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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, September 4, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Friday, September 4, 2026 (puzzle #8)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 18 across · 20 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1M2E3S4S5Y6V7O8T9E10AMPLE11AMID12SPRIN13KLING14STEP15NUTTY16EYE17HOE18ROW19M20A21N22R23O24PES25BASE26APOST27ROPHE28MALE29OILED30PLOT31BLESS
Completed grid for the September 4, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Prone to leaving crumbs (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MESSY
  2. 6A. What a ballot records (4)
    Hint V · · ·
    Answer VOTE
  3. 10A. Not exactly stingy (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AMPLE
  4. 11A. Encircled by (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AMID
  5. 12A. Smattering of applause (10)
    Hint S · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer SPRINKLING
  6. 14A. Stair unit (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer STEP
  7. 15A. Like sesame oil's taste (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NUTTY
  8. 16A. Size up a rival (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer EYE
  9. 17A. A tough row to ___ (3)
    Hint H · ·
    Answer HOE
  10. 18A. Handle the oars (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer ROW
  11. 19A. Grown-up guy (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MAN
  12. 22A. Climbers' lifelines (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer ROPES
  13. 25A. Foundation to build on (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BASE
  14. 26A. Mark in O'Brien's name (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer APOSTROPHE
  15. 28A. Rooster, not hen (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MALE
  16. 29A. Shiny and slippery (5)
    Hint O · · · ·
    Answer OILED
  17. 30A. Garden patch (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PLOT
  18. 31A. Confer grace upon (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BLESS

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Billiards curve (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MASSE
  2. 2D. Utterly vacant (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EMPTY
  3. 3D. Gift-card blowout (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SPREE
  4. 4D. Hand over covertly (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SLIP
  5. 5D. Money in Nagoya (3)
    Hint Y · ·
    Answer YEN
  6. 6D. Treasure, as advice (5)
    Hint V · · · ·
    Answer VALUE
  7. 7D. Delete, in legal text (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OMIT
  8. 8D. Hint of hue (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TINT
  9. 9D. Pushing artistic boundaries (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EDGY
  10. 13D. Tell one from another (4)
    Hint K · · ·
    Answer KNOW
  11. 17D. Emcee a game show (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HOST
  12. 18D. Restart electronic gadget device (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RESET
  13. 19D. Pale, close-grained flooring wood (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MAPLE
  14. 20D. 'Dust to dust' companions (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ASHES
  15. 21D. Basic necessities of life (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NEEDS
  16. 22D. Stroller-friendly incline (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RAMP
  17. 23D. Birthstone before topaz (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OPAL
  18. 24D. Collared shirt for golfers (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer POLO
  19. 25D. Skin abscess (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BOIL
  20. 27D. Burgle a home (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer ROB