/* October 2026 only. Earlier issues retain their published appearance. */
.october-edition {
  --usa-blue: #254636; --usa-blue-bright: #3e624b;
  --usa-red: #a64e29; --usa-red-bright: #bf6839;
  --seegars-green: #254636; --seegars-green-dark: #19372b; --seegars-green-light: #a64e29;
  --paper-bg: #fcf8ef; --cream: #f4e9d5; --surface-elevated: #fffcf5; --surface-warm: #efe1c6;
  --ink: #302b23; --ink-light: #53483a; --ink-faded: #776b59;
  --sepia: #9b4929; --sepia-light: #b96b3d; --sepia-rule: #dacdb7; --purple: #88632e;
  --rule-thin: 1px solid #53483a; --rule-thick: 3px solid #254636; --rule-double: 4px double #a64e29;
}
.newsletter-root:has(.october-edition) { background: #d8d2c3; }
.october-edition::after { opacity: .018; }
.october-edition .nameplate-title {
  background: none; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor; color: var(--seegars-green);
  text-shadow: none; letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.october-edition .nameplate-ornament { color: #ae7337; }
.october-edition .masthead-company { color: var(--sepia); letter-spacing: .32em; }
.october-edition .headline { color: var(--seegars-green); }
.october-edition .article-body { text-align: left; hyphens: none; }
.october-edition .article-body p { line-height: 1.78; }
.october-edition .topic-tiles { gap: 8px; }
.october-edition .topic-tile { background: var(--surface-elevated); border-radius: 2px; }
.october-edition .topic-tile-icon { background: #eadac1; }
.october-edition .inner-article-divider { margin: 20px 0; padding: 0; }
.october-edition .sidebar-area { overflow: visible; }
.october-edition .anniversary-sticker { display: none; }
.october-art { margin: 20px 0 24px; break-inside: avoid; }
.october-art img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border: 1px solid var(--sepia-rule); border-radius: 2px; }
.october-art figcaption { margin-top: 8px; font: 400 .68rem/1.6 var(--font-label); color: var(--ink-faded); letter-spacing: .06em; }
.october-art-benefits { float: right; width: 42%; margin: 4px 0 16px 22px; }
.october-edition #benefits-update .article-body::after { content: ''; display: block; clear: both; }
.october-art-story { margin-top: 26px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: var(--rule-double); }
.october-balanced-art { margin-top: 20px; overflow: hidden; }
.october-balanced-art .october-art-story { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; }
.october-balanced-art .october-art-image { flex: 1; position: relative; min-height: 0; }
.october-balanced-art img { position: absolute; inset: 0; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 52%; }
.october-balanced-art-compact figcaption { display: none; }
.october-art-story figcaption strong { display: block; font: 600 1.3rem/1.35 var(--font-headline); letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--seegars-green); margin: 8px 0; }
.october-art-story a { display: inline-block; margin-top: 7px; color: var(--sepia); font-weight: 600; }
.october-edition .celebrations-section { background: transparent; }
.october-celebration-art { margin: 26px 0 0; }
.october-celebration-art img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 2px; }
.october-celebration-art figcaption { padding: 16px 8px 0; text-align: center; }
.october-celebration-eyebrow { display: block; color: var(--sepia); font: 500 .65rem/1.5 var(--font-label); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .14em; }
.october-celebration-art strong { display: block; margin-top: 7px; color: var(--seegars-green); font: 700 clamp(1.1rem,2vw,1.45rem)/1.3 var(--font-headline); }
.october-celebration-art p { margin: 8px auto 0; max-width: 34em; font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-light); }
.october-edition .hb-section { border-top-color: var(--sepia); }

/* The front door uses the same paper, forest and copper as the issue. */
.october-edition.newsletter-gate { background: #d8d2c3; }
.october-edition .gate-card {
  background: var(--paper-bg);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px #302b2326, 0 2px 12px #302b2314;
}
.october-edition .login-card-stripe {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #254636 0%, #3e624b 45%, #ae7337 75%, #a64e29 100%);
}
.october-edition .login-title {
  background: none; -webkit-text-fill-color: currentColor; color: var(--seegars-green);
  filter: none; letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.october-edition .login-company { color: var(--sepia); }
.october-edition .login-field input,
.october-edition .login-field select { background: var(--surface-elevated); }
.october-edition .login-field input:focus {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, var(--seegars-green) 20%, transparent);
}
.october-edition .login-btn { color: var(--paper-bg); }
.october-edition .login-footer { color: var(--ink-faded); }

:root[data-theme="dark"] .october-edition {
  --paper-bg: #1c231d; --cream: #293126; --surface-elevated: #253027; --surface-warm: #30382a;
  --ink: #f0e6d3; --ink-light: #d7cbb8; --ink-faded: #b6aa96;
  --seegars-green: #bed0aa; --seegars-green-dark: #e0e8cb; --seegars-green-light: #e2ab74;
  --sepia: #e2ab74; --sepia-light: #f2c392; --sepia-rule: #4c503d; --purple: #d4ae6c;
  --rule-thin: 1px solid #4c503d; --rule-thick: 3px solid #93a67e; --rule-double: 4px double #b98251;
}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .newsletter-root:has(.october-edition) { background: #111812; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .october-edition.newsletter-gate { background: #111812; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .october-edition .topic-tile-icon { background: #3c4331; }

