About these answers
Mini #376'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 HEROS (5-Across), EAGLE (7-Across), FLAKE (8-Across), HEALS (2-Down), ORGAN (3-Down) and POLKA (4-Down), at five letters; the shortest are CHOP (1-Across), SNAP (9-Across), CHEF (1-Down) and SEEP (6-Down).
The grid uses thirteen different letters. The most common is E, in four 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
- 5-Across, “Sandwiches that are also leading characters?”: the answer is HEROS. A question mark is the crossword signal for wordplay.
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