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Mini Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, September 12, 2026

Stuck on the Mini Crossword puzzle for Saturday, September 12, 2026 (puzzle #1)? 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 1S2H3R4I5E6K7NEEDLE8ARCADE9PEAHEN10PORE
Completed grid for the September 12, 2026 Mini Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Scream in sudden terror (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SHRIEK
  2. 7A. Speedometer pointer (6)
    Hint N · · · · ·
    Answer NEEDLE
  3. 8A. Cloister walk's arched side (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ARCADE
  4. 9A. Audience for a peacock's display (6)
    Hint P · · · · ·
    Answer PEAHEN
  5. 10A. Opening in a sponge (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PORE

Down answers

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  1. 1D. 'Oh ___!' (surprised exclamation) (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SNAP
  2. 2D. At this point in the story (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HERE
  3. 3D. Swap aging capacitors, in electronics slang (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RECAP
  4. 4D. Sun Valley's state (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer IDAHO
  5. 5D. Older, more formally (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ELDER
  6. 6D. Sharp, in archaic spelling (5)
    Hint K · · · ·
    Answer KEENE