/* Proven American: warm off-white, deep navy, flag red, restrained gold. System fonts only. No external requests. */
:root{
 --paper:#FBF8F2;--paper2:#EFE9DB;--card:#FFFEFB;--ink:#0E1B33;--muted:#4A5165;--line:#D6CFBD;
 --navy:#10284E;--brick:#B22234;--redd:#8E1A2A;--blue:#1F4E8C;--mustard:#D9A93F;--sage:#2F5A3A;--plum:#6E1523;
 --serif:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,"URW Palladio L","Book Antiqua",Georgia,serif;
 --sans:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
 --r:14px;--shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(30,34,48,.06),0 10px 24px -14px rgba(30,34,48,.35);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{transition:none!important;animation:none!important}}
body{margin:0;font:17px/1.65 var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper)}
img,svg{max-width:100%}
a{color:var(--navy);text-underline-offset:.18em}
a:hover{color:var(--brick)}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--mustard);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:4px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:8px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:.6rem 1rem;z-index:99;border-radius:8px}
.skip:focus{left:8px}
.wrap{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.narrow{max-width:760px}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--serif);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 .5em;font-weight:800}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,5.6vw,3.6rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,3.4vw,2.1rem);margin-top:2.2em}
h3{font-size:1.3rem}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
.small{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
.kicker{font:700 .76rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brick);margin:0 0 .8rem;display:block}
.meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem}


/* header */
header.site{background:var(--paper);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20}
header.site .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;min-height:64px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:6px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font:800 1.05rem/1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase}
.brand svg{width:38px;height:38px;flex:none}
.brand small{display:block;font:600 .64rem/1.2 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--brick);margin-top:3px}
nav.main{display:flex;gap:4px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
nav.main a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;padding:.5rem .75rem;border-radius:999px}
nav.main a:hover,nav.main a[aria-current]{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
nav.main a.cta{background:var(--brick);color:#fff}
nav.main a.cta:hover{background:var(--ink)}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='56' height='56'%3E%3Cpath d='M28 14l3.1 6.6 7.2.9-5.3 5 1.4 7.1-6.4-3.6-6.4 3.6 1.4-7.1-5.3-5 7.2-.9z' fill='%2310284E' fill-opacity='.055'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");opacity:.9}
.hero .wrap{position:relative;display:grid;gap:36px;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;align-items:center;padding-top:56px;padding-bottom:64px}
.hero h1 em{font-style:normal;background:linear-gradient(transparent 62%,var(--mustard) 62%);padding:0 .08em}
.lead{font-size:1.2rem;color:#3a3a35;max-width:36em}
.btns{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:1.4rem 0 1.2rem}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;padding:.8rem 1.25rem;border-radius:999px;border:2px solid var(--ink);box-shadow:3px 3px 0 var(--mustard);transition:transform .12s}
.btn:hover{color:#fff;background:var(--brick);border-color:var(--brick);transform:translate(-1px,-1px)}
.btn.plain{background:#fff;color:var(--ink);box-shadow:3px 3px 0 var(--line)}
.btn.plain:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-color:var(--ink)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--ink);box-shadow:none}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.trustrow{display:flex;gap:8px 18px;flex-wrap:wrap;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:.92rem;font-weight:600}
.trustrow li::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:.75em;height:.75em;margin-right:.45em;border-radius:50%;background:var(--sage)}

