Mini #20 — the answers

The Mini crossword from September 21, 2026: a 5×5 grid, 5 across and 5 down, filled in the order the crossings give it away.

The clues

Across

1. 1. Evergreen with red berries — YEW
2. 4. Eager — AVID
3. 6. Olympic prize — MEDAL
4. 8. Musical unit — NOTE
5. 9. Tail motion — WAG

Down

1. 1. Sweet potato relative — YAM
2. 2. Like 2 and 4 — EVEN
3. 3. Bereaved wife — WIDOW
4. 5. Spreadsheet contents — DATA
5. 7. Table support — LEG

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, “Evergreen with red berries” — nothing given yet: YEW.
2. 1-Down, “Sweet potato relative” — Y·· from the crossings: YAM.
3. 4-Across, “Eager” — A··· from the crossings: AVID.
4. 2-Down, “Like 2 and 4” — EV·· from the crossings: EVEN.
5. 6-Across, “Olympic prize” — ME··· from the crossings: MEDAL.
6. 3-Down, “Bereaved wife” — WID·· from the crossings: WIDOW.
7. 8-Across, “Musical unit” — NO·· from the crossings: NOTE.
8. 5-Down, “Spreadsheet contents” — DAT· from the crossings: DATA.
9. 9-Across, “Tail motion” — WA· from the crossings: WAG.
10. 7-Down, “Table support” — already spelled out by its crossings: LEG.

The answer

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