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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Saturday, October 17, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Saturday, October 17, 2026 (puzzle #51)? Get a one-letter hint clue-by-clue, reveal individual answers as you need them, or unhide the full solution grid below. 16 across · 20 down.

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Solution grid

Reveal solution 1O2R3I4G5I6N7A8G9O10DEFACE11VOW12DEFLEC13TION14SLY15TEASE16S17CANNER18C19U20STARD21ALTAR22T23O24N25STERE26O27TYPE28ERA29SNIPER30DAD31SECOND
Completed grid for the October 17, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Ancestral background of family (6)
    Hint O · · · · ·
    Answer ORIGIN
  2. 7A. In bygone days (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer AGO
  3. 10A. Damage a wall with graffiti (6)
    Hint D · · · · ·
    Answer DEFACE
  4. 11A. Wedding-day promise (3)
    Hint V · ·
    Answer VOW
  5. 12A. Dodging a reporter's question (10)
    Hint D · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer DEFLECTION
  6. 14A. Cunning, like a fox (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SLY
  7. 15A. Playfully taunt a classmate (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TEASE
  8. 16A. Digitizer copying printed documents (7)
    Hint S · · · · · ·
    Answer SCANNER
  9. 18A. Egg and milk baked dessert (7)
    Hint C · · · · · ·
    Answer CUSTARD
  10. 21A. Communion table (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ALTAR
  11. 22A. Heavy cargo weight measure (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TON
  12. 25A. Cliché mental caricature (10)
    Hint S · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer STEREOTYPE
  13. 28A. Cenozoic or Paleozoic (3)
    Hint E · ·
    Answer ERA
  14. 29A. Stealthy military marksman (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SNIPER
  15. 30A. Pop, familiarly (3)
    Hint D · ·
    Answer DAD
  16. 31A. Runner-up behind first place (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SECOND

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Racetrack board figures (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer ODDS
  2. 2D. Lively traditional Scottish dance (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer REEL
  3. 3D. 50-50 at best (4)
    Hint I · · ·
    Answer IFFY
  4. 4D. 'My ___ Sal' (1905 song) (3)
    Hint G · ·
    Answer GAL
  5. 5D. Snow's slippery cousin (3)
    Hint I · ·
    Answer ICE
  6. 6D. Juice of the gods (6)
    Hint N · · · · ·
    Answer NECTAR
  7. 7D. Pertaining to winged creatures (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AVIAN
  8. 8D. Web-footed pond swimmer (5)
    Hint G · · · ·
    Answer GOOSE
  9. 9D. Deed holder (5)
    Hint O · · · ·
    Answer OWNER
  10. 13D. Incline toward certain habits (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TEND
  11. 16D. Get top billing (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer STAR
  12. 17D. Fingertips tracing a jawline (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer CARESS
  13. 18D. Jacketed, as a bullet (5)
    Hint C · · · ·
    Answer CASED
  14. 19D. Far beyond the ordinary (5)
    Hint U · · · ·
    Answer ULTRA
  15. 20D. Advantage or helpful service (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer STEAD
  16. 22D. Errant character in text (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TYPO
  17. 23D. Unlocked and welcoming (4)
    Hint O · · ·
    Answer OPEN
  18. 24D. Mathlete, stereotypically (4)
    Hint N · · ·
    Answer NERD
  19. 26D. Bill bearing Washington's face (3)
    Hint O · ·
    Answer ONE
  20. 27D. Habitual vocal quirk (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TIC