The Counterforce CrosswOird #2

2026-05-11T20:22:53.000-04:00

ACROSS

1. Oi fanatics against white power, abbr.
6. Scooter-riding youth of the 60s, disdained by skins.
10. Grassroots union with a red logo and cat
13. Real name: Douglas Colvin
14. Sum, short form?
15. The sound of one befuddled
16. A no scratches, no wear, record
18. 1960s radical student activist org.
19. Investment yield, short form
20. End of the name for playwright Oscar
21. Philly's sandwich
24. Former Breitbart editor, target of 2017 Berkeley protests.
25. Snitch on
28. The 1990s predecessors to 46D, abbr.
30. What happens when protests escalate
31. Croft of Tomb Raider
33. Resting place?
36. Traditionally female shaved-head haircuts
38. Jerk (in Britain).
41. Italian “they”
42. Main actor in Trainspotting
43. DISCLOSE, “____ not music!
44. What you may use to slick back your hair
46. Made amends
47. An equal number of
50. THE MAD ARE ___
52. Argot
53. Salon service
54. Place to eat
57. External troublemaker, allegedly
61. Employ
62. Rookie, according to your 12 year old cousin
63. "Speed it up!"
64. Left-hand side, briefly
65. Hosp. workers
66. “ ___ target”

DOWN

1. Dispatch
2. Fashion lines?
3. A nickname for Addison
4. Stimpy's Pal
5. An oogle's squeaking companion?
6. New Zealand Native
7. Warning, of sorts
8. Fantasy role-playing game, for short.
9. Reputation harmer
10. CRASS, "Yes sir, ___"
11. "Just ___ you think you are?!"
12. Lessen
13. Shame
17. “Fuck capitalism! We are all just a __ in the machine!”
21. Rowdy football fanatics
22. Baseball stats
23. Stud site
26. Nirvana achievers
27. Cliche Father's day gift.
29. A type of punk, or Sashimi?
31. 1985 comp, "We Don't Want your Fucking ___!"
32. King of Judah
33. The theme of this puzzle!
34. Lab wire
35. Fashion brand with a laurel wreath logo and iconic polos.
37. Slippery
39. Poker stake
40. Exaggerated 'never!
45. It purrs when it's cared for
46. Right-wing pundit's favorite boogeyman
47. REPLACEMENTS, "Don't tell ____"
48. Blizzard aftermath
49. Blokes
50. Picket-line crossers
51. Summer mo.
54. What you put an instrument in
55. "___ boy!"
56. 6A vs 33D, e.g.?
58. A sub's counterpart
59. "End of Today" abbr.
60. Earth tone

Answers

For last issue's The Counterforce Crossword #1:

The Counterforce Crossword #1

2026-03-16T19:55:28.000-04:00

Across

1. What many punks have on their bodies.
10. 1920 play by Čapek that coined the word robot.
11. Suffix for the intensification of “funny.”
12. Shoes that have a sports mode.
16. DIY musical gift to make your crush.
17. What you might fold in a protest.
19. What you challenge a skateboarder to do in passing.
21. A group of canine furries, perhaps?
24. US narc cops, for short.
25. First band on the lineup.
27. No ___ Records, pop punk label.
28. National leader targeted by many 80s punk songs.
30. Your forefathers.
32. Original director of cult horror classic, Suspiria (1977).
35. 1971 prison uprising in New York.
38. If writing songs in an ABCD structure, reaching these letters means you've gone too far.
41. VAN HALEN, briefly.
42. Amp and gear set up.
43. Where lyrics get jotted down.
44. An affirmative you’ll hear in Quebec.
45. Store chain for “borrowing” nice camping gear.
46. What you might mutter after seeing a mediocre band.
47. Acronym seen on many show flyers.
49. A post punk or egg punk band may have this.
51. A hardcore kid’s favorite dancy dance.
53. Last word of a Germs song that is the title of the 2007 Darby Crash biopic.
54. Synonym to cherub, missing a middle letter.
55. Boston hardcore band, or an alternative to a hard drive.
58. Every anti authoritarian's favorite four letter acronym.
60. A class of happy pills.
62. Comes after "sub," "power," and "K."
64. What you may make your lentil soup in.
67. What members of LOS CRUDOS, SPITBOY, and THE BAGS all identify as.
69. Tough section of a bike ride.
70. FEAR played on this show in 1981.
72. Double word new wave outfit.
73. Homophone for hosts of an event.
74. Ease of use.
75. Abbreviation for magazine that originated from a Berkeley, CA radio show.
76. The name of Vivienne Westwood’s infamous clothing boutique from 1974-1976.
77. “This,” or “um” in Spanish.

Down

1.An essential for punk guitarists. Less so for a folk musician.
2. Series of 1970s punk fests, tours, and carnivals in rebuttal to the far right National Front.
3. Healthy fruit eaten in a bundle.
4. Alternate to “hey.”
5. The first three words to DEVO’s existential query.
6. The name of CRASS’s farm cottage.
7. What J.K. Rowling is.
8. It’s exposed many times when singing “YMCA”
9. What every guitarist hopes to have when putting together a song.
13. What you may need an hour before a gig starts.
14. Another word for sea, minus the last letter.
15. US west coast town abbreviation.
16. A bad customer doesn’t do this.
18. Prefix with masochism.
20. An essential tool for all zine makers.
22. Lord of the Ring's humanoid monster.
23. Certification abbreviation.
26. Intergovernmental military alliance that Tankies hate.
28. WU TANG CLAN Member, Robert Diggs, nickname.
29. Emo band, Joan of ___.
31. An elite potluck would have a table fully dedicated to toppings for making this frozen
treat.
33. Lake bordering US and Canada.
34. Alternate to "see ya" when the day is over.
36. 1970 song by the Stooges, and contemporary NYC venue.
37. Second half of the name for the"decentralized anarchist collective of autonomous cells," started in 1996.
38. SLC Punk (1998) main protagonist actor, for short.
39. 4chan board that Qanon emerged from.
40. The status ___.
43. Insult you use towards someone fake.
45. Web feed letters.
47. What screamo vocals lyrics "sound" like.
48. A gamers technical annoyance, if the number is low.
50. Obnoxious and outspoken crowd member.
52. The last word in the “same” repetitive line in TALKING HEAD’s “Once in a Lifetime”
56. Cheap airline or first word in a Miyazaki film title.
57. What you may do when a mutual aid request is shared with you.
59. a Dom and a CEO both do this.
61. First name of punk filmmaker Benning, novelist Z. Smith, and singer of GLOSS.
63. The GENUWINE song.
64. Pool stick.
65. What you set on a record player.
66. Guitar amp detail, measured in Ω.
68. Oklahoma city, minus the last letter.
70. A shady person.
71. Slack.