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Crossword Mini Hints & Answers - Monday, 17 August 2026

Stuck on the Crossword Mini puzzle for Monday, 17 August 2026 (puzzle #112)? 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 1A2B3A4C5A6BOURN7E8BODEGA9ANIMUS10TEST
Completed grid for the 17 August 2026 Crossword Mini puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Rope and paper fibre (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ABACA
  2. 6A. Boundary, or a brook (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BOURNE
  3. 8A. Wine store or grocer's (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BODEGA
  4. 9A. Bitter hostility (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ANIMUS
  5. 10A. Trying experience? (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TEST

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Aramaic 'Father' (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ABBA
  2. 2D. Godsend (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BOON
  3. 3D. Taxman's inspection (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AUDIT
  4. 4D. ___ brulee (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CREME
  5. 5D. Scottish man's name (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ANGUS
  6. 7D. Where dawn breaks (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EAST