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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, 3 October 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Saturday, 3 October 2026 (puzzle #8)? 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 1W2H3I4M5B6L7U8B9AIME10LINE11N12REPS13APPLE14RES15TS16AIR17LARIAT18REV19ERA20BE21HAVE22ACT23ADELA24SHI25NS26ALB27A28HAVOC29DELI30LEGO31SLED
Completed grid for the 3 October 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Sudden impulse on a shopping trip (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WHIM
  2. 5A. Shed tears noisily in a sulk (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BLUB
  3. 9A. Alpine commune in the Savoie valley (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AIME
  4. 10A. Sheets and tablecloths, collectively (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LINEN
  5. 12A. Counted lifting movements at the gym (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer REPS
  6. 13A. Crisp green orchard fruit (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer APPLE
  7. 14A. Musical pauses marked in sheet notation (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RESTS
  8. 16A. Hang fresh laundry outside to dry (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AIR
  9. 17A. Cowboy's coiled rope for cattle (6)
    Hint L · · · · ·
    Answer LARIAT
  10. 18A. Single full turn of an engine shaft (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer REV
  11. 19A. Memorable span of years in culture (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer ERA
  12. 20A. Follow rules without causing fuss (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BEHAVE
  13. 22A. Major division of a theatrical play (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ACT
  14. 23A. Daughter of William the Conqueror (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ADELA
  15. 24A. Fronts of lower legs guarded in football (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SHINS
  16. 26A. Gaelic name for Scotland (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ALBA
  17. 28A. Widespread chaos and severe destruction (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HAVOC
  18. 29A. Counter serving cured meats and salads (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DELI
  19. 30A. Danish plastic bricks painful to step on (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LEGO
  20. 31A. Winter vehicle racing down hills (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SLED

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Armed conflict between rival nations (3)
    Hint W · ·
    Answer WAR
  2. 2D. Arranged strictly by social rank (10)
    Hint H · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer HIERARCHAL
  3. 3D. Extremely urgent and essential (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer IMPERATIVE
  4. 4D. Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MESSI
  5. 5D. Shattered into pieces by dynamite (7)
    Hint B · · · · · ·
    Answer BLASTED
  6. 6D. Cheeky backchat to an elder (3)
    Hint L · ·
    Answer LIP
  7. 7D. Not running alongside at equal distance (10)
    Hint U · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer UNPARALLEL
  8. 8D. Plausible enough to accept as true (10)
    Hint B · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer BELIEVABLE
  9. 11D. Bundle of signalling fibres (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NERVE
  10. 15D. Spicy pungent drops dashed onto oysters (7)
    Hint T · · · · · ·
    Answer TABASCO
  11. 17D. Strap clipped to a dog collar (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LEASH
  12. 21D. Shipboard lavatories on a sailing vessel (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HEADS
  13. 25D. Wooden pin driven into masonry (3)
    Hint N · ·
    Answer NOG
  14. 27D. Help sent to relieve a disaster (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AID