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Mini Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, 18 September 2026

Stuck on the Mini Crossword puzzle for Friday, 18 September 2026 (puzzle #7)? 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 1S2T3A4B5LOCA6T7E8UNUSED9RATING10PLENTY
Completed grid for the 18 September 2026 Mini Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Wild guess at an answer (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer STAB
  2. 5A. Find precisely on a map (6)
    Hint L · · · · ·
    Answer LOCATE
  3. 8A. Kept pristine in original box (6)
    Hint U · · · · ·
    Answer UNUSED
  4. 9A. Score awarded by a critic (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RATING
  5. 10A. More than enough to spare (6)
    Hint P · · · · ·
    Answer PLENTY

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Noisy gulp of hot soup (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SLURP
  2. 2D. Concerning shades of colour balance (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TONAL
  3. 3D. Less than ninety degrees (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ACUTE
  4. 4D. Shallow sink in a bathroom (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BASIN
  5. 6D. Canvas shelter pitched in a field (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TENT
  6. 7D. Nervous and on high alert (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EDGY