North London, Forever Friday, October 2, 2026 · By the Crossword Study Team
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‹ 1 across Older English name for Beijing
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across 1 Older English name for Beijing 7 College-level high-school courses, briefly 10 *North London club nicknamed the Gunners 17 *First fixture of a season 18 Outdoor-equipment retailer with a co-op model 19 *Arsenal's cannon-inspired nickname 20 Singer who starred opposite Prince in Purple Rain 23 Standard, on a specification sheet: Abbr. 24 Major coffee species 25 Gymnast Lee who won Olympic all-around gold in 2021 26 *Jack, Arsenal academy graduate and midfielder 28 Name of France's famous defensive line 29 Let the original wording stand, to an editor 30 *Reiss whose late winner beat Bournemouth in March 2023 31 Otherwise 32 Meme response meaning "That describes me perfectly" 33 *Had more goals than the opposition at that point 35 *Players brought on from the bench, informally 39 Concessions made to appease critics 40 *International appearances, in football statistics 43 Sigh of regret 47 *Dixon of Arsenal's celebrated back four 48 Sounds of mild disapproval 49 Loves, in a Latin conjugation 50 Blood vessel returning toward the heart 51 Temporary cessation of breathing 53 Small inflamed swelling on an eyelid 54 A tiny remaining amount 55 Hymn, in Italian 56 Cook in an oven with dry heat 57 Person avoiding work 58 *League-and-FA-Cup feats Arsenal achieved in 1971, 1998 and 2002 60 Imitate closely 62 Grain often rolled for porridge 63 *John, forward in Arsenal's 1971 Double team 68 *Rosicky's first name 72 *Attempts to score a goal 75 Potato, on an Indian menu 76 *Tony immortalised in a statue outside Emirates Stadium 77 *Temporary transfer of a player to another club 81 Refines through practice 82 Charities independent of government, briefly 83 *Ashley, left-back in Arsenal's Invincibles team 84 Opposed to, informally 85 First positive whole number 86 *Bukayo who came through Arsenal's academy 87 A wavy-bladed Southeast Asian dagger 88 *Fabregas's familiar first name 89 *Eleven players working together on the pitch 91 *Campbell in Arsenal's Invincibles defence 93 Danish shoe brand 94 Trees that bear acorns 98 First Russian emperor, with his regnal numeral 103 Authentic 104 *George who scored Arsenal's extra-time winner in the 1971 FA Cup final 107 Assumed to be true 109 Pasta ___ vodka 110 Crisscross framework 111 *Wright, Arsenal's record scorer before Thierry Henry 112 Makes a home somewhere new again 114 *Forward pushes toward the opponent's goal 115 *English Football League, briefly 116 Loch Ness legend, affectionately 117 Most cherished 118 *Parlour, Arsenal's 'Romford Pele' 119 Declared explicitly down 1 Refined good manners 2 *English Premier League, briefly 3 *Martin, Arsenal defender of the Wenger era 4 Concave belly button, informally 5 *Terry who managed Arsenal to the 1979 FA Cup 6 *Natural surface beneath players' boots 7 *Wenger's first name 8 *Former Arsenal goalkeeper Cech's first name 9 *A team, in football reporting 10 Your very best performance, informally 11 Far from the big city 12 Unexpected hitches 13 Nonbinary people, informally 14 German refusal 15 With the bow, to a violinist 16 Exam for aspiring US lawyers, briefly 20 *Final passes credited before goals 21 Finish a golf hole on the green 22 Running ___ (nearly out of fuel) 27 Belt-mounted holder for a handgun 34 *Seaman, Arsenal goalkeeper of the 1990s 36 Forearm bone beside the radius 37 Honey-making insects 38 *Ticketed place in a stadium stand 40 *Yellow warning or red dismissal shown by a referee 41 Human-rights lawyer Clooney 42 *Speed that helps a winger beat a defender 44 *Bernd who kept goal for Arsenal before joining Fulham 45 Indigenous people of northern Japan 46 One who looks down on others 51 *Penalty ___ (marked box in front of goal) 52 *Upright at the side of a goal 54 *Level on the scoreboard 59 *Defeat on a team's record 60 Art, in Italian 61 *Send the ball to a teammate 64 *Supporters cheering from the stands 65 One of Chekhov's Three Sisters 66 Chess piece that moves along ranks and files 67 Thin South Indian fermented-batter crepes 68 *Challenges to dispossess an opponent 69 Something a nose detects 70 Bamako's country 71 Iowa city home to Iowa State University 72 *Attempt to beat the goalkeeper 73 Sharpen through practice 74 Top US draft classification, once 77 Torn or deeply cut 78 What an amoeba consists of 79 On a level large enough for widespread use 80 *Anelka's first name 90 Material between bricks 92 Without concealment 95 Girl who follows a White Rabbit 96 *Strikes the ball with a foot 97 Dost behold, in archaic speech 99 *Moves that change direction with the ball 100 Become acquainted online, informally 101 Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria 102 That is, in Latin 104 Dressed 105 Strongly dislike 106 ___ girl! 107 Structure projecting into the water 108 Tennis's Nadal, to fans 113 *Cup fixture, in British football usage 1 across, Older English name for Beijing, 6 letters.
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