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Crossword Mini Hints & Answers - Friday, 17 July 2026

Stuck on the Crossword Mini puzzle for Friday, 17 July 2026 (puzzle #81)? 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 1A2M3B4E5R6CALLE7R8ITALIA9DESIGN10TEND
Completed grid for the 17 July 2026 Crossword Mini puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Traffic light's middle hue (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AMBER
  2. 6A. One ringing you up (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer CALLER
  3. 8A. The Azzurri's homeland (6)
    Hint I · · · · ·
    Answer ITALIA
  4. 9A. Architect's blueprint (6)
    Hint D · · · · ·
    Answer DESIGN
  5. 10A. Look after the sick (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TEND

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Sharp as vinegar (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ACID
  2. 2D. Pub greeting for a pal (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MATE
  3. 3D. Fierce gust of wind (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BLAST
  4. 4D. Short for Eleanor (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ELLIE
  5. 5D. A monarch's time on the throne (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer REIGN
  6. 7D. Money spent in Johannesburg (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RAND