About these answers
Mini #315's ten answers fill 21 white squares, and every one of them is crossed, so each letter belongs to one Across and one Down answer. The longest answers are ERASE (6-Across), CARVE (2-Down), EMAIL (3-Down) and DOSES (4-Down), at five letters; the shortest are ICE (1-Down) and EWE (7-Down).
The grid uses twelve different letters. The most common is E, in six squares, and 11 of the 21 squares hold a vowel (A, E, I, O or U). There’s no J, Q, X or Z in it.
The trickier clues, explained
- 9-Across, “Anything ___? (checkout question)”: the blank is ELSE, giving “Anything ELSE? (checkout question)”.
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