Mini #4 — the answers

The Mini crossword from September 5, 2026: a 5×5 grid, 5 across and 5 down, filled in the order the crossings give it away.

The clues

Across

1. 1. Yorick’s skull, in "Hamlet" — PROP
2. 5. Authored — WROTE
3. 6. 66, famously — ROUTE
4. 7. Investor in a startup — ANGEL
5. 8. Jury member, ideally — PEER

Down

1. 1. Face down, or inclined — PRONE
2. 2. Moulin ___ — ROUGE
3. 3. Kelp-forest floater — OTTER
4. 4. Do a paring job — PEEL
5. 5. Director’s "That’s a ___!" — WRAP

The walkthrough

One way through: start at 1-Across, then let each answer feed the words it crosses — the slot with the most letters already showing is the one to fill next.

1. 1-Across, “Yorick’s skull, in "Hamlet"” — nothing given yet: PROP.
2. 1-Down, “Face down, or inclined” — P···· from the crossings: PRONE.
3. 5-Across, “Authored” — ·R··· from the crossings: WROTE.
4. 2-Down, “Moulin ___” — RO··· from the crossings: ROUGE.
5. 6-Across, “66, famously” — ·OU·· from the crossings: ROUTE.
6. 3-Down, “Kelp-forest floater” — OTT·· from the crossings: OTTER.
7. 7-Across, “Investor in a startup” — ·NGE· from the crossings: ANGEL.
8. 4-Down, “Do a paring job” — already spelled out by its crossings: PEEL.
9. 8-Across, “Jury member, ideally” — ·EER from the crossings: PEER.
10. 5-Down, “Director’s "That’s a ___!"” — already spelled out by its crossings: WRAP.

The answer

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