power to attract and delight.
- REHABClinic for recoveryRehab is short for rehabilitation, a program or facility helping people recover from addiction or injury.
- SPADERTurns over the soilA spader is someone who digs and turns earth with a hand spade, an old agricultural term.
- PSSTSound to grab noticePsst is a hushed sound made to quietly catch someone's attention without being overheard.
- DOTDie's tiny pipA dot is a small round mark, like the pips on a die face or the point in a web address.
- DEPPActed as SparrowJohnny Depp played Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
- ACRE43,560 square feetAn acre is a unit of land area historically defined as the ground a team of oxen could plow in a day.
- ENDWhere credits rollThe end is the final point of a story, film, or event, often marked by rolling credits.
- THEMind … gapThe is the most common word in English, used to point to something specific rather than general.
- RAJViceroy's domainThe Raj was British colonial rule over India, administered through a viceroy until 1947.
- AGENumber on your cakeAge is the number of years someone has lived, traditionally marked by candles on a cake.
- SHELTERA roof overheadShelter is protection from weather or danger, from a simple roof to a full refuge.
- ASSamoa brieflyAS is the postal abbreviation for American Samoa, a US territory in the South Pacific.
- AHALight bulb momentAha is the sound of sudden understanding, often paired with the phrase light bulb moment.
- PLENABoricua folk rhythmPlena is a Puerto Rican musical style built on hand drums and call-and-response singing.
- RAGOld cloth or tabloidA rag can be a torn scrap of cloth, or slang for a cheap, sensational newspaper.
- TOPSBetter than the restTops means the very best, as in the phrase that's tops, used since mid-20th century slang.
- DJEMBEAfrican goblet drumThe djembe is a goblet-shaped hand drum from West Africa, traditionally carved from a single piece of wood.