Mini #7 — the answers

The Mini crossword from September 8, 2026: a 5×5 grid, 5 across and 5 down, filled in the order the crossings give it away.

The clues

Across

1. 1. Where lawyers are admitted — BAR
2. 4. "Show me the ___!" — MONEY
3. 6. Two under par — EAGLE
4. 7. Halloween alternative to a trick — TREAT
5. 8. Like a martini, sometimes — DRY

Down

1. 1. Chess surface — BOARD
2. 2. Red-faced feeling — ANGER
3. 3. Baton-passing race — RELAY
4. 4. NYC museum, with "the" — MET
5. 5. Still — YET

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, “Where lawyers are admitted” — nothing given yet: BAR.
2. 1-Down, “Chess surface” — B···· from the crossings: BOARD.
3. 4-Across, “"Show me the ___!"” — ·O··· from the crossings: MONEY.
4. 2-Down, “Red-faced feeling” — AN··· from the crossings: ANGER.
5. 6-Across, “Two under par” — ·AG·· from the crossings: EAGLE.
6. 3-Down, “Baton-passing race” — REL·· from the crossings: RELAY.
7. 7-Across, “Halloween alternative to a trick” — ·REA· from the crossings: TREAT.
8. 8-Across, “Like a martini, sometimes” — already spelled out by its crossings: DRY.
9. 4-Down, “NYC museum, with "the"” — already spelled out by its crossings: MET.
10. 5-Down, “Still” — already spelled out by its crossings: YET.

The answer

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