About these answers
Mini #401'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 ALOOF (4-Across), CIGAR (6-Across), EBONY (7-Across), ALIBI (1-Down), LOGON (2-Down) and LOANS (3-Down), at five letters; the shortest are ALL (1-Across), INS (8-Across), ACE (4-Down) and FRY (5-Down).
The grid uses thirteen different letters. The most common are A, L and O, in three squares each, and 9 of the 21 squares hold a vowel (A, E, I, O or U). There’s no J, Q, X or Z in it.
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