/* receipt */
.receipt-card{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);padding:22px 22px 30px;transform:rotate(1.4deg);box-shadow:8px 8px 0 var(--ink);position:relative;font-family:ui-monospace,"SF Mono",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:.86rem;line-height:1.55;
 -webkit-mask:none;max-width:420px;justify-self:center}
.receipt-card::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:-2px;right:-2px;bottom:-12px;height:12px;background:linear-gradient(-45deg,transparent 8px,var(--card) 0) 0 0/16px 12px,linear-gradient(45deg,transparent 8px,var(--card) 0) 0 0/16px 12px;border:0;filter:drop-shadow(0 2px 0 var(--ink))}
.receipt-card h2{font:800 1rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 .3rem;text-align:center}
.receipt-card .sub{text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:.78rem;margin-bottom:.8rem;border-bottom:2px dashed var(--line);padding-bottom:.7rem}
.receipt-card dl{margin:0}
.receipt-card dt{font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.55rem}
.receipt-card dd{margin:0}
.receipt-card .total{border-top:2px dashed var(--line);margin-top:.9rem;padding-top:.7rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px}
.seal{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:64px;height:64px;border-radius:50%;border:3px double var(--sage);color:var(--sage);font:800 .62rem/1.1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.08em;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;transform:rotate(-12deg)}

/* stats */
.statbar{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.statbar .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:8px;padding-top:18px;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:center}
.statbar b{display:block;font:800 1.9rem/1 var(--serif);color:var(--mustard)}
.statbar span{font-size:.84rem;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}

/* sections */
section.band{padding:56px 0}
section.band.alt{background:var(--paper2);border-top:2px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
section.band.dark{background:var(--navy);color:var(--paper);border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
section.band.dark a{color:var(--mustard)}
section.band.dark .kicker{color:var(--mustard)}
.sechead{max-width:46em;margin-bottom:28px}
.sechead h2{margin-top:0}

/* guide cards */
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:18px}
.gcard{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);box-shadow:4px 4px 0 var(--ink);transition:transform .12s,box-shadow .12s}
.gcard:hover{transform:translate(-2px,-2px);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);color:var(--ink)}
.gcard .art{height:92px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:0 18px;color:#fff;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='24' height='24'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 24L24 0M-6 6L6-6M18 30L30 18' stroke='%23fff' stroke-opacity='.13' stroke-width='3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
.gcard .art svg{width:52px;height:52px;fill:none;stroke:currentColor;stroke-width:1.7;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.gcard .art .n{font:800 2.2rem/1 var(--serif);opacity:.55}
.gcard .body{padding:16px 18px 18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;flex:1}
.gcard .kicker{margin:0;color:var(--muted)}
.gcard b{font:800 1.12rem/1.25 var(--serif)}
.gcard small{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.45}
.c0 .art,.ghead.c0{background-color:var(--brick)}.c1 .art,.ghead.c1{background-color:var(--navy)}.c2 .art,.ghead.c2{background-color:var(--sage)}.c3 .art,.ghead.c3{background-color:var(--redd)}.c4 .art,.ghead.c4{background-color:var(--plum)}
.gcard.feature{grid-column:1/-1;flex-direction:row}
.gcard.feature .art{height:auto;min-width:200px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:8px;border-bottom:0;border-right:2px solid var(--ink)}
.gcard.feature .art svg{width:80px;height:80px}
.gcard.feature b{font-size:1.5rem}

/* chips & badges */
.chip{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4em;font:700 .74rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.04em;padding:.42rem .65rem;border-radius:999px;border:2px solid var(--ink);background:#fff;white-space:nowrap}
.chip b{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:.2rem .4rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:.68rem}
.chip.L2{background:#E3EEDD}.chip.L2 b{background:var(--sage)}
.chip.L1{background:#FBE6B8}.chip.L1 b{background:#8A5A12}
.chip.L3{background:transparent;border-style:dashed;color:var(--muted);border-color:var(--muted)}.chip.L3 b{background:var(--muted)}
.chip.imp{background:#fff;border-color:var(--brick);color:var(--brick)}
.chip.sp{background:var(--mustard)}

