If you’re looking for something to pair with your Halloween candy and extra hour of sleep this morning, might I suggest a meta crossword? This month’s contest puzzle is “Sounds Like a Job for the Boss” by Faren Roth. The meta answer is a children’s novel.

You can find Faren’s bio over on our Team Ariadne page. She also constructed ACL’s May 2026 and August 2026 contests.

To submit to the contest, send an email with your answer in the subject line to damefoxwords@gmail.com. The contest deadline is 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, November 5. The solution, as well as the name of the randomly chosen winner, will be published on Saturday, November 7.

AcrossLite (puz) file can be downloaded here.

PDF for download is below.

Happy solving!

Ex libris Ariadne