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Mini crossword for October 24, 2026

This date has its own 5×5, ten clues, three hint levels, and the answer table. The theme is “Fast fruit.”

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Across

  1. 1. To hand over money for something
  2. 4. Very fast
  3. 6. The higher part
  4. 7. The stomach
  5. 8. The color of a ripe strawberry

Down

  1. 1. Thin sheets you write on
  2. 2. A common crunchy fruit
  3. 3. To give way
  4. 4. To press and move a hand across
  5. 5. Not wet
Empty 5 by 5 grid used for the October 24, 2026 mini crossword
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Hints

Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: verb. 1 down: noun. 2 down: noun. 3 down: verb. 4 across: adjective. 4 down: verb. 5 down: adjective. 6 across: adjective. 7 across: noun. 8 across: adjective. Setter note: One down answer is a fruit hiding under a speed word. The color at the bottom is also a down answer on the right.

Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with P. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with R. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with U. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with B. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with R.

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

Answers

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Across: 1 PAY, 4 RAPID, 6 UPPER, 7 BELLY, 8 RED.

Down: 1 PAPER, 2 APPLE, 3 YIELD, 4 RUB, 5 DRY.

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 24, 2026
ClueAnswerStatus
1 acrossPAYOriginal clue · this site
1 downPAPEROriginal clue · this site
2 downAPPLEOriginal clue · this site
3 downYIELDOriginal clue · this site
4 acrossRAPIDOriginal clue · this site
4 downRUBOriginal clue · this site
5 downDRYOriginal clue · this site
6 acrossUPPEROriginal clue · this site
7 acrossBELLYOriginal clue · this site
8 acrossREDOriginal clue · this site
Clue card layout for the October 24, 2026 puzzle
Hints stay above the full answer table.

Questions

What is the theme on October 24, 2026?

Fast fruit. One down answer is a fruit hiding under a speed word. The color at the bottom is also a down answer on the right.

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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