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Mini #328 · Monday

Printable Mini Crossword — August 24, 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. In the middle of
  2. 5. Exact genetic copy
  3. 6. Troy's famous beauty of Greek myth
  4. 7. Put forth, as effort
  5. 8. Quick, or a period of not eating

Down

  1. 1. Amazon's voice assistant
  2. 2. Small burrowing animals, or skin spots
  3. 3. Not moving; sluggish
  4. 4. Ding in a car door
  5. 5. Kitchen boss?

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About this printout

This page prints Mini #328 (Monday, August 24, 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-Down, “Kitchen boss?”, at two words; the longest is 8-Across, “Quick, or a period of not eating”, at seven words. Clue types to watch for:

  • Ends in a question mark: 5-Down, “Kitchen boss?”

When you've finished, compare with the answer key for August 24, 2026, or open the hints if you get stuck. Prefer a screen? Play it online. The day before, Mini #327 (August 23, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Pleads earnestly”; the day after, Mini #329 (August 25, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Block a drain”.