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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, September 12, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Saturday, September 12, 2026 (puzzle #16)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 16 across · 18 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1P2I3G4A5S6H7DINE8R9SKI10N11REFLE12CTIVE13ICE14CARPET15PER16SONA17OUTL18A19N20D21C22O23SINE24WOE25ADULTE26RATE27BORE28NAKED29RED30WED
Completed grid for the September 12, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Barnyard animal with snout (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PIG
  2. 4A. Pale blonde hair tone (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ASH
  3. 7A. Blue-plate special spot (5)
    Hint D · · · ·
    Answer DINER
  4. 9A. Freckled body covering (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SKIN
  5. 11A. In a pensive mood (10)
    Hint R · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer REFLECTIVE
  6. 13A. Glaze a cinnamon roll (3)
    Hint I · ·
    Answer ICE
  7. 14A. Thick plush floor textile (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer CARPET
  8. 15A. Jung's outward mask (7)
    Hint P · · · · · ·
    Answer PERSONA
  9. 17A. Backcountry, in older usage (7)
    Hint O · · · · · ·
    Answer OUTLAND
  10. 21A. Trigonometric function abbreviated cos (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer COSINE
  11. 24A. Heavy burden of heartbreak (3)
    Hint W · ·
    Answer WOE
  12. 25A. Contaminate for profit (10)
    Hint A · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ADULTERATE
  13. 27A. Wave that surfers ride upstream (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BORE
  14. 28A. Bare and unclothed (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NAKED
  15. 29A. Cherry hue (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer RED
  16. 30A. Get hitched (3)
    Hint W · ·
    Answer WED

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Musical orchestra composition work (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PIECE
  2. 2D. Glean from context clues (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer INFER
  3. 3D. Silica packet's contents (3)
    Hint G · ·
    Answer GEL
  4. 4D. Out-of-body and otherworldly (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ASTRAL
  5. 5D. Jump rope rhythmically (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SKIP
  6. 6D. ___ mind (collective thinking) (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HIVE
  7. 7D. Fall lightly, as rain (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DRIP
  8. 8D. Ballot re-tally (7)
    Hint R · · · · · ·
    Answer RECOUNT
  9. 10D. Swish sound maker (3)
    Hint N · ·
    Answer NET
  10. 12D. Factory lunchroom, in Britain (7)
    Hint C · · · · · ·
    Answer CANTEEN
  11. 16D. Grubby and laundry-bound (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SOILED
  12. 18D. Wide-eyed at midnight (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AWAKE
  13. 19D. Taken into account (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NOTED
  14. 20D. Scout's daily good turn (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DEED
  15. 21D. Crane operator's high perch (3)
    Hint C · ·
    Answer CAB
  16. 22D. Stench from a dumpster (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer ODOR
  17. 23D. Fine by me! (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SURE
  18. 26D. Unprocessed industrial materials (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer RAW