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Mini #325 · Friday

Printable Mini Crossword — August 21, 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. Purchase
  2. 4. Soy-based protein in vegetarian dishes
  3. 5. Excited shout of joy
  4. 6. Round-bottomed pans for stir-frying
  5. 7. Tax-collecting U.S. agency, in brief

Down

  1. 1. Library's stock
  2. 2. Things some claim to spot in the sky, briefly
  3. 3. "Yeah, sure"
  4. 4. Hammer-wielding Marvel superhero
  5. 5. Conflict of 1914-1918, in brief

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About this printout

This page prints Mini #325 (Friday, August 21, 2026): a 5×5 grid with six 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 three letters, so it's a good place to start. The shortest clue is 1-Across, “Purchase”, at one word; the longest is 2-Down, “Things some claim to spot in the sky, briefly”, at nine words. Clue types to watch for:

  • Written as a quotation: 3-Down, “Yeah, sure”
  • Marked as a short form: 7-Across, “Tax-collecting U.S. agency, in brief”; 2-Down, “Things some claim to spot in the sky, briefly”; 5-Down, “Conflict of 1914-1918, in brief”

When you've finished, compare with the answer key for August 21, 2026, or open the hints if you get stuck. Prefer a screen? Play it online. The day before, Mini #324 (August 20, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Similar or related”; the day after, Mini #326 (August 22, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Org. for retired folks (abbr.)”.