Floating platforms

Latest answer — September 11, 2026

7 Across

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Clue explained

RAFTS are floating platforms, usually made from joined materials such as logs or inflated sections. The plural answer matches “platforms”.

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Definition
Several wooden rafts floating on a body of water

Telegraph Mini Crossword

This clue's Friday, September 11, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Little ____, friend of Robin Hood
  2. 6Enemy
  3. 7Floating platforms
  4. 9Cooking range brand
  5. 10Little ____, Dickens character

Down

  1. 2Animal entrails
  2. 3Attractive; stolen
  3. 4Tree house?
  4. 5Husks of grain
  5. 8Long period of time

The answer to “Floating platforms” in the The Telegraph Mini crossword is RAFTS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on September 11, 2026 at 7-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Floating platforms” answer

RAFTS (5 letters)

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What does RAFTS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of RAFTS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform
  • a layer of reinforced concrete forming the foundation of a building

When else has “Floating platforms” appeared?

The Telegraph Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 11, 2026 (most recent) → RAFTS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Floating platforms”?

The answer is RAFTS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on September 11, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Floating platforms”?

5 letters: RAFTS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on September 11, 2026, at 7-Across.

Can “Floating platforms” have a different answer?

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