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Crossword Mini Hints & Answers - Friday, July 31, 2026

Stuck on the Crossword Mini puzzle for Friday, July 31, 2026 (puzzle #95)? 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 1C2O3M4P5E6L7APOLLO8RETAIN9BRONZE10AREA
Completed grid for the July 31, 2026 Crossword Mini puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Force someone's hand (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer COMPEL
  2. 7A. Greek god of music and poetry (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer APOLLO
  3. 8A. Hold on to (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RETAIN
  4. 9A. Copper-and-tin alloy (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BRONZE
  5. 10A. Neck of the woods (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AREA

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Dieter's bread-and-pasta worry (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CARB
  2. 2D. Drama set to song (5)
    Hint O · · · ·
    Answer OPERA
  3. 3D. What makes a fan whir (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MOTOR
  4. 4D. Carpenter's smoothing tool (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PLANE
  5. 5D. Old-fashioned girl's name (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ELIZA
  6. 6D. Without a single companion (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LONE