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Mini #374 · Friday

Printable Mini Crossword — October 9, 2026

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

1234
5
67
8
9

Across

  1. 1. Apple music player of the 2000s
  2. 5. Big, heavy book
  3. 6. How fast something moves
  4. 8. Reverse an action, as on a computer
  5. 9. "Hey, over here!" (whispered)

Down

  1. 1. "___ a wrap!" (filming is done)
  2. 2. Window that suddenly appears on a screen
  3. 3. Signs of things to come
  4. 4. Good ___ (kind acts)
  5. 7. Period at the end of a sentence

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About this printout

This page prints Mini #374 (Friday, October 9, 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. 1-Down, “‘___ a wrap!’ (filming is done)”, is a fill-in-the-blank, often the quickest way in. The shortest clue is 5-Across, “Big, heavy book”, at three words; the longest is 8-Across, “Reverse an action, as on a computer”, at seven words. Clue types to watch for:

  • Fill-in-the-blank: 1-Down, “‘___ a wrap!’ (filming is done)”; 4-Down, “Good ___ (kind acts)”

When you've finished, compare with the answer key for October 9, 2026, or open the hints if you get stuck. Prefer a screen? Play it online. The day before, Mini #373 (October 8, 2026), opens with 1-Across, “Yellow taxi”.