/* picks */
.pick{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);margin:26px 0;box-shadow:5px 5px 0 var(--ink);overflow:hidden;scroll-margin-top:90px}
.pick-head{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:center;padding:16px 18px;background:var(--paper2);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.mono{flex:none;width:68px;height:68px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--navy);color:var(--paper);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;font:800 1.35rem/1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:.04em;border:3px double var(--mustard);outline:2px solid var(--navy)}
.pick.L1 .mono{background:#8A5A12}
.mono.multi{font-size:.72rem;line-height:1.15;padding:4px}
.pick-head h3{margin:.45rem 0 .1rem}
.pick-head .where{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem}
.chips{display:flex;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.pick dl{margin:0;padding:6px 18px 4px}
.pick dt{font:700 .72rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brick);margin-top:14px}
.pick dd{margin:5px 0 0}
.pick-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:14px 18px 18px}
.pick-foot .btn{padding:.65rem 1.05rem;font-size:.95rem}
.checked{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted)}

/* guide page */
.ghead{border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);color:#fff;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='24' height='24'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 24L24 0M-6 6L6-6M18 30L30 18' stroke='%23fff' stroke-opacity='.1' stroke-width='3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
.ghead .wrap{padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:40px;display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.ghead .kicker{color:var(--mustard)}
.ghead h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4.6vw,3rem);margin-bottom:.4em}
.ghead .meta{color:#F1E6CF;margin:0}.ghead a{color:#fff}
.ghead svg.big{width:120px;height:120px;fill:none;stroke:#fff;stroke-width:1.4;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;opacity:.85;flex:none}
.crumbs{font-size:.88rem;margin:18px 0 16px;color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted)}
.article{padding-bottom:40px}
.article h2{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:.7em}
.article table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.95rem;margin:1em 0 1.5em;background:var(--card)}
.article th,.article td{border:2px solid var(--ink);padding:.55rem .7rem;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.article th{background:var(--paper2)}
.article ul,.article ol{padding-left:1.3em}
.article li{margin:.3em 0}
.toc{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:14px 18px;margin:1.2em 0;box-shadow:4px 4px 0 var(--line)}
.toc>b{font:700 .74rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brick)}
.toc ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:.6rem 0 0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 8px}
.toc a{display:inline-block;padding:.3rem .65rem;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:600;background:#fff}
.toc a:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.quick{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:8px;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:.7rem 0 0}
.quick a{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:.88rem;padding:.4rem .6rem;border:2px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}
.quick a:hover{border-color:var(--ink)}
.quick i.m{font-size:.52rem;line-height:1.05;text-align:center}
.quick i{font:800 .75rem/1 var(--serif);font-style:normal;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--navy);color:var(--paper);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex:none}
.legend{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;font-size:.85rem;margin-top:.9rem}
.disclosure{background:#FFF3CF;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-left:10px solid var(--mustard);border-radius:10px;padding:12px 16px;margin:1.2em 0;font-size:.93rem}
.note{background:var(--card);border:2px dashed var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:16px 18px;margin:1.4em 0}
.note.warn{background:#FFF3CF;border-style:solid}

/* state map */
.mapwrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.35fr .65fr;gap:32px;align-items:start}
.tiles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(11,minmax(0,1fr));gap:5px;max-width:640px}
.tile{aspect-ratio:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-radius:8px;font:800 .8rem/1 var(--sans);text-decoration:none;color:#6f6955;background:#EADFC6;border:2px solid transparent}
.tile small{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;margin-top:2px}
a.tile{color:#fff;background:var(--navy);border-color:var(--ink)}
a.tile.n2{background:var(--sage)}a.tile.n3{background:var(--brick)}a.tile.n4{background:var(--plum)}
a.tile:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 3px 0 var(--ink);color:#fff}
.col0{grid-column:1}.col1{grid-column:2}.col2{grid-column:3}.col3{grid-column:4}.col4{grid-column:5}.col5{grid-column:6}.col6{grid-column:7}.col7{grid-column:8}.col8{grid-column:9}.col9{grid-column:10}.col10{grid-column:11}
.row0{grid-row:1}.row1{grid-row:2}.row2{grid-row:3}.row3{grid-row:4}.row4{grid-row:5}.row5{grid-row:6}.row6{grid-row:7}.row7{grid-row:8}
.maplegend{font-size:.9rem}
.maplegend li{margin:.4em 0}

