Mini Crossword, Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Stuck, or checking your answer? Start with a hint, or jump to the full solution. Every move comes with the reason it has to be right.
The puzzle
Fill the grid from the clues. Every answer crosses another. Full rules and tips.
Across
- 1. Fruit spread for toast (3)
- 3. It launches into space (6)
- 5. What you see with (3)
Down
- 1. Long trip (7)
- 2. Tiny insect that lives in a colony (3)
- 4. Set of tools or supplies (3)
Hints
Hint 1
1 Across: “Fruit spread for toast” It starts with J.
Hint 2
3 Across: “It launches into space” It starts with R.
Hint 3
5 Across: “What you see with” It starts with E.
Step-by-step solution
Show the solution (6 steps)
- 1 Across: “Fruit spread for toast” Answer: JAM.
- 3 Across: “It launches into space” Answer: ROCKET.
- 5 Across: “What you see with” Answer: EYE.
- 1 Down: “Long trip” Answer: JOURNEY.
- 2 Down: “Tiny insect that lives in a colony” Answer: ANT.
- 4 Down: “Set of tools or supplies” Answer: KIT.
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