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Mini Crossword Hints & Answers - Sunday, September 27, 2026

Stuck on the Mini Crossword puzzle for Sunday, September 27, 2026 (puzzle #16)? 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 1F2R3I4A5R6S7RENNET8ENCODE9ETALON10NEXT
Completed grid for the September 27, 2026 Mini Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Franciscans and Dominicans (6)
    Hint F · · · · ·
    Answer FRIARS
  2. 7A. Junket dessert's setting agent (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RENNET
  3. 8A. Turn plaintext into ciphertext (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer ENCODE
  4. 9A. Light filter that reflects well? (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer ETALON
  5. 10A. Then, in a sequence (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NEXT

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Like samples at Costco (4)
    Hint F · · ·
    Answer FREE
  2. 2D. Blockbuster verb of the '90s (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RENT
  3. 3D. Like Peru's pre-Columbian empire (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer INCAN
  4. 4D. Lizard with a throat fan (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ANOLE
  5. 5D. Rusting, to a chemist (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer REDOX
  6. 6D. Bypass alternative, often (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer STENT