November 2025

4. Unusual and startling
8. To mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine
9. (Adjective) Position diagonally, cater-cornered
10. The gradual degradation of an online platform or service's functionality, as part of a cycle in which the platform or service first offers benefits to users to attract them, then pursues more and more profits at the expense of users
11. To soften in feeling or temper as a person; pacify; appease
12. Of or relating to the connection or imagined connection between a regular person and a fictional character, celebrity, or other public figure
13. Gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots
14. Describes people and things that deviate from conventional or accepted usage or behavior, especially in odd or whimsical ways

1. Get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception
2. To mutter or mumble
3. Absolute insight acquired through study
5. To sigh
6. An apparent error or disaster with happy consequences
7. To make or render fantastic
9. Form or cause to form into a cluster or group; gather together
10. The scientific description of customs of individual peoples and cultures
13. A person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle