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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, September 5, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Saturday, September 5, 2026 (puzzle #9)? 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 1R2A3T4E5U6N7D8O9HABIT10NEAR11EVOKE12ZONE13REVER14SING15ONE16NAP17DAD18S19E20T21C22HILD23CARE24FLAT25LATEX26AUNT27EVICT28REDO29DENT
Completed grid for the September 5, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Give five stars (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RATE
  2. 5A. Unfasten, as buttons (4)
    Hint U · · ·
    Answer UNDO
  3. 9A. Smoker's tough problem (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HABIT
  4. 10A. Short distance away (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NEAR
  5. 11A. Summon, as a feeling (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EVOKE
  6. 12A. Designate for commercial use (4)
    Hint Z · · ·
    Answer ZONE
  7. 13A. Swapping two positions (9)
    Hint R · · · · · · · ·
    Answer REVERSING
  8. 15A. Multiplication's identity element (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ONE
  9. 16A. Power ___ (quick recharge) (3)
    Hint N · ·
    Answer NAP
  10. 17A. Father, informally (3)
    Hint D · ·
    Answer DAD
  11. 18A. Band's live performance (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SET
  12. 21A. Daycare service (9)
    Hint C · · · · · · · ·
    Answer CHILDCARE
  13. 24A. Rented home, in Britain (4)
    Hint F · · ·
    Answer FLAT
  14. 25A. Milky white plant fluid (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LATEX
  15. 26A. Sister of one's father (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AUNT
  16. 27A. Remove for unpaid rent (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer EVICT
  17. 28A. What a mulligan allows (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer REDO
  18. 29A. Field corn variety (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DENT

Down answers

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  1. 1D. "Nevermore" speaker (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RAVEN
  2. 2D. Higher up (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ABOVE
  3. 3D. Pint-sized pest (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TIKE
  4. 4D. Timeless and completely endless (7)
    Hint E · · · · · ·
    Answer ETERNAL
  5. 5D. Decompress a file (5)
    Hint U · · · ·
    Answer UNZIP
  6. 6D. Eye-searing shade of green (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NEON
  7. 7D. Southern-fried "damn" (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DANG
  8. 8D. Galena or hematite (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ORE
  9. 9D. Protagonist of a saga (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HERO
  10. 14D. Burdened with debt (7)
    Hint S · · · · · ·
    Answer SADDLED
  11. 17D. Agreed, likewise (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DITTO
  12. 18D. Shiny side, dull back (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SATIN
  13. 19D. Construct on site (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ERECT
  14. 20D. Body of a document (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TEXT
  15. 21D. Tip-off for a sleuth (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CLUE
  16. 22D. It gives a thumbs-up? (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HAND
  17. 23D. Yield in a negotiation (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CAVE
  18. 24D. Out of earshot (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FAR