/* spotlights */
.spots{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:20px}
.spot{background:var(--card);color:var(--ink);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:22px;box-shadow:5px 5px 0 var(--mustard);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
.spot .mono{width:56px;height:56px;font-size:1.1rem}
.spot h3{margin:0}
.spot p{margin:0;font-size:.95rem}
.spot .src{font-size:.85rem;margin-top:auto}
.spot a{color:var(--navy)}
.tag{display:inline-block;font:700 .68rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;border:2px solid currentColor;padding:.3rem .5rem;border-radius:6px}

/* claim watch */
.watch{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:16px}
.watch article{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:18px 20px}
.watch h3{font-size:1.1rem;margin:.2rem 0 .4rem}
.watch p{font-size:.93rem;margin:0 0 .6rem}
.watch time{font:700 .72rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brick)}

/* ladder */
.ladder{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:16px;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.ladder li{background:var(--card);color:var(--ink);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.ladder li.off .chip.L3{color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--paper)}.ladder li.off .chip.L3 b{background:var(--paper);color:var(--navy)}
.ladder li.off{border-style:dashed;background:transparent;color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--paper)}
.ladder h3{margin:.3rem 0 0;font-size:1.15rem}
.ladder p{margin:0;font-size:.93rem}

/* directory */
.filters{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:end;background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 24px}
.filters label{display:flex;flex-direction:column;font:700 .72rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;gap:6px;color:var(--muted)}
.filters select{font:600 1rem var(--sans);padding:.55rem .7rem;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:8px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);min-width:150px}
.filters .count{margin-left:auto;font-weight:700}
.dir{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(290px,1fr));gap:14px}
.dcard{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.dcard h3{font-size:1.05rem;margin:0}
.dcard .where{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
.dcard details{font-size:.9rem}
.dcard summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700}
.dcard .links{font-size:.88rem;margin-top:auto}
.stategroup{scroll-margin-top:90px;margin-bottom:34px}
.stategroup h2{margin:0 0 12px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.stategroup h2 .mono{width:48px;height:48px;font-size:1rem}
[hidden]{display:none!important}

/* sponsors */
.formats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:18px}
.format{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:20px;box-shadow:4px 4px 0 var(--ink)}
.format h3{margin-top:.4rem}
.format ul{padding-left:1.1em;margin:.5em 0}
.rules{counter-reset:r;list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;gap:12px}
.rules li{counter-increment:r;background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:14px 16px 14px 62px;position:relative}
.rules li::before{content:counter(r);position:absolute;left:14px;top:12px;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--brick);color:#fff;font:800 1.1rem/36px var(--serif);text-align:center}
.mockcard{border:2px dashed var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:18px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(135deg,transparent 0 12px,rgba(30,34,48,.04) 12px 24px);margin:1em 0}
.steps{padding-left:1.2em}

/* newsletter */
.news{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:28px;align-items:center}
.news form{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.news input[type=email]{flex:1 1 220px;font:1rem var(--sans);padding:.8rem 1rem;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:999px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}
.news input[disabled]{background:#EFE6D2;color:#6b6552}
.news button{font:700 1rem var(--sans);padding:.8rem 1.3rem;border-radius:999px;border:2px solid var(--ink);background:var(--mustard);color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer}
.news button[disabled]{cursor:not-allowed;opacity:.7}
label.sr{position:absolute;left:-999px}

/* footer */
footer.site{background:var(--ink);color:#E9DFC8;margin-top:56px;font-size:.92rem}
footer.site a{color:#F5ECD8}
footer.site .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:28px;padding:40px 20px 16px}
footer.site .fh{font:700 .74rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mustard);margin:0 0 12px}
footer.site ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}footer.site li{margin:.4em 0}
footer.site .fine{border-top:1px solid #3a3f52;padding:16px 20px 30px;color:#cfc6af;font-size:.84rem}
.stripe{height:10px;background:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,var(--brick) 0 40px,var(--paper) 40px 80px,var(--navy) 80px 120px)}

