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Crossword Mini Hints & Answers - Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Stuck on the Crossword Mini puzzle for Tuesday, 12 May 2026 (puzzle #15)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 5 across · 6 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1B2R3A4T5S6ALINE7ORANGE8LESSEN9EATER
Completed grid for the 12 May 2026 Crossword Mini puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Little terror at teatime (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BRAT
  2. 5A. Like a salt drip (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SALINE
  3. 7A. Fruit or William's house? (6)
    Hint O · · · · ·
    Answer ORANGE
  4. 8A. Take the edge off (6)
    Hint L · · · · ·
    Answer LESSEN
  5. 9A. One at the table (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EATER

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Explosion or a ball? (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BLAST
  2. 2D. Run under the tap (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RINSE
  3. 3D. What seeing red means? (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ANGER
  4. 4D. Sixth-former, perhaps (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TEEN
  5. 5D. Cobbler's canvas (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SOLE
  6. 6D. Postcode's coverage (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AREA