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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Thursday, 8 October 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Thursday, 8 October 2026 (puzzle #13)? 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 1S2C3A4M5P6C7H8A9I10ALGAE11HAMM12MAURI13TANIA14WEIGHTING15ONE16FOE17M18A19T20OA21R22CRE23DITO24R25S26GONORRHOE27A28EMES29EASEL30EATS31SNARL
Completed grid for the 8 October 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Mischievous little rascal (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SCAMP
  2. 6A. Fragrant milky brew from India (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CHAI
  3. 10A. Green scum floating on pond water (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ALGAE
  4. 11A. German city in North Rhine-Westphalia (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HAMM
  5. 12A. Northwest African desert nation (10)
    Hint M · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer MAURITANIA
  6. 14A. Bias given to a statistical factor (9)
    Hint W · · · · · · · ·
    Answer WEIGHTING
  7. 15A. Smallest positive whole number (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ONE
  8. 16A. Bitter rival or opponent (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FOE
  9. 17A. Padded floor surface for gymnasts (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MAT
  10. 20A. Wooden shaft pulled in a rowing eight (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer OAR
  11. 22A. Lenders owed money by a bankrupt firm (9)
    Hint C · · · · · · · ·
    Answer CREDITORS
  12. 26A. Common bacterial STI (10)
    Hint G · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer GONORRHOEA
  13. 28A. Kinfolk like uncles, in old Scots (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EMES
  14. 29A. Studio stand supporting an artist's canvas (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EASEL
  15. 30A. Tasty snacks provided at parties (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EATS
  16. 31A. Dreadful knot of motorway traffic (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SNARL

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Air-defence missile acronym (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SAM
  2. 2D. Pincer on a lobster or crab (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CLAW
  3. 3D. Shivering fit with a fever (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AGUE
  4. 4D. Nintendo's famous moustachioed plumber (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MARIO
  5. 5D. Sheer and silky dressing gown (8)
    Hint P · · · · · · ·
    Answer PEIGNOIR
  6. 6D. Friendly chinwag over a cuppa (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CHAT
  7. 7D. Pre-Islamic Arabian monotheist (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HANIF
  8. 8D. Of the NH2 radical (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AMINO
  9. 9D. Spitting ___ of his father (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer IMAGE
  10. 13D. Venues for West End plays and musicals (8)
    Hint T · · · · · · ·
    Answer THEATRES
  11. 17D. Janis Joplin's travelling companion Bobby (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MCGEE
  12. 18D. Warm, inviting kitchen fragrance (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AROMA
  13. 19D. Core principle of a doctrine (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TENET
  14. 21D. Middle-earth realm ruled by Theoden (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer ROHAN
  15. 23D. Cushy task requiring zero effort (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DOSS
  16. 24D. Montgomery bus boycott icon Parks (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer ROSA
  17. 25D. Clear sight into next week? (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SEER
  18. 27D. Every single one (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ALL