@media (max-width:860px){
 .hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding-top:36px;padding-bottom:48px}
 .receipt-card{transform:none;margin:0 6px}
 .mapwrap,.news{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
 .gcard.feature{flex-direction:column}.gcard.feature .art{flex-direction:row;border-right:0;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);min-height:92px}
 .gcard.feature .art svg{width:52px;height:52px}
 .ghead svg.big{width:70px;height:70px}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
 body{font-size:16.5px}
 .statbar .wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:18px}
 .pick-head{align-items:flex-start}.mono{width:56px;height:56px;font-size:1.1rem}
 footer.site .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 nav.main a{padding:.45rem .6rem;font-size:.9rem}
 header.site{position:static}
 .tile{font-size:.66rem;border-radius:6px}.tile small{display:none}
 .tiles{gap:3px}
 .ghead svg.big{display:none}
}

.wide-article>p,.wide-article>ul,.wide-article>ol.steps,.wide-article>.note,.wide-article>h1,.wide-article>.mockcard,.wide-article>h2{max-width:760px}
.wide-article .rules{max-width:860px}
.wide-article .formats{margin-top:8px}
section.band.dark .btn.plain{color:var(--ink)}section.band.dark .btn.plain:hover{color:#fff}section.band.dark .btn.ghost{color:#fff;border-color:#fff}section.band.dark .btn.ghost:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--navy)}
.mt{margin-top:22px}.mt0{margin-top:0}
.mockcard h3{margin-top:.6rem}

/* ---- 2026-10-16b additions ---- */
.sronly{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.btn{max-width:100%;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.btn.small{padding:.5rem .95rem;font-size:.9rem;box-shadow:2px 2px 0 var(--mustard)}
.btn.small.plain{box-shadow:2px 2px 0 var(--line)}
button.btn{font-family:var(--sans);cursor:pointer;font-size:.95rem}
.afftag{display:inline-block;font:600 .7rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:.18rem .5rem;vertical-align:middle;white-space:nowrap}
.checked .afftag{margin-left:.15rem}
.buynote{margin:0;padding:0 18px 14px;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs span[aria-current]{color:var(--ink)}
.tablewrap{overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;margin:1em 0 1.5em;border-radius:6px}
.tablewrap:focus-visible{outline-offset:2px}
.tablewrap table{margin:0!important;min-width:520px}
.article .glance{min-width:0;font-size:.9rem}
.glance th[scope=row]{font-weight:700;background:var(--card)}
.glance-box .tablewrap{margin:.7rem 0 .4rem}
.glance-box .legend{margin-top:.6rem}
@media (max-width:560px){.glance-box .tablewrap table{min-width:440px}}

/* finder strip */
.finder{background:var(--paper2);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.finder .wrap{display:flex;gap:10px 14px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:14px}
.finder b{font:700 .74rem/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brick)}
.finder ul{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.finder a{display:inline-block;padding:.4rem .8rem;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:999px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem}
.finder a:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}

/* quick picks */
.qgrid,.pgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(270px,1fr));gap:16px}
.qpick{display:flex;gap:14px;background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:16px;box-shadow:4px 4px 0 var(--ink)}
.qpick .mono{width:54px;height:54px;font-size:1rem}
.qpick .body{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;min-width:0}
.qpick .who{margin:0;font:700 .72rem/1.2 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brick)}
.qpick h3{font-size:1.08rem;margin:0}
.qpick .where{margin:0;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted)}
.qpick p.small{margin:0}
.qbtns{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin-top:auto;padding-top:6px}
.pcard{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.pcard h2,
.pcard .where{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
.pcard p{margin:0}
.pcard details{font-size:.9rem}.pcard summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700}
.filters input[type=search]{font:600 1rem var(--sans);padding:.55rem .7rem;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:8px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);min-width:200px}

