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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Thursday, October 15, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Thursday, October 15, 2026 (puzzle #49)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 14 across · 20 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1G2R3A4M5D6E7L8I9NEURO10GENIC11INSEMINATE12PET13RICH14D15ILATE16P17HENYL18LIME19F20A21T22SUPER23S24TORE25IMPATIENCE26NEON27PATH
Completed grid for the October 15, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Chickpea, in Indian cooking (4)
    Hint G · · ·
    Answer GRAM
  2. 5A. Cured meats lunch counter (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DELI
  3. 9A. Triggered by nerve impulses (10)
    Hint N · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer NEUROGENIC
  4. 11A. Breed livestock artificially (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer INSEMINATE
  5. 12A. Rub a cat's chin (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer PET
  6. 13A. Like a chocolate torte (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RICH
  7. 14A. Open wider in darkness (6)
    Hint D · · · · ·
    Answer DILATE
  8. 16A. Aromatic univalent hydrocarbon group (6)
    Hint P · · · · ·
    Answer PHENYL
  9. 18A. Citrus squeezed into guacamole (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LIME
  10. 19A. Grease on barbecue grill (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FAT
  11. 22A. Huge big-box retail center (10)
    Hint S · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer SUPERSTORE
  12. 25A. Virtue's opposite, proverbially (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer IMPATIENCE
  13. 26A. Vegas sign gas (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NEON
  14. 27A. Course pursued toward career goal (4)
    Hint P · · ·
    Answer PATH

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Family trait's tiny blueprint (4)
    Hint G · · ·
    Answer GENE
  2. 2D. Autumnal reddish-orange tint (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RUST
  3. 3D. To be, for us? (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ARE
  4. 4D. Female parental figure (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MOM
  5. 5D. First stage of grief (6)
    Hint D · · · · ·
    Answer DENIAL
  6. 6D. Perform, as a bill? (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ENACT
  7. 7D. Limber and flexibly agile (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LITHE
  8. 8D. What a sprain needs (3)
    Hint I · ·
    Answer ICE
  9. 9D. Grip hard between fingernails (3)
    Hint N · ·
    Answer NIP
  10. 10D. Like a slumber-party makeover (5)
    Hint G · · · ·
    Answer GIRLY
  11. 14D. Belittle someone's dignity (6)
    Hint D · · · · ·
    Answer DEMEAN
  12. 15D. Sluggish and unresponsive (5)
    Hint I · · · ·
    Answer INERT
  13. 16D. Decorative bird quill (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PLUME
  14. 17D. Pygmy ___ of West Africa (5)
    Hint H · · · ·
    Answer HIPPO
  15. 19D. Helvetica or Comic Sans (4)
    Hint F · · ·
    Answer FONT
  16. 20D. Raise, as an eyebrow (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ARCH
  17. 21D. Golf ball driving peg (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TEE
  18. 22D. Moral transgression against heaven (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SIN
  19. 23D. Barely a swallow (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SIP
  20. 24D. Earl Grey or chamomile (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TEA