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Mini Crossword Hints — May 24, 2026

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1 Across: Dance to a lively beatHint
  1. Hint 1: Think of a fun kind of movement you'd do at a party.
  2. Hint 2: It's a quick, energetic dance move often paired with the word 'rock' in old music styles.
  3. Hint 3: This means to dance energetically, and it starts with B.
4 Across: Hindu festival of colorsHint
  1. Hint 1: This is a well-known celebration in India involving bright powders.
  2. Hint 2: People throw colored powder and water at each other during this joyful spring festival.
  3. Hint 3: This is the festival of colors, and it starts with H.
5 Across: George of 'Cheers'Hint
  1. Hint 1: Think of a sitcom set in a Boston bar and its cast members.
  2. Hint 2: This actor played Norm Peterson, a beloved regular customer on the show.
  3. Hint 3: This is the actor's surname, and it starts with W.
6 Across: Female sheepHint
  1. Hint 1: This clue is about farm animals, specifically the females.
  2. Hint 2: These are the mothers of lambs, grazing in pastures.
  3. Hint 3: This means adult female sheep, and it starts with E.
7 Across: Plural-forming lettersHint
  1. Hint 1: Think about how we make many English words show more than one of something.
  2. Hint 2: These two letters are often added to the end of nouns to make them plural.
  3. Hint 3: This is a plural suffix, and it starts with E.

Down

1 Down: The body's skeleton partsHint
  1. Hint 1: This clue relates to human anatomy and what holds us upright.
  2. Hint 2: These are the hard structures that make up our skeletal system.
  3. Hint 3: This means skeletal parts, and it starts with B.
2 Down: Classic Oldsmobile, for shortHint
  1. Hint 1: Think of a car brand that's now discontinued.
  2. Hint 2: This was a well-known American car manufacturer, often shortened casually.
  3. Hint 3: This is the short nickname for that classic car brand, and it starts with O.
3 Down: Fruit stoneHint
  1. Hint 1: This clue is about something found inside fruits like peaches or cherries.
  2. Hint 2: It's the hard seed at the center of certain fruits.
  3. Hint 3: This means fruit seed, and it starts with P.
4 Down: Chopped, as timberHint
  1. Hint 1: This describes what happens to wood when it's cut with force.
  2. Hint 2: Think of what a lumberjack does to a tree trunk with an axe.
  3. Hint 3: This means cut or chopped, especially wood, and it starts with H.
5 Down: Very smallHint
  1. Hint 1: This word describes something tiny in size.
  2. Hint 2: It's a casual way to say something is small or little.
  3. Hint 3: This means very small, and it starts with W.

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