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Mini Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, October 2, 2026

Stuck on the Mini Crossword puzzle for Friday, October 2, 2026 (puzzle #21)? 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 1S2T3A4L5K6S7AURORA8PRECIS9ANNALS10ALLY
Completed grid for the October 2, 2026 Mini Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Creeps up on prey (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer STALKS
  2. 7A. Daybreak, poetically (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer AURORA
  3. 8A. Brief synopsis outlining essential points (6)
    Hint P · · · · ·
    Answer PRECIS
  4. 9A. Chronicles of historic events (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ANNALS
  5. 10A. NATO member, to another (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ALLY

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Town in northern Vietnam (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SAPA
  2. 2D. Change direction at an intersection (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TURN
  3. 3D. Concert or sports bowl (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ARENA
  4. 4D. Situated in the immediate neighborhood (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LOCAL
  5. 5D. Tiny shrimp-like food for baleen whales (5)
    Hint K · · · ·
    Answer KRILL
  6. 6D. Full of snappy comebacks (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SASSY