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Crossword Mini Hints & Answers - Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Stuck on the Crossword Mini puzzle for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (puzzle #72)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 5 across · 6 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1N2A3S4C5A6R7ORNATE8VIABLE9AERIAL10LENS
Completed grid for the July 8, 2026 Crossword Mini puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Stock car racing organization (6)
    Hint N · · · · ·
    Answer NASCAR
  2. 7A. Dripping with decoration (6)
    Hint O · · · · ·
    Answer ORNATE
  3. 8A. Likely to work (6)
    Hint V · · · · ·
    Answer VIABLE
  4. 9A. Rooftop signal receiver (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer AERIAL
  5. 10A. Contact, perhaps? (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LENS

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Suddenly bright star (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NOVA
  2. 2D. Spirit in Shakespeare's Tempest (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ARIEL
  3. 3D. Poacher's wire trap (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SNARE
  4. 4D. Cozy retreat in the woods (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CABIN
  5. 5D. Titan holding up the sky (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ATLAS
  6. 6D. Stagger dizzily (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer REEL