Sunday, September 20, 2026 · by Tracy Bennett
This Mini by Tracy Bennett is a 5×5 grid with 10 clues and 4 black squares.
Across clues and answers
- 1Running joke
- GAG
- 4Shade of brown that becomes a shade of gold if you change its first letter to an "A"
- UMBER
- 6State that shares the same first and last letters with MOOSE, appropriately
- MAINE
- 7Joined teams (with)
- SIDED
- 8"___ Misérables"
- LES
Down clues and answers
- 1App with an envelope logo
- GMAIL
- 2Withstand
- ABIDE
- 3Things that might make your hair curl?
- GENES
- 4Sounds of hesitation
- UMS
- 5Vibrant color for a sugar maple in autumn
- RED
If an Across clue stalls, read the Down clue through its first square.