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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, October 16, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Friday, October 16, 2026 (puzzle #50)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 20 across · 16 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1C2U3B4E5S6E7A8M9ANAL10FUNGI11RISK12LATEX13ASK14LIVE15FEE16EMER17G18E19EXT20RAS21POX22BEVY23RAP24A25BASE26BITE27SOLES28USER29HALT30MEET
Completed grid for the October 16, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Little block of feta (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CUBE
  2. 5A. Stratum of coal underground (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SEAM
  3. 9A. Obsessive about straight rows (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ANAL
  4. 10A. Mushroom kingdom residents? (5)
    Hint F · · · ·
    Answer FUNGI
  5. 11A. Take a bold gamble (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer RISK
  6. 12A. Rubber's raw form (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LATEX
  7. 13A. Do what curiosity demands (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ASK
  8. 14A. Not blank, as ammunition (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LIVE
  9. 15A. ATM withdrawal charge (3)
    Hint F · ·
    Answer FEE
  10. 16A. Rise from difficult times (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer EMERGE
  11. 19A. Crowd-scene players on set (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer EXTRAS
  12. 21A. Ancient scourge causing pustules (3)
    Hint P · ·
    Answer POX
  13. 22A. Collective noun for quail (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BEVY
  14. 23A. Strike sharply with knuckles (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer RAP
  15. 24A. Degrade and humble publicly (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ABASE
  16. 26A. Mosquito's itchy souvenir (4)
    Hint B · · ·
    Answer BITE
  17. 27A. Undersides of walking shoes (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SOLES
  18. 28A. One who employs tools (4)
    Hint U · · ·
    Answer USER
  19. 29A. Railway flag stop platform (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HALT
  20. 30A. Intersect, as lines (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MEET

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Mimosa holder at brunch (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer CARAFE
  2. 2D. Not gender-specific (6)
    Hint U · · · · ·
    Answer UNISEX
  3. 3D. March Madness sport (10)
    Hint B · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer BASKETBALL
  4. 4D. Wolf pack's big quarry (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer ELK
  5. 5D. Polished and elegantly charming (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SUAVE
  6. 6D. Daring initiative and drive (10)
    Hint E · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer ENTERPRISE
  7. 7D. How old you are (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AGE
  8. 8D. Stir pancake batter together (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MIX
  9. 10D. Lacking durability and strength (6)
    Hint F · · · · ·
    Answer FLIMSY
  10. 14D. Bequeaths in a will (6)
    Hint L · · · · ·
    Answer LEAVES
  11. 17D. Chin-only facial hair style (6)
    Hint G · · · · ·
    Answer GOATEE
  12. 18D. ___ witness in a trial (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer EXPERT
  13. 20D. Zero out the counter (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RESET
  14. 24D. Cremation's fine gray residue (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer ASH
  15. 25D. Anaconda's constricting cousin (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BOA
  16. 26D. Cadge, as a ride (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BUM