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Mini Crossword Hints — July 10, 2026

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Across

1 Across: Cola or root beer, e.g.Hint
  1. Hint 1: Think about fizzy drinks you'd get at a diner.
  2. Hint 2: It's a carbonated beverage, and root beer is one type of it.
  3. Hint 3: A bubbly drink often served with ice, starts with S.
5 Across: Shades of colorHint
  1. Hint 1: This word relates to how colors can vary subtly.
  2. Hint 2: Think of paint samples that show slightly different tones of the same color.
  3. Hint 3: Variations or tints of a color, starts with H.
6 Across: Abandon, as a planHint
  1. Hint 1: This means to give up on something you were planning.
  2. Hint 2: If you scrap an idea or drop a plan entirely, this is the word.
  3. Hint 3: To abandon or discard something, starts with D.
7 Across: Really enjoying, as a hobbyHint
  1. Hint 1: This describes being enthusiastic about something you enjoy.
  2. Hint 2: If someone is really passionate or engaged with a hobby, they are this.
  3. Hint 3: Deeply interested or engaged, starts with I.
8 Across: Car's transmission settingHint
  1. Hint 1: This is something you shift while driving.
  2. Hint 2: Cars have settings like park, drive, and reverse — this is the general term for those settings.
  3. Hint 3: A transmission setting in a vehicle, starts with G.

Down

1 Down: Polish until it gleamsHint
  1. Hint 1: This is what you do to make something sparkle.
  2. Hint 2: Polishing metal or shoes until they gleam is called this.
  3. Hint 3: To polish something until it's glossy, starts with S.
2 Down: "Get ___ here!" ("No way!")Hint
  1. Hint 1: This is an exclamation of disbelief or refusal.
  2. Hint 2: It's part of a phrase meaning 'no way' or 'get out', often said in shock.
  3. Hint 3: A word meaning 'away from' used in the phrase 'no way', starts with O.
3 Down: Room's furnishings and styleHint
  1. Hint 1: This relates to interior design.
  2. Hint 2: The furniture, colors, and style of a room together make up this.
  3. Hint 3: The overall design and furnishings of a space, starts with D.
4 Down: What's left after a fireHint
  1. Hint 1: This is a remnant from something burned.
  2. Hint 2: After a fire dies down, this gray powdery residue remains.
  3. Hint 3: The residue left after burning, starts with A.
6 Down: Excavate with a shovelHint
  1. Hint 1: This is what you do with a shovel in the garden.
  2. Hint 2: Digging a hole to plant something or bury something involves this action.
  3. Hint 3: To break up and remove earth with a tool, starts with D.

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