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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, 2 October 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Friday, 2 October 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. 20 across · 14 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1N2U3D4E5M6O7C8A9USED10ADOL11F12TUTU13CELLO14REC15TA16LEG17SPREAD18AGE19CAR20PA21STRY22ATE23EMCEE24DIN25AR26ART27S28SOCLE29RATE30NEED31FLOW
Completed grid for the 2 October 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Stripped bare of all garments (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NUDE
  2. 5A. Polyurethane curing chemical, for short (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MOCA
  3. 9A. Second-hand, like many cars (4)
    Hint U · · ·
    Answer USED
  4. 10A. First name of Adidas founder Dassler (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ADOLF
  5. 12A. Tulle skirt in Swan Lake (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TUTU
  6. 13A. Large wooden stringed orchestral instrument (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CELLO
  7. 14A. End segments of digestive tracts (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RECTA
  8. 16A. Single stage of a long journey (3)
    Hint L · ·
    Answer LEG
  9. 17A. Lavish buffet laid out on a table (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SPREAD
  10. 18A. Bronze or Iron historical period (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AGE
  11. 19A. Saloon or hatchback on the road (3)
    Hint C · ·
    Answer CAR
  12. 20A. Flaky golden crust of a meat pie (6)
    Hint P · · · · ·
    Answer PASTRY
  13. 22A. Tucked into a hearty Sunday roast (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ATE
  14. 23A. Host introducing acts on stage (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EMCEE
  15. 24A. Currency spent in Serbia or Iraq (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DINAR
  16. 26A. Bachelor of ___ degree (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ARTS
  17. 28A. Low plinth supporting a statue (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SOCLE
  18. 29A. Assign a score or rank (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RATE
  19. 30A. Cannot manage without it (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NEED
  20. 31A. Steady movement of liquid (4)
    Hint F · · ·
    Answer FLOW

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Hard-shelled treat cracked at Christmas (3)
    Hint N · ·
    Answer NUT
  2. 2D. Wrongful seizure of a royal throne (10)
    Hint U · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer USURPATION
  3. 3D. Discouraging hostile action through fear (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DETERRENCE
  4. 4D. Infer a conclusion from evidence (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EDUCE
  5. 5D. Crushed stone road surface named after John (7)
    Hint M · · · · · ·
    Answer MACADAM
  6. 6D. Keats poem to a nightingale (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ODE
  7. 7D. Property pledged against a loan (10)
    Hint C · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer COLLATERAL
  8. 8D. Lively movement in a sonata (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ALLEGRETTO
  9. 11D. Old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud (5)
    Hint F · · · ·
    Answer FOGEY
  10. 15D. Narrowed gradually towards a point (7)
    Hint T · · · · · ·
    Answer TAPERED
  11. 17D. Huge amounts of cash, informally (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SCADS
  12. 21D. Woodworker's overlapping joint (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SCARF
  13. 25D. Warm-fermented malt brew (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ALE
  14. 27D. Stitch fabric with needle and thread (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SEW