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Mini crossword for October 25, 2026

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

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Across

  1. 1. To press and move a hand across
  2. 4. Thin sheets you write on
  3. 6. A common crunchy fruit
  4. 7. To give way
  5. 8. Not wet

Down

  1. 1. Very fast
  2. 2. The higher part
  3. 3. The stomach
  4. 4. To hand over money for something
  5. 5. The color of a ripe strawberry
Empty 5 by 5 grid used for the October 25, 2026 mini crossword
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Hints

Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: verb. 1 down: adjective. 2 down: adjective. 3 down: noun. 4 across: noun. 4 down: verb. 5 down: adjective. 6 across: noun. 7 across: verb. 8 across: adjective. Setter note: The fruit is a down answer this time, not an across one. The top three letters name the motion you make with an eraser.

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

Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with R. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with U. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with B. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with P. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with R.

Answers

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Across: 1 RUB, 4 PAPER, 6 APPLE, 7 YIELD, 8 DRY.

Down: 1 RAPID, 2 UPPER, 3 BELLY, 4 PAY, 5 RED.

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 25, 2026
ClueAnswerStatus
1 acrossRUBOriginal clue · this site
1 downRAPIDOriginal clue · this site
2 downUPPEROriginal clue · this site
3 downBELLYOriginal clue · this site
4 acrossPAPEROriginal clue · this site
4 downPAYOriginal clue · this site
5 downREDOriginal clue · this site
6 acrossAPPLEOriginal clue · this site
7 acrossYIELDOriginal clue · this site
8 acrossDRYOriginal clue · this site
Clue card layout for the October 25, 2026 puzzle
Hints stay above the full answer table.

Questions

What is the theme on October 25, 2026?

Desk drawer. The fruit is a down answer this time, not an across one. The top three letters name the motion you make with an eraser.

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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