July 2026

3. Rumor or gossip
5. A small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, inhabiting islands and swampy areas in southwestern Australia
6. Fish-eating
8. A strategy of maintaining possession of the ball to move it steadily upfield through a series of quick, short passes requiring technical skill and flexibility of position
10. To utter loudly, shout
12. Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in “not a bad singer” or “not unhappy”)
13. Marshy; boggy
14. A haggling about price
16. An accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff; talus
18. The transposing of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word
19. To take off or tip a hat as a greeting
20. Basically; in reality; fundamentally

1. Chutzpah, guts, nerve, or backbone
2. Having a dark or dusky color
4. The necessity of moving in chess when it is one's disadvantage
7. Having taste or flavor
9. The rising of an issue by claiming not to mention it (as in "we won't discuss hi past crimes")
11. A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms
15. A person devoted to a subject or pursuit
17. Money or wealth, especially when regarded with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means