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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, 9 October 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Friday, 9 October 2026 (puzzle #14)? 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 1P2R3O4B5S6S7C8A9T10SAULT11AYRE12INSUR13ANCES14DEFENDANT15FUN16DAY17A18S19S20SA21W22SNA23KELI24K25E26TIMELINES27S28IDOL29SCREE30REAP31TENSE
Completed grid for the 9 October 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Tricky issues, casually (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PROBS
  2. 6A. Jazz singing with nonsense syllables (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SCAT
  3. 10A. ___ Ste. Marie (Great Lakes border city) (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SAULT
  4. 11A. Shingle spit or gravel beach (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AYRE
  5. 12A. Policies protecting against damage or theft (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer INSURANCES
  6. 14A. Party answering charges in court (9)
    Hint D · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DEFENDANT
  7. 15A. Lively enjoyment at a party (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FUN
  8. 16A. Twenty-four-hour calendar period (3)
    Hint D · ·
    Answer DAY
  9. 17A. Humble mount on Palm Sunday (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ASS
  10. 20A. Toothed blade for cutting timber (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SAW
  11. 22A. Slithering and sinuous (9)
    Hint S · · · · · · · ·
    Answer SNAKELIKE
  12. 26A. Promptness in getting things done (10)
    Hint T · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer TIMELINESS
  13. 28A. Adored pop singer or screen hero (4)
    Hint I · · ·
    Answer IDOL
  14. 29A. Shifting stones beneath a hillwalker's boots (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SCREE
  15. 30A. Harvest golden wheat with a sickle (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer REAP
  16. 31A. Past, present, or rather anxious? (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TENSE

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Imperial tyre pressure measure (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PSI
  2. 2D. The Fountainhead novelist Ayn (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RAND
  3. 3D. River that flows through York (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OUSE
  4. 4D. Steep headland beside the sea (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BLUFF
  5. 5D. Sweet, crumbly butter and sugar topping (8)
    Hint S · · · · · · ·
    Answer STREUSEL
  6. 6D. Smooth rough timber with abrasive paper (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SAND
  7. 7D. Ancient palm-like tropical seed plant (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CYCAD
  8. 8D. Circular battleground for heated debates (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ARENA
  9. 9D. Irritable and short-tempered (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TESTY
  10. 13D. Tacitus or another Roman chronicler (8)
    Hint A · · · · · · ·
    Answer ANNALIST
  11. 17D. Stirring, but not with a spoon? (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ASTIR
  12. 18D. Unkindly sarcastic or mocking (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SNIDE
  13. 19D. Polynesian island nation with capital Apia (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SAMOA
  14. 21D. Involuntary cringe of sudden pain (5)
    Hint W · · · ·
    Answer WINCE
  15. 23D. Large brown seaweed in coastal shallows (4)
    Hint K · · ·
    Answer KELP
  16. 24D. Adjust spacing between printed letters (4)
    Hint K · · ·
    Answer KERN
  17. 25D. Plural for snake-shaped consonants (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer ESES
  18. 27D. Perceive with one's own eyes (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SEE