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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Sunday, 4 October 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Sunday, 4 October 2026 (puzzle #9)? 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 1U2M3A4M5I6P7E8T9S10SALON11EXIT12ELECT13ORATE14ASHEVILLE15ARE16TED17F18I19G20AR21M22ANA23RCHI24S25M26UNPATENTE27D28NEEL29ACUTE30ARSE31RENEW
Completed grid for the 4 October 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Savoury fifth taste found in parmesan (5)
    Hint U · · · ·
    Answer UMAMI
  2. 6A. Strokes a purring cat affectionately (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PETS
  3. 10A. Establishment for haircuts and manicures (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SALON
  4. 11A. Leave the stage during a theatrical scene (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EXIT
  5. 12A. All registered citizens entitled to vote (10)
    Hint E · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ELECTORATE
  6. 14A. North Carolina city near the Blue Ridge (9)
    Hint A · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ASHEVILLE
  7. 15A. Ten metres square of surveyed land (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ARE
  8. 16A. Edwardian-styled British rocker of the 1950s (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TED
  9. 17A. Mediterranean fruit eaten fresh or dried (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FIG
  10. 20A. Supply soldiers with weapons for combat (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ARM
  11. 22A. Rejection of all government (9)
    Hint A · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ANARCHISM
  12. 26A. Open for any rival to copy (10)
    Hint U · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer UNPATENTED
  13. 28A. French pioneer of antiferromagnetism, Louis (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NEEL
  14. 29A. ___ ward, for urgent cases (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ACUTE
  15. 30A. Seat of a pair of trousers (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ARSE
  16. 31A. Restore freshness to something tired (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RENEW

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Purpose or benefit of a tool (3)
    Hint U · ·
    Answer USE
  2. 2D. Numbing Sichuan chilli seasoning (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MALA
  3. 3D. Top-fermented malt beverages (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ALES
  4. 4D. Hot coffee drink blended with chocolate (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MOCHA
  5. 5D. Engage socially and communicate with others (8)
    Hint I · · · · · · ·
    Answer INTERACT
  6. 6D. Winged mythical sprite from Persian tales (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PERI
  7. 7D. Glorify and raise to supreme status (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EXALT
  8. 8D. Championship honours won in a tournament (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TITLE
  9. 9D. Noble mount of a knight (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer STEED
  10. 13D. Catch a private conversation by chance (8)
    Hint O · · · · · · ·
    Answer OVERHEAR
  11. 17D. Creatures living within a wild habitat (5)
    Hint F · · · ·
    Answer FAUNA
  12. 18D. Opposite of outer (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer INNER
  13. 19D. Stares open-mouthed (5)
    Hint G · · · ·
    Answer GAPES
  14. 21D. Butcher's finely chopped beef (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MINCE
  15. 23D. Rattling sound in the chest (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RALE
  16. 24D. Floor someone without a carpet? (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer STUN
  17. 25D. Boundary line or historic limit (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer METE
  18. 27D. Morning moisture on the lawn (3)
    Hint D · ·
    Answer DEW