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Mini Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, 12 September 2026

Stuck on the Mini Crossword puzzle for Saturday, 12 September 2026 (puzzle #1)? 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 1S2C3H4E5M6E7TRAVEL8RAVENS9AVENUE10WENT
Completed grid for the 12 September 2026 Mini Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Plot concocted in secret (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SCHEME
  2. 7A. Explore new places abroad (6)
    Hint T · · · · ·
    Answer TRAVEL
  3. 8A. Dark corvids of folklore (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RAVENS
  4. 9A. Strolling beneath leafy plane trees (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer AVENUE
  5. 10A. Departed for the countryside (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WENT

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Drinking tube in a milkshake (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer STRAW
  2. 2D. Hanker after something sweet (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CRAVE
  3. 3D. Peaceful sanctuary away from crowds (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HAVEN
  4. 4D. Notable occasion on the calendar (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EVENT
  5. 5D. Handed over by the waiter (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MENU
  6. 6D. Other person or thing (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer ELSE