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Midi Crossword Hints & Answers - Friday, October 23, 2026

Stuck on the Midi Crossword puzzle for Friday, October 23, 2026 (puzzle #57)? 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 1C2H3A4S5T6E7B8R9A10RECKON11RAN12IRRITA13TING14BEE15MANGE16W17RECKER18A19S20PHALT21LYRIC22M23U24D25PROMI26S27SORY28HUB29SPONGE30APE31TANKER
Completed grid for the October 23, 2026 Midi Crossword puzzle.

Across answers

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  1. 1A. Pure and morally celibate (6)
    Hint C · · · · ·
    Answer CHASTE
  2. 7A. Underwire garment (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BRA
  3. 10A. Suppose or believe, informally (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RECKON
  4. 11A. Operated a small grocery (3)
    Hint R · ·
    Answer RAN
  5. 12A. Causing persistent annoyance (10)
    Hint I · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer IRRITATING
  6. 14A. Wasp's fuzzier cousin (3)
    Hint B · ·
    Answer BEE
  7. 15A. Demodex mite's calling card (5)
    Hint M · · · ·
    Answer MANGE
  8. 16A. Person causing severe destruction (7)
    Hint W · · · · · ·
    Answer WRECKER
  9. 18A. Dark road paving surface (7)
    Hint A · · · · · ·
    Answer ASPHALT
  10. 21A. Expressive musical poetry style (5)
    Hint L · · · ·
    Answer LYRIC
  11. 22A. What tires spin in (3)
    Hint M · ·
    Answer MUD
  12. 25A. Pertaining to loan repayment (10)
    Hint P · · · · · · · · ·
    Answer PROMISSORY
  13. 28A. Ethernet device joining computers (3)
    Hint H · ·
    Answer HUB
  14. 29A. Porous bath cleaning tool (6)
    Hint S · · · · ·
    Answer SPONGE
  15. 30A. Copy slavishly (3)
    Hint A · ·
    Answer APE
  16. 31A. Massive ship transporting crude oil (6)
    Hint T · · · · ·
    Answer TANKER

Down answers

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  1. 1D. Home, in slang (4)
    Hint C · · ·
    Answer CRIB
  2. 2D. Right in this room (4)
    Hint H · · ·
    Answer HERE
  3. 3D. Standard parcel of farmland (4)
    Hint A · · ·
    Answer ACRE
  4. 4D. Go downhill fast (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SKI
  5. 5D. Toddler taking first steps (3)
    Hint T · ·
    Answer TOT
  6. 6D. Glossy baked varnish (6)
    Hint E · · · · ·
    Answer ENAMEL
  7. 7D. On the ___ of war (5)
    Hint B · · · ·
    Answer BRINK
  8. 8D. Distance capability of vehicle (5)
    Hint R · · · ·
    Answer RANGE
  9. 9D. What management classes tame (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ANGER
  10. 13D. Diplomatic conversational skill (4)
    Hint T · · ·
    Answer TACT
  11. 16D. Passing fancy without forethought (4)
    Hint W · · ·
    Answer WHIM
  12. 17D. Person holding bigoted ethnic prejudice (6)
    Hint R · · · · ·
    Answer RACIST
  13. 18D. Generation following Z (5)
    Hint A · · · ·
    Answer ALPHA
  14. 19D. Sweet thick pancake topping (5)
    Hint S · · · ·
    Answer SYRUP
  15. 20D. Investigate deeply into corruption (5)
    Hint P · · · ·
    Answer PROBE
  16. 22D. Shaolin martial arts ascetic (4)
    Hint M · · ·
    Answer MONK
  17. 23D. Gut impulse to act (4)
    Hint U · · ·
    Answer URGE
  18. 24D. Batik workshop artisan (4)
    Hint D · · ·
    Answer DYER
  19. 26D. Baden-Baden, for one (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SPA
  20. 27D. Mom's little man (3)
    Hint S · ·
    Answer SON