Mini #26 — the answers

The Mini crossword from September 27, 2026: a 5×5 grid, 5 across and 5 down, filled in the order the crossings give it away.

The clues

Across

1. 1. Flower-to-be — BUD
2. 4. Church table — ALTAR
3. 6. Proportion — RATIO
4. 7. Got down on one knee — KNELT
5. 8. Towel off — DRY

Down

1. 1. Flavorless — BLAND
2. 2. Say — UTTER
3. 3. Every day — DAILY
4. 4. Noah’s vessel — ARK
5. 5. Nonsense, in Britspeak — ROT

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, “Flower-to-be” — nothing given yet: BUD.
2. 1-Down, “Flavorless” — B···· from the crossings: BLAND.
3. 4-Across, “Church table” — ·L··· from the crossings: ALTAR.
4. 2-Down, “Say” — UT··· from the crossings: UTTER.
5. 6-Across, “Proportion” — ·AT·· from the crossings: RATIO.
6. 3-Down, “Every day” — DAI·· from the crossings: DAILY.
7. 7-Across, “Got down on one knee” — ·NEL· from the crossings: KNELT.
8. 8-Across, “Towel off” — already spelled out by its crossings: DRY.
9. 4-Down, “Noah’s vessel” — already spelled out by its crossings: ARK.
10. 5-Down, “Nonsense, in Britspeak” — already spelled out by its crossings: ROT.

The answer

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