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Mini crossword for October 28, 2026

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

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Across

  1. 1. Someone who watches in secret
  2. 4. A book of maps
  3. 6. To stretch out toward
  4. 7. A hidden store of things
  5. 8. Came face to face

Down

  1. 1. Hot vapor from water
  2. 2. A location
  3. 3. A boat kept for pleasure
  4. 4. Part of a circle
  5. 5. A pronoun for a woman or a girl
Empty 5 by 5 grid used for the October 28, 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: noun. 5 down: pronoun. 6 across: verb. 7 across: noun. 8 across: verb. Setter note: The same harbor words as the day before, turned. Start with the secret watcher and the map book falls into place.

Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with S. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with A. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with R. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with C. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with M.

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

Answers

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Across: 1 SPY, 4 ATLAS, 6 REACH, 7 CACHE, 8 MET.

Down: 1 STEAM, 2 PLACE, 3 YACHT, 4 ARC, 5 SHE.

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 28, 2026
ClueAnswerStatus
1 acrossSPYOriginal clue · this site
1 downSTEAMOriginal clue · this site
2 downPLACEOriginal clue · this site
3 downYACHTOriginal clue · this site
4 acrossATLASOriginal clue · this site
4 downARCOriginal clue · this site
5 downSHEOriginal clue · this site
6 acrossREACHOriginal clue · this site
7 acrossCACHEOriginal clue · this site
8 acrossMETOriginal clue · this site
Clue card layout for the October 28, 2026 puzzle
Hints stay above the full answer table.

Questions

What is the theme on October 28, 2026?

Hidden maps. The same harbor words as the day before, turned. Start with the secret watcher and the map book falls into place.

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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