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Mini #312 · Saturday

Printable Mini Crossword — August 8, 2026

Clean print layout: grid on top, clues below. Press Ctrl+P (⌘+P on a Mac) to print.

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Across

  1. 1. Corporate bosses, for short
  2. 5. One's strong suit
  3. 6. The upper crust; society's best
  4. 7. Tied up, as sneakers
  5. 8. Russian emperor of old

Down

  1. 1. Fizzy soft drinks
  2. 2. Woman's name, or a shrub with pink flowers
  3. 3. River animal that floats on its back
  4. 4. What a gardener plants
  5. 5. Sensed, or the fabric of a cowboy hat

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About this printout

This page prints Mini #312 (Saturday, August 8, 2026): a 5×5 grid with two black squares and ten clues, five Across and five Down. The site's navigation and footer are left off the printout, and so are these notes.

Solving on paper

Paper has no Check button, so write lightly where you're unsure. The shortest slot, 1-Across, has only four letters, so it's a good place to start. The shortest clue is 5-Across, “One's strong suit”, at three words; the longest is 2-Down, “Woman's name, or a shrub with pink flowers”, at eight words. Clue types to watch for:

  • Marked as a short form: 1-Across, “Corporate bosses, for short”

When you've finished, compare with the answer key for August 8, 2026, or open the hints if you get stuck. Prefer a screen? Play it online. The day before, Mini #311 (August 7, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Not covered up”; the day after, Mini #313 (August 9, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Coffee mug”.