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Mini crossword for October 22, 2026

This date has its own 5×5, ten clues, three hint levels, and the answer table. The theme is “A bird and a bill.”

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Across

  1. 1. A counter where drinks are served
  2. 4. Coins and notes you can spend
  3. 6. A large bird of prey
  4. 7. A small gift or a pleasant surprise
  5. 8. Not wet

Down

  1. 1. A flat piece of wood
  2. 2. Strong displeasure
  3. 3. A race passed from runner to runner
  4. 4. Came face to face
  5. 5. Up until now
Empty 5 by 5 grid used for the October 22, 2026 mini crossword
The playable grid is rendered on this page.

Hints

Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: noun. 1 down: noun. 2 down: noun. 3 down: noun. 4 across: noun. 4 down: verb. 5 down: adverb. 6 across: noun. 7 across: noun. 8 across: adjective. Setter note: The long down answers share the same three middle rows, so the bird and the feeling sit on top of each other.

Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with B. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with M. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with E. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with T. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with D.

Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with B. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with A. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with R. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with M. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with Y.

Answers

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Across: 1 BAR, 4 MONEY, 6 EAGLE, 7 TREAT, 8 DRY.

Down: 1 BOARD, 2 ANGER, 3 RELAY, 4 MET, 5 YET.

I publish the table in the page because this URL is the hint-and-answer record for the date. The grid above still starts blank so you can play before you read this far.

Answer check for October 22, 2026
ClueAnswerStatus
1 acrossBAROriginal clue · this site
1 downBOARDOriginal clue · this site
2 downANGEROriginal clue · this site
3 downRELAYOriginal clue · this site
4 acrossMONEYOriginal clue · this site
4 downMETOriginal clue · this site
5 downYETOriginal clue · this site
6 acrossEAGLEOriginal clue · this site
7 acrossTREATOriginal clue · this site
8 acrossDRYOriginal clue · this site
Clue card layout for the October 22, 2026 puzzle
Hints stay above the full answer table.

Questions

What is the theme on October 22, 2026?

A bird and a bill. The long down answers share the same three middle rows, so the bird and the feeling sit on top of each other.

Are these a newspaper's clues?

No. The grid, the entries, and the clues were made for this site.

Can I print this date?

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Sources

Public-source check: 2026-11-04. Pages from the same publisher count as one source.

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