/* budget */
.budget,.budget2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:16px}
.bcol{background:var(--card);border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);padding:16px 18px}
.bcol h3{font-size:1.1rem;margin:0 0 .5rem;padding-bottom:.4rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--mustard)}
.bcol ul,.budget2 ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.bcol li{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;margin:.4em 0;font-size:.93rem}
.bcol li span{color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap;font-size:.85rem}
.budget2 h3{font-size:1.05rem}.budget2 li{margin:.3em 0}

/* checklist */
.plan td{height:2.4rem}.plan td.chk{text-align:center;font-size:1.3rem}
@media print{
 header.site,footer.site,.stripe,.noprint,.skip{display:none!important}
 body{background:#fff;font-size:12pt}
 .narrow{max-width:none}
 a{color:#000;text-decoration:none}
 .tablewrap{overflow:visible}.tablewrap table{min-width:0}
 h2{margin-top:1.2em;break-after:avoid}
}
main a,footer.site a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.toc .glance a{display:inline;padding:0;border:0;border-radius:0;background:none;font-size:inherit;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline}
.toc .glance a:hover{background:none;color:var(--brick)}
.glance td,.glance th{padding:.45rem .6rem}
.pcard h2{font-size:1.15rem}
.glance td:nth-child(3){white-space:nowrap}

/* ===== 2026-10-16 patriotic palette: deep navy, flag red, warm off-white ===== */
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:3px}
header.site :focus-visible,footer.site :focus-visible,section.band.dark :focus-visible,.ghead :focus-visible,.statbar :focus-visible{outline-color:#fff}
.c2 .art,.ghead.c2{background-color:var(--blue)}.c4 .art,.ghead.c4{background-color:#34456A}
/* header: navy with a thin red/white/blue stripe beneath */
header.site{background:var(--navy);border-bottom:0;color:#fff}
header.site::after{content:"";display:block;height:6px;background:linear-gradient(var(--brick) 0 2px,#fff 2px 4px,#2F63B3 4px 6px)}
.brand{color:#fff}
.brand small{color:#B9C8E6}
nav.main a{color:#F4F0E6}
nav.main a:hover,nav.main a[aria-current]{background:#F4F0E6;color:var(--navy)}
nav.main a.cta{background:var(--brick);color:#fff;border:2px solid #fff}
nav.main a.cta:hover,nav.main a.cta[aria-current]{background:#fff;color:var(--brick)}
/* buttons: flag red primary */
.btn{background:var(--brick);border-color:var(--redd);box-shadow:3px 3px 0 var(--navy)}
.btn:hover{background:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.btn.plain{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy);box-shadow:3px 3px 0 var(--line)}
.btn.plain:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.btn.ghost{color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy)}.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.btn.small{box-shadow:2px 2px 0 var(--navy)}.btn.small.plain{box-shadow:2px 2px 0 var(--line)}
section.band.dark .btn{background:var(--brick);border-color:#fff;box-shadow:3px 3px 0 #0A1A36}
section.band.dark .btn:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--brick)}
section.band.dark .btn.plain{background:#fff;color:var(--navy);border-color:#fff}section.band.dark .btn.plain:hover{background:var(--brick);color:#fff}
section.band.dark .btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:#fff}section.band.dark .btn.ghost:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--navy)}
.news button{color:#fff}
/* hero + kickers */
.hero h1 em{display:inline-block;line-height:1.12;padding:.02em .14em .06em;margin:0 -.14em;background:rgba(178,34,52,.16);border-bottom:.09em solid #B22234;border-radius:3px}
.lead{color:#2c3347}
.kicker::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:.95em;height:.95em;margin-right:.5em;vertical-align:-.12em;background:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath d='M12 2l2.9 6.9 7.1.6-5.4 4.7 1.7 7.3L12 17.8 5.7 21.5l1.7-7.3L2 9.5l7.1-.6z' fill='%23B22234'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/contain no-repeat}
section.band.dark .kicker::before,.ghead .kicker::before{background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath d='M12 2l2.9 6.9 7.1.6-5.4 4.7 1.7 7.3L12 17.8 5.7 21.5l1.7-7.3L2 9.5l7.1-.6z' fill='%23fff'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
.gcard .kicker::before,.finder b::before{display:none}
.ghead .kicker,section.band.dark .kicker{color:#fff}
.finder b::before{display:none}
.statbar{background:var(--navy)}
.statbar b{color:#fff}
.statbar .wrap>div+div{border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
/* chips, notes */
.chip.sp{background:#F3DDA0}
.chip.imp{border-color:var(--brick);color:var(--redd)}
.disclosure{background:#EEF2F9;border-left:10px solid var(--navy)}
.note.warn{background:#EEF2F9}
.mockcard{background:repeating-linear-gradient(135deg,transparent 0 12px,rgba(16,40,78,.04) 12px 24px)}
.spot{box-shadow:5px 5px 0 var(--brick)}
.bcol h3{border-bottom-color:var(--brick)}
.rules li::before{background:var(--navy)}
.news button{background:var(--brick);border-color:var(--redd)}
.news button:hover{background:var(--navy)}
.news input[disabled]{background:#ECE7DA}
/* tiles */
a.tile.n2{background:var(--blue)}a.tile.n3{background:var(--brick)}a.tile.n4{background:var(--plum)}
.tile{background:#E6E0D0;color:#55596a}
/* footer + stripe */
footer.site{background:#0B1D3A;color:#DCE3F2}
footer.site a{color:#fff}
footer.site .fh{color:#E7C46B}
footer.site .fine{border-top-color:#2a3d63;color:#C3CCE0}
.stripe{height:8px;background:linear-gradient(var(--brick) 0 3px,#fff 3px 5px,#2F63B3 5px 8px)}
.skip{background:var(--navy)}
.receipt-card .sub,.receipt-card dt{color:#4A5165}
.ladder li.off .chip.L3{color:#fff;border-color:#fff}
.meta{color:#4A5165}
section.band.dark a:not(.btn){color:#fff;text-decoration-color:#E7C46B}
.ghead .meta{color:#E8EEF9}
.btn.small:not(.plain){color:#fff}
.btn.small.plain{color:var(--navy)}.btn.small.plain:hover{color:#fff}
footer.site{margin-top:0}
.stripe{margin-top:56px}
main:has(> section.band.dark:last-child)+.stripe{margin-top:0}

