Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-02-17/Crossword

Are you sure this works OK? The answer to 9A cannot be "ENE", but it must be if 4D ends with "...ED" - SchroCat (talk) 12:49, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Spoilers (highlight to reveal): 9A can be ENE if 7D is XEXER, which is a valid response to that clue. mdm.bla 17:12, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

The point is "ENE" is an incorrect answer, it should be END (and 7D is XEXEM). - SchroCat (talk) 17:14, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

@JPxG: I think SchroCat is correct. What do you think of changing the 9A clue to Direction from Jimbo's birthplace to the newer Wikimedia subnational chapter? ☆ Bri (talk) 19:58, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

After going back and redoing the puzzle, I erred in my answer to 11A which cascaded to 7D; I also agree with SchroCat that something odd is going on here. mdm.bla 20:01, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

I've been bold and changed it to your suggestion, Bri. I don't think we need to wait for the say so of one individual when there's an obvious error and a suggested solution. - SchroCat (talk) 07:44, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

It does indeed seem that I completely fucked up at some point during formatting this, and created an unsolvable crossword... in my attempt to add a couple short words to make it more solvable. big sorries... glad it got fixed jp×g🗯️ 21:15, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

• Why are the Spoilers Censored? when you Highlight them there just all x's PharaohCrab speak𓀁 works𓀨 13:26, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

  If I understand our E-in-C's intent with Special:Diff/1339079872, we will keep you in suspense and reveal the answers when the next issue is published. Cheers and thanks for playing my puzzle! ☆ Bri (talk) 02:31, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

  Few understand this, but WP:NOTCENSORED is actually short for WP:NOTCENSOREDEXCEPTFORSIGNPOSTCROSSWORDANSWERSWHICHAREONLYADDEDWHENTHENEXTISSUEISPUTOUT. jp×g🗯️ 21:17, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

  oh sorry I Didn't know that was how they work lol PharaohCrab speak𓀁 works𓀨 22:16, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

  @JPxG: May I humbly suggest that we leave out the third parameter (not even show the black redactions that say "XXX") until the answers are published to avoid this confusion? Aaron Liu (talk) 22:23, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

  Well, they tell you how many letters are in the answer, and one person getting confused every three years seems like a decent noise floor to me 🤷‍♂️ jp×g🗯️ 03:10, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

  Oh, I see, two. jp×g🗯️ 03:10, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

• Is the answer to 4d ENE" Why are the answers censored? Starlet! (Need to talk?) (Library) 00:40, 20 February 2026 (UTC)