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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (puzzle #40)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 18 across · 16 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1S2I3M4A5C6E7C8E9LINEN10ICON11ULTRA12SOUND13SHEILA14ATS15HORN16W17ADE18UFO19S20GON21E22PEE23A24WARDS25ATR26OCITIES27STEP28SHARE29TEST30HANS
Completed grid for the June 9, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Deep crustal layer rich in iron (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SIMA
  2. 5A. Short form of Cecilia (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CECE
  3. 9A. What flax becomes (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LINEN
  4. 10A. Devotional saint painting (4)
    Hint I · · ·
    Answer ICON
  5. 11A. Too high for the ear (10)
    Hint U · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ULTRASOUND
  6. 13A. Woman, to an Aussie (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SHEILA
  7. 14A. Near, in the vicinity of: plural (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ATS
  8. 15A. Rhino's nose feature (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HORN
  9. 16A. Cross a shallow stream (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WADE
  10. 18A. Unexplained sky sightings (4)
    Hint U · · ·
    Answer UFOS
  11. 20A. No longer here (4)
    Hint G · · ·
    Answer GONE
  12. 22A. Letter before cue (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PEE
  13. 23A. Ceremony night prizes (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer AWARDS
  14. 25A. Horrors of injustice (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ATROCITIES
  15. 27A. Stair, or a foot's advance (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer STEP
  16. 28A. Slice of a company (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SHARE
  17. 29A. Trial by challenge (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TEST
  18. 30A. Male given name from Hebrew (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HANS

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Solid black outline (10)
    Hint S · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer SILHOUETTE
  2. 2D. Meddles disruptively (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer INTERFERES
  3. 3D. Fine-wool sheep breed (6)
    Hint M · · · · ·
    Answer MERINO
  4. 4D. Fussy about every detail (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ANAL
  5. 5D. Tech department's top boss (3)
    Hint C · ·
    Answer CIO
  6. 6D. Quito native (10)
    Hint E · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ECUADORIAN
  7. 7D. Title rivals (10)
    Hint C · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer CONTENDERS
  8. 8D. Tail and tip points (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer ENDS
  9. 9D. Greenery, or a barfly (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LUSH
  10. 12D. Toothed cutter, or an old proverb (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SAW
  11. 17D. Greek-rooted girl's name (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer AGATHA
  12. 19D. Fluid-filled body pouch (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SAC
  13. 21D. Being itself, to philosophers (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer ESSE
  14. 22D. Days already behind us (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PAST
  15. 24D. What a candle blowout brings (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WISH
  16. 26D. Make a choice (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer OPT