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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Sunday, September 20, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Sunday, September 20, 2026 (puzzle #24)? 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 1S2L3A4C5K6A7C8R9E10HONOR11CHIN12IRONY13CENT14PEN15P16LEASE17STOPPER18T19O20PCOAT21UPLAND22A23F24T25REAL26I27NNER28BRIE29NITRO30OATS31GLINT
Completed grid for the September 20, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Loose rope hanging down (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SLACK
  2. 6A. Realtor's parcel unit (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ACRE
  3. 10A. High moral standing (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HONOR
  4. 11A. Facial point below lips (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CHIN
  5. 12A. Socratic feigned ignorance (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer IRONY
  6. 13A. Fraction of a buck (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CENT
  7. 14A. Mightier than the sword (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PEN
  8. 15A. Magic polite word (6)
    Hint P · · · · ·
    Answer PLEASE
  9. 17A. Drain plug for sink (7)
    Hint S · · · · · ·
    Answer STOPPER
  10. 18A. Heavy winter outer jacket (7)
    Hint T · · · · · ·
    Answer TOPCOAT
  11. 21A. High mountainous ground (6)
    Hint U · · · · ·
    Answer UPLAND
  12. 22A. Sternward, at sea (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AFT
  13. 25A. Existing in actual fact (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer REAL
  14. 26A. Central interior section (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer INNER
  15. 28A. Soft French cheese (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BRIE
  16. 29A. Dragster speed-boosting fuel (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NITRO
  17. 30A. Morning bowl of porridge (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OATS
  18. 31A. Tiny momentary reflection (5)
    Hint G · · · ·
    Answer GLINT

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Send merchandise across sea (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SHIP
  2. 2D. Ancient tribal mythology (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LORE
  3. 3D. Byline of unknown authorship (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ANON
  4. 4D. Comic-___ (fan expo) (3)
    Hint C · ·
    Answer CON
  5. 5D. Noble gas in flashbulbs (7)
    Hint K · · · · · ·
    Answer KRYPTON
  6. 6D. Agree to contract terms (6)
    Hint A · · · · ·
    Answer ACCEPT
  7. 7D. Squeezing every last penny (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CHEAP
  8. 8D. Quick water wash cycle (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RINSE
  9. 9D. Step through the doorway (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ENTER
  10. 16D. Putting cargo on trucks (7)
    Hint L · · · · · ·
    Answer LOADING
  11. 17D. Weight measurement devices (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SCALES
  12. 18D. Engine booster mechanism (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TURBO
  13. 19D. Theatrical work with arias (5)
    Hint O · · · ·
    Answer OPERA
  14. 20D. Interlace three strands (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PLAIT
  15. 22D. Prefix meaning against (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ANTI
  16. 23D. Plant that never flowers (4)
    Hint F · · ·
    Answer FERN
  17. 24D. Moderate jogging speed (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TROT
  18. 27D. Nothing at all (3)
    Hint N · ·
    Answer NIL