About these answers
Mini #405's ten answers fill 19 white squares, and every one of them is crossed, so each letter belongs to one Across and one Down answer. The longest answers are BIBLE (5-Across) and GABLE (1-Down), at five letters; the shortest are GAL (1-Across), AGE (7-Across), LIE (3-Down) and BOA (5-Down).
The grid uses ten different letters. The most common is L, in four squares, and 8 of the 19 squares hold a vowel (A, E, I, O or U). There’s no J, Q, X or Z in it.
The trickier clues, explained
- 4-Across, “Salvador ___, surrealist painter of melting clocks”: the blank is DALI, giving “Salvador DALI, surrealist painter of melting clocks”.
- 1-Down, “Clark ___, star of 'Gone with the Wind'”: the blank is GABLE, giving “Clark GABLE, star of 'Gone with the Wind'”.
More for November 9, 2026
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