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Crossword Mini Hints & Answers - Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Stuck on the Crossword Mini puzzle for Tuesday, 18 August 2026 (puzzle #113)? 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 1A2B3A4C5U6S7LEVANT8ALICIA9STATOR10NINE
Completed grid for the 18 August 2026 Crossword Mini puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Frame for bead-counting (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ABACUS
  2. 7A. Eastern Mediterranean lands (6)
    Hint L · · · · ·
    Answer LEVANT
  3. 8A. Germanic girl's name (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ALICIA
  4. 9A. Motor's stationary part (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer STATOR
  5. 10A. Cloud number? (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NINE

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Word of regret (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ALAS
  2. 2D. Buckled waistband (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BELT
  3. 3D. Of our feathered friends (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AVIAN
  4. 4D. Prickly desert plants (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CACTI
  5. 5D. Marriage, for one (5)
    Hint U · · · ·
    Answer UNION
  6. 6D. Gawp (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer STARE