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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Thursday, 1 October 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Thursday, 1 October 2026 (puzzle #6)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 16 across · 18 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1F2O3S4S5A6H7T8M9L10AMATI11AREA12NATUR13ALIST14REDBREAST15SOB16LYE17O18A19T20RI21D22CLI23ENTE24L25E26TIMBERWOR27K28ASIA29AERIE30LADY31LYING
Completed grid for the 1 October 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Shallow anatomical pit or groove (5)
    Hint F · · · ·
    Answer FOSSA
  2. 6A. Markup language for websites (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HTML
  3. 10A. Crafted violin from a Cremonese dynasty (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AMATI
  4. 11A. Geographical district or urban region (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AREA
  5. 12A. Expert studying wildlife and flora (10)
    Hint N · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer NATURALIST
  6. 14A. Christmas card songbird (9)
    Hint R · · · · · · · ·
    Answer REDBREAST
  7. 15A. Sudden ragged gasp of grief (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SOB
  8. 16A. Harsh alkali for soap-making (3)
    Hint L · ·
    Answer LYE
  9. 17A. Single cereal grain in porridge (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer OAT
  10. 20A. Clear away something troublesome (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer RID
  11. 22A. Patrons who frequent a favourite pub (9)
    Hint C · · · · · · · ·
    Answer CLIENTELE
  12. 26A. Exposed wooden framing of an old barn (10)
    Hint T · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer TIMBERWORK
  13. 28A. Earth's most populous continent (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ASIA
  14. 29A. Wind-swept crag holding hawk nests (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AERIE
  15. 30A. Female peer or lord's wife (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LADY
  16. 31A. Resting flat on the grass (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LYING

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Devoted supporter on the football terrace (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FAN
  2. 2D. Doctor Zhivago star Sharif (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OMAR
  3. 3D. Gorge on sweets until full (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SATE
  4. 4D. Grip-boosting pegs on football boots (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer STUDS
  5. 5D. Flying high off the tarmac (8)
    Hint A · · · · · · ·
    Answer AIRBORNE
  6. 6D. ___ and hearty (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HALE
  7. 7D. Legal hearing before judge and jury (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TRIAL
  8. 8D. Cluttered like a teenager's bedroom (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MESSY
  9. 9D. Coffee shop's milkiest order (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LATTE
  10. 13D. Of an independent dispute tribunal (8)
    Hint A · · · · · · ·
    Answer ARBITRAL
  11. 17D. Based on the number eight (5)
    Hint O · · · ·
    Answer OCTAL
  12. 18D. Russian or Finnish form of Alice (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ALISA
  13. 19D. Shy and easily startled (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TIMID
  14. 21D. Librarian who classified by decimals (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DEWEY
  15. 23D. Popular online auction site (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EBAY
  16. 24D. Actress Petty of Point Break (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LORI
  17. 25D. Poetic name for the Emerald Isle (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer ERIN
  18. 27D. Metal beer barrel behind the bar (3)
    Hint K · ·
    Answer KEG