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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (puzzle #12)? 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 1R2O3B4I5D6L7E8SHRU9B10NEED11PIANO12SPED13ANT14T15HEORY16ROO17STERS18RELATI19V20E21R22AIDER23TEA24ORCA25T26WINS27MEAT28SHOUT29PALE30ONE
Completed grid for the September 8, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Empty a safe illegally (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer ROB
  2. 4A. Engine running in park (4)
    Hint I · · ·
    Answer IDLE
  3. 8A. Flowering yard greenery (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SHRUB
  4. 10A. Essential human requirement (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NEED
  5. 11A. Grand concert acoustic keyboard (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PIANO
  6. 12A. Zoomed through the green lights (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SPED
  7. 13A. Picnic blanket invader (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ANT
  8. 14A. Tested scientific explanation (6)
    Hint T · · · · ·
    Answer THEORY
  9. 16A. Farm's feathered alarm clocks? (8)
    Hint R · · · · · · ·
    Answer ROOSTERS
  10. 18A. Not absolute (8)
    Hint R · · · · · · ·
    Answer RELATIVE
  11. 21A. Corporate takeover predator (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RAIDER
  12. 23A. Afternoon meal with scones (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TEA
  13. 24A. Oceanic predator of seals (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer ORCA
  14. 25A. Gemini's symbolic pair (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TWINS
  15. 27A. Butcher's counter offering (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MEAT
  16. 28A. Loud burst of excitement (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SHOUT
  17. 29A. Washed out in complexion (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PALE
  18. 30A. Lowest counting number (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ONE

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Poached for its horn (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RHINO
  2. 2D. Like Cicero at his best (10)
    Hint O · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ORATORICAL
  3. 3D. Sweet roll with currants (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BUN
  4. 4D. Slip in, as a comma (6)
    Hint I · · · · ·
    Answer INSERT
  5. 5D. Layer-by-layer buildup of sediment (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DEPOSITION
  6. 6D. Give a malicious side-eye (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LEER
  7. 7D. Swirling whirlpool in river (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EDDY
  8. 8D. Cleavable translucent mineral (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SPAR
  9. 9D. Baby's container for milk (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BOTTLE
  10. 15D. Valentine candy shapes (6)
    Hint H · · · · ·
    Answer HEARTS
  11. 17D. Calm a patient chemically (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SEDATE
  12. 19D. Arena hosting championship finals (5)
    Hint V · · · ·
    Answer VENUE
  13. 20D. Berlin's divided half, once (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EAST
  14. 21D. Frisky play among puppies (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer ROMP
  15. 22D. Penalty box, in soccer (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AREA
  16. 26D. Owl's query? (3)
    Hint W · ·
    Answer WHO