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Mini #346 · Friday

Printable Mini Crossword — September 11, 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. Received or obtained
  2. 4. Pop star Lady ___
  3. 5. Short promotional description on a book jacket
  4. 6. Slowly seep out, as slime
  5. 7. Be in debt

Down

  1. 1. Thin fabric used to dress a wound
  2. 2. Fairy-tale giant, like Shrek
  3. 3. Restaurant bill
  4. 4. Give off a soft light
  5. 5. Ghostly greeting

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About this printout

This page prints Mini #346 (Friday, September 11, 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. 4-Across, “Pop star Lady ___”, is a fill-in-the-blank, often the quickest way in. The shortest clue is 3-Down, “Restaurant bill”, at two words; the longest is 5-Across, “Short promotional description on a book jacket”, at seven words. Clue types to watch for:

  • Fill-in-the-blank: 4-Across, “Pop star Lady ___”

When you've finished, compare with the answer key for September 11, 2026, or open the hints if you get stuck. Prefer a screen? Play it online. The day before, Mini #345 (September 10, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “The opposite of bad”; the day after, Mini #347 (September 12, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Sounds from a disapproving crowd”.