Daily hard — 2026-10-05

Across

1. 5. Animated film featuring a suit-wearing infant. (8)
2. 7. What you might say when pranked unexpectedly (5)
3. 8. Common response to a heartfelt confession of affection. (11)
4. 9. This filmmaker fled the Nazis for Hollywood in 1934 (9)
5. 11. A term used in games that involves rearranging elements (8)
6. 16. Not giving enough gratuity at a restaurant (11)
7. 17. Famed author and poet T.S. Eliot wrote about this type of enthusiast (8)
8. 20. Tool often used in marketing campaigns for outreach (11)

Down

1. 1. What happens to a company under severe financial distress. (6)
2. 2. A blatant falsehood, often spoken without shame. (12)
3. 3. Reducing the price of items in a sale (11)
4. 4. Often used to present surprising information. (10)
5. 6. Display items found in home improvement stores (12)
6. 10. This catchy tune has a name suggesting playful movement (11)
7. 12. Middle daughter of the Brady Bunch family (11)
8. 13. Children's book featuring a boy in a winter wonderland. (11)
9. 14. Often describes someone unable to relax before a big event (11)
10. 15. Describes a style of delivery in a long-winded speech (9)
11. 18. He is often paired with Tweedle Dum. (10)
12. 19. This city is located on the Daugava River in Eastern Europe. (10)