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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, 10 October 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Saturday, 10 October 2026 (puzzle #15)? 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 1S2A3L4E5M6S7L8O9W10AVILA11KIWI12DETER13MINED14SACRAMENT15TIC16ASH17C18A19D20OA21R22AIR23STRE24A25M26CRYPTOGRA27M28HEAR29NAIRA30EDDY31INDEX
Completed grid for the 10 October 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Massachusetts town of historic witch trials (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SALEM
  2. 6A. Reduce speed when driving (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SLOW
  3. 10A. Historic walled city in central Spain (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AVILA
  4. 11A. Flightless national bird of New Zealand (4)
    Hint K · · ·
    Answer KIWI
  5. 12A. Showing stubborn grit and resolve (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DETERMINED
  6. 14A. Holy ordinance conferring divine grace (9)
    Hint S · · · · · · · ·
    Answer SACRAMENT
  7. 15A. Involuntary muscle twitch of the eye (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TIC
  8. 16A. Common woodland tree with pale timber (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ASH
  9. 17A. Bounder lacking in good manners (3)
    Hint C · ·
    Answer CAD
  10. 20A. Wooden blade used to row a boat (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer OAR
  11. 22A. Current passing over an aeroplane wing (9)
    Hint A · · · · · · · ·
    Answer AIRSTREAM
  12. 26A. Enigmatic dispatch for codebreakers (10)
    Hint C · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer CRYPTOGRAM
  13. 28A. Pick up the doorbell (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HEAR
  14. 29A. Money spent in Lagos markets (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NAIRA
  15. 30A. Miniature whirlpool in a river (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EDDY
  16. 31A. Alphabetical guide at a book's end (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer INDEX

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Glum and long-faced (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SAD
  2. 2D. Zoological class comprising all birds (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AVES
  3. 3D. Pioneering female WWE wrestling champion (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LITA
  4. 4D. Return an MP to Westminster (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ELECT
  5. 5D. Small Faces frontman Steve (8)
    Hint M · · · · · · ·
    Answer MARRIOTT
  6. 6D. Glance quickly through a book (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SKIM
  7. 7D. Narrow band on a planetary surface (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LINEA
  8. 8D. Four-time Berlin Olympic gold medallist (5)
    Hint O · · · ·
    Answer OWENS
  9. 9D. Side-to-side measurement of a room (5)
    Hint W · · · ·
    Answer WIDTH
  10. 13D. Curved tubular pasta baked with cheese (8)
    Hint M · · · · · · ·
    Answer MACARONI
  11. 17D. Tucked-away stash of pirate gold (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CACHE
  12. 18D. Broadcast on television or radio (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AIRED
  13. 19D. Mythical tree nymph of Greek lore (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DRYAD
  14. 21D. Possessed girl in The Exorcist (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer REGAN
  15. 23D. Brisk and agile despite senior years (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SPRY
  16. 24D. Parched and baked by desert sun (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ARID
  17. 25D. Fully grown female horse (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MARE
  18. 27D. Push to the absolute limit (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MAX