About these answers
Mini #365's ten answers fill 23 white squares, and every one of them is crossed, so each letter belongs to one Across and one Down answer. The longest answers are ERICA (5-Across), RIGHT (6-Across), ASHES (7-Across), ARISE (1-Down), LIGHT (2-Down) and ACHES (3-Down), at five letters; the shortest are ALAS (1-Across), SETS (8-Across), SATS (4-Down) and ERAS (5-Down).
The grid uses ten different letters. The most common is S, in five squares, and 9 of the 23 squares hold a vowel (A, E, I, O or U). There’s no J, Q, X or Z in it.
The trickier clues, explained
- 1-Across, “Woe is me!”: the answer is ALAS.
- 4-Down, “Saturdays, briefly”: the short form is SATS.
More for September 30, 2026
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