/* ---- pictures: illustrated pick tiles + generic guide photos ---- */
.pimg{position:relative;margin:0;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper2);line-height:0}
.pimg img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.imgtag{position:absolute;left:8px;bottom:8px;background:rgba(251,248,242,.94);color:var(--navy);border:1px solid var(--navy);border-radius:999px;padding:2px 8px;font:700 .66rem/1.3 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.pick-head.has-img{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:14px}
.pick-head.has-img .pimg{width:100%;max-width:340px}
@media(min-width:720px){.pick-head.has-img{flex-direction:row;align-items:center}.pick-head.has-img .pimg{flex:none;width:240px}}
.qpick{flex-direction:column}
.qpick .pimg{width:100%}
.pcard .pimg{margin-bottom:4px}
.gphoto{margin:0 0 20px;border:2px solid var(--ink);border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;background:var(--card)}
.gphoto img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:2/1;object-fit:cover}
.gphoto figcaption{padding:10px 14px;font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.45;color:var(--muted);border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
.gphoto figcaption a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:underline}

/* ---- rate card ---- */
.rates{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr))}
.format .price{margin:.2rem 0 .5rem;font:700 .95rem/1.3 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.format .price strong{font:800 2rem/1 var(--serif);color:var(--navy);margin-right:.2rem}
.format .price span{font-weight:600}
.wide-article>.note{margin:1.1rem 0}

.paynow{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:12px 0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px}.paynow li{margin:0;padding:0}.paynow li::marker{content:""}