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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 (puzzle #55)? 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 1A2W3A4Y5L6E7T8NOMA9D10SEAR11TUPPE12RWARE13ILL14PEOPLE15DE16ALER17BEND18E19R20S21T22RATA23LI24T25PROTEC26TIVE27EASE28TOTAL29DYE30WELL
Completed grid for the October 21, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Off on vacation (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer AWAY
  2. 5A. Give the green light (3)
    Hint L · ·
    Answer LET
  3. 8A. Member of pastoral roaming tribes (5)
    Hint N · · · ·
    Answer NOMAD
  4. 10A. Sizzle beef on high heat (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SEAR
  5. 11A. Airtight kitchen storage plastic (10)
    Hint T · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer TUPPERWARE
  6. 13A. Under the weather (3)
    Hint I · ·
    Answer ILL
  7. 14A. Inhabitants filling city streets (6)
    Hint P · · · · ·
    Answer PEOPLE
  8. 15A. Wall Street securities trader (6)
    Hint D · · · · ·
    Answer DEALER
  9. 17A. Rough night out, slangily (6)
    Hint B · · · · ·
    Answer BENDER
  10. 20A. Atmospheric horizontal air layers (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer STRATA
  11. 23A. Struck a match (3)
    Hint L · ·
    Answer LIT
  12. 25A. Safeguarding against harsh elements (10)
    Hint P · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer PROTECTIVE
  13. 27A. Loosen restrictions gradually (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EASE
  14. 28A. Entire and absolute silence (5)
    Hint T · · · ·
    Answer TOTAL
  15. 29A. Tint grey hair darker (3)
    Hint D · ·
    Answer DYE
  16. 30A. Bucket lowered here (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WELL

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Prefix indicating opposition (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ANTI
  2. 2D. Grammatical modal of conditional intent (5)
    Hint W · · · ·
    Answer WOULD
  3. 3D. Comfortably sufficient (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer AMPLE
  4. 4D. Chatter on endlessly and annoyingly (3)
    Hint Y · ·
    Answer YAP
  5. 5D. Ballerina's grand airborne move (4)
    Hint L · · ·
    Answer LEAP
  6. 6D. ___ Grey tea (4)
    Hint E · · ·
    Answer EARL
  7. 7D. Squirrel's highway (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TREE
  8. 9D. Consume until nothing remains (7)
    Hint D · · · · · ·
    Answer DEPLETE
  9. 10D. Fencer's weapon or knight's blade (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SWORD
  10. 12D. Perform historical battles again (7)
    Hint R · · · · · ·
    Answer REENACT
  11. 16D. Decrease in intensity gradually (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ABATE
  12. 18D. Blue-blooded and patrician (5)
    Hint E · · · ·
    Answer ELITE
  13. 19D. Ohio State, to Michigan (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RIVAL
  14. 20D. Tore down the turnpike quickly (4)
    Hint S · · ·
    Answer SPED
  15. 21D. Cafeteria carrier (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TRAY
  16. 22D. Pinkish shade of wine (4)
    Hint R · · ·
    Answer ROSE
  17. 24D. Recount a bedtime story (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TELL
  18. 26D. Flax fiber for ropemaking (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TOW