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Mini #373 · Thursday

Printable Mini Crossword — October 8, 2026

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

123
45
6
7
8

Across

  1. 1. Yellow taxi
  2. 4. Say officially, or one of the fifty in the U.S.
  3. 6. Heats up, as leftovers
  4. 7. Feeling of anxiety or dread
  5. 8. Boxing's quick finish, for short

Down

  1. 1. Freight on a ship
  2. 2. Machines that dispense cash
  3. 3. Finest of all
  4. 4. Hit hard, as a fly
  5. 5. Big container for fuel or fish

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About this printout

This page prints Mini #373 (Thursday, October 8, 2026): a 5×5 grid with four 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, “Yellow taxi”, at two words; the longest is 4-Across, “Say officially, or one of the fifty in the U.S.”, at ten words. Clue types to watch for:

  • Marked as a short form: 8-Across, “Boxing's quick finish, for short”

When you've finished, compare with the answer key for October 8, 2026, or open the hints if you get stuck. Prefer a screen? Play it online. The day before, Mini #372 (October 7, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Rubik's puzzle shape”.