/* Deliberately steady, high-contrast puzzle surfaces in either reading theme. */
.pumpkin-maze,.pumpkin-maze-modal { --maze-forest: #254636; --maze-copper: #9e4928; --maze-cream: #fbf5e8; --maze-ink: #302b23; font-family: 'Lora',Georgia,serif; color: var(--maze-ink); }
.october-maze-slot { margin: 26px 0 0; scroll-margin-top: 24px; }
.pumpkin-maze { padding: 17px 12px 14px; background: var(--maze-cream); border: 1px solid #d2bb93; border-top: 4px solid var(--maze-copper); box-shadow: 0 3px 12px #42311a0a; }
.maze-kicker { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; font: 600 9px/1.4 'Oswald',Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: .16em; color: #835022; }
.maze-heading { display: flex; align-items: start; gap: 10px; margin-top: 9px; }
.maze-heading h2 { flex: 1; font: 700 clamp(22px,2vw,30px)/1.05 'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; color: var(--maze-forest); margin: 0; }
.pumpkin-maze button { cursor: pointer; color: var(--maze-forest); font: inherit; }
.maze-heading button { width: 36px; height: 36px; flex-shrink: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid #d4c3a3; border-radius: 4px; background: #fffaf0; }
.maze-deck { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0 12px; color: #6c5d48; }
.maze-meta { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #715838; font: 500 10px/1.5 'Oswald',Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.maze-board { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1; touch-action: none; user-select: none; -webkit-user-select: none; background: #fffaf0; cursor: grab; outline-offset: 4px; }
.maze-board:active { cursor: grabbing; }
.maze-board:focus-visible,.pumpkin-maze button:focus-visible,.pumpkin-maze input:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #bb793f; outline-offset: 3px; }
.maze-board svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
.maze-paper { fill: #fffaf0; }
.maze-walls { stroke: #354d3b; }
.maze-entry { stroke: #b75b2d; }
.maze-trail { stroke: #d99d55; opacity: .6; }
.maze-player-halo { fill: #efce8c; opacity: .85; }
.maze-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin: 16px 0 8px; }
.maze-dpad { flex-shrink: 0; display: grid; grid-template: repeat(2,44px)/repeat(3,44px); gap: 4px; }
.maze-dpad button { display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid #c8b58f; border-radius: 5px; background: #fffbf2; touch-action: none; }
.maze-dpad button:hover { background: #ebdfc8; }
.maze-dpad button:active { background: #d7bd8f; }
.maze-dpad button:disabled { opacity: .4; cursor: default; }
.maze-up { grid-column: 2; }.maze-left { grid-row: 2; grid-column: 1; }.maze-down { grid-row: 2; grid-column: 2; }.maze-right { grid-row: 2; grid-column: 3; }
.maze-help { font: 11px/1.55 'Lora',Georgia,serif; color: #6b604f; }
.maze-help strong { display: block; color: #354d3b; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.maze-status { font: 11px/1.5 'Lora',Georgia,serif; color: #665842; margin: 10px 0; min-height: 32px; }
.maze-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 6px; border-top: 1px solid #d8c6a5; padding-top: 8px; font: 11px/1.3 Arial,sans-serif; }
.maze-actions label { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; min-height: 40px; cursor: pointer; }
.maze-actions input { width: 15px; height: 15px; accent-color: #354d3b; }
.maze-actions button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 4px; min-height: 40px; padding: 5px 6px; border: 0; background: none; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.maze-save-note { color: #7b6b53; font: 10px/1.5 Arial,sans-serif; margin-top: 6px; }
.maze-success { padding: 14px 10px; margin: 12px 0; background: #e8ecd9; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #c0cbae; }
.maze-success strong { display: block; color: #294231; font: 700 19px/1.5 Georgia,serif; }.maze-success p { font-size: 11px; }
.maze-cut { animation: maze-carve .65s ease both; transform-origin: center; }
.maze-cut-two { animation-delay: .4s; }.maze-cut-three { animation-delay: .8s; }
.maze-knife.is-carving { animation: maze-knife-carve .3s ease-in-out 5; }
.maze-pumpkin-emoji { animation: maze-reveal .4s ease-out both; }
@keyframes maze-carve { from { opacity: 0; stroke-dasharray: 100; stroke-dashoffset: 100; fill-opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; stroke-dashoffset: 0; fill-opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes maze-knife-carve { 50% { translate: 4px -5px; } }
@keyframes maze-reveal { from { opacity: 0; scale: .85; } to { opacity: 1; scale: 1; } }
.pumpkin-maze-modal { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 10000; background: #15251be8; display: grid; place-items: start center; overflow-y: auto; padding: 16px; overscroll-behavior: contain; }
.pumpkin-maze-expanded { width: min(100%,690px); padding: 18px 24px; box-sizing: border-box; }
.pumpkin-maze-expanded .maze-board { width: min(100%, max(260px, calc(100dvh - 350px))); margin: 0 auto; }
.pumpkin-maze-expanded .maze-controls { max-width: 460px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; justify-content: center; }
.pumpkin-maze-expanded .maze-help { font-size: 12px; }.pumpkin-maze-expanded .maze-status { text-align: center; min-height: 0; }
.maze-open-notice { border: 1px solid var(--sepia-rule); padding: 30px 15px; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; }.maze-open-notice button { margin-top: 10px; padding: 10px; cursor: pointer; }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .october-balanced-art .october-art-story { height: auto; }
  .october-balanced-art .october-art-image { flex: none; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
  .october-art-benefits { float: none; width: 100%; margin: 16px 0; }
  .october-edition .sidebar-area { padding-bottom: 18px; }
  .pumpkin-maze { padding: 16px 12px; }
  .pumpkin-maze-modal { padding: 8px; }
  .pumpkin-maze-expanded { padding: 14px 12px; }
  .maze-heading h2 { font-size: 26px; }
  .maze-actions button,.maze-actions label { min-height: 44px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .maze-cut,.maze-knife.is-carving,.maze-pumpkin-emoji { animation: none; } }
@media print { .maze-controls,.maze-actions,.maze-save-note,.maze-heading button,.maze-status { display: none; }.pumpkin-maze { break-inside: avoid; } }