Puzzle #4

Friday, September 11, 2026

Text version of the board

1 M	2 E	3 N	4 U	⬛	5 S	6 O	7 F	8 A
9 I	R	O	N	⬛	10 E	P	I	C
11 C	A	R	D	⬛	12 M	A	T	E
⬛	⬛	13 M	E	14 T	A	L	⬛	⬛
⬛	⬛	⬛	15 F	A	N	⬛	⬛	⬛
⬛	⬛	16 S	I	X	T	17 H	⬛	⬛
18 E	19 V	E	N	⬛	20 I	O	21 T	22 A
23 G	A	M	E	⬛	24 C	L	A	P
25 G	R	I	D	⬛	26 S	E	N	T

Across	Down
1. Hamburger's expansion 5. Couch 9. Wrinkle remover 10. Story too big for one sprint 11. Kanban unit 12. It often arrives after the check 13. Bare ___ (no VM) 15. Laptop's loudest component 16. Sense number 18. Fair, neutral 20. Tiniest bit 23. Play thing 24. Applause unit 25. This puzzle's structure 26. Dispatched	1. Drop it after a great demo 2. Notable stretch of time 3. Standard 4. "is not a function" lead-in 5. Meaning, formally 6. Iridescent gem 7. Like a well-tuned model 8. Nail, as an interview 14. April obligation 16. Half- prefix 17. Security ___ 18. After Easter, it's a nice surprise 19. Like an old-fashioned const 21. Beach souvenir 22. A Debian utility

Puzzle complete!

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