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Mini Crossword Hints & Answers - Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Stuck on the Mini Crossword puzzle for Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (puzzle #18)? 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 1B2A3L4I5S6TOLON7MINION8UNEASE9GEYSER
Completed grid for the September 29, 2026 Mini Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Hindu-majority Indonesian island (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BALI
  2. 5A. Horizontal runner from strawberry plants (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer STOLON
  3. 7A. Yellow overall-wearing cartoon sidekick (6)
    Hint M · · · · ·
    Answer MINION
  4. 8A. Anxiety's milder cousin (6)
    Hint U · · · · ·
    Answer UNEASE
  5. 9A. Natural fountain erupting skyward (6)
    Hint G · · · · ·
    Answer GEYSER

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Extremely thin and gaunt (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BONEY
  2. 2D. Name on a rap sheet, maybe (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ALIAS
  3. 3D. On the ___ (escaped) (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LOOSE
  4. 4D. Deeper and less obvious (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer INNER
  5. 5D. Sporting a punchable little smirk (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SMUG
  6. 6D. Antler branch point (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TINE