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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Monday, August 31, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Monday, August 31, 2026 (puzzle #4)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 18 across · 18 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1A2R3E4B5O6O7S8T9MEN10TELLER11APE12HEYDAY13SAR14CASM15SIGHT16P17A18L19RYE20HIVE21S22C23RUCIAL24S25O26AKER27AGE28UNWELL29RUE30NEEDY31YET
Completed grid for the August 31, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Hundredth of a hectare (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ARE
  2. 4A. Morale lifter (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BOOST
  3. 9A. Adult human males (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MEN
  4. 10A. Ballot counter at election (6)
    Hint T · · · · ·
    Answer TELLER
  5. 11A. Follow slavishly (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer APE
  6. 12A. Peak years (6)
    Hint H · · · · ·
    Answer HEYDAY
  7. 13A. Snark, more formally (7)
    Hint S · · · · · ·
    Answer SARCASM
  8. 15A. Sense lost to blindness (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SIGHT
  9. 16A. Longtime childhood friend (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PAL
  10. 19A. Bread for a Reuben (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer RYE
  11. 20A. Buzzing wooden condos? (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HIVES
  12. 22A. Make-or-break, as a decision (7)
    Hint C · · · · · ·
    Answer CRUCIAL
  13. 24A. Perforated garden hose (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SOAKER
  14. 27A. Get on in years (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AGE
  15. 28A. Off one's food (6)
    Hint U · · · · ·
    Answer UNWELL
  16. 29A. Regret bitterly (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer RUE
  17. 30A. Hungry for approval (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NEEDY
  18. 31A. Still and all (3)
    Hint Y · ·
    Answer YET

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Build up a fortune (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AMASS
  2. 2D. Kept in good ___ (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer REPAIR
  3. 3D. A toddler's boundless supply (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer ENERGY
  4. 4D. Honeycomb builders (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BEES
  5. 5D. Like the five-ring games (7)
    Hint O · · · · · ·
    Answer OLYMPIC
  6. 6D. Ancient, in a way (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer OLD
  7. 7D. Nautical expanse (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SEA
  8. 8D. Coder's keyword before catch (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TRY
  9. 10D. Not this one (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer THAT
  10. 14D. Halted in its tracks (7)
    Hint C · · · · · ·
    Answer CHECKED
  11. 17D. Feathered residents' enclosure (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer AVIARY
  12. 18D. Fantasy football group (6)
    Hint L · · · · ·
    Answer LEAGUE
  13. 20D. Whip a snowball hard (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HURL
  14. 21D. Frozen raindrops (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SLEET
  15. 23D. Lean on, figuratively (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RELY
  16. 24D. Sky's blazing furnace (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SUN
  17. 25D. Single, solitary (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ONE
  18. 26D. Cathedral ceiling's effect (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AWE