With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role

Latest answer — September 16, 2026

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Clue explained

READ combines with 1-Across, FOR, to form “read for,” meaning to audition for a role. READ is the verb describing