Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Wednesday, 14 October 2026 (puzzle #19)? 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.
Solution grid
Reveal solution
Across answers
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- 1A. Step onto a train or ferry (5)
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BOARD - 6A. Pad by the door for wiping shoes (3)
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M · ·Answer
MAT - 9A. Relating to ethnic background (6)
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RACIAL - 11A. Single pip on an ace card (3)
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ONE - 12A. Ghostly impression left on the retina (10)
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AFTERIMAGE - 14A. Middle Eastern nation with cedar flag (7)
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LEBANON - 15A. Greek letter shaped like a trident (3)
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PSI - 18A. Evening guests at a bistro (6)
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DINERS - 19A. Touched down on the runway (6)
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LANDED - 21A. Solitary beam of morning sunshine (3)
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RAY - 22A. River deposits of silt and gravel (7)
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ALLUVIA - 24A. Disney theme park ride creators (10)
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IMAGINEERS - 28A. Deceptive swindle or scam (3)
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CON - 29A. Thrash or beat soundly (6)
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LARRUP - 30A. Final boundary or stopping point (3)
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END - 31A. Rich and crumbly, like fertile soil (5)
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LOAMY
Down answers
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- 1D. Supportive undergarment with cups (3)
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BRA - 2D. Clumsy and foolish lout (3)
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OAF - 3D. Perform a scripted role on stage (3)
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ACT - 4D. National currency of Cambodia (4)
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RIEL - 5D. Reckless thrill-seeker (9)
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DAREDEVIL - 6D. Person always complaining about petty things (6)
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MOANER - 7D. Luxuriously soft fluffy fleece (6)
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ANGORA - 8D. Extremely small or diminutive (6)
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TEENSY - 10D. Driven by primal passion (9)
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LIBIDINAL - 13D. Piece on a draughts board (3)
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MAN - 15D. Brown flatfish with bright orange spots (6)
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PLAICE - 16D. Pink-fleshed fish leaping upstream (6)
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SALMON - 17D. Situated far from the coast (6)
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INLAND - 20D. Shovelled earth from a trench (3)
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DUG - 23D. Streamlined to reduce wind drag (4)
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AERO - 25D. Distinct chapter in human history (3)
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ERA - 26D. Peculiar or strange, to an old Brit (3)
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RUM - 27D. Undercover agent on a secret mission (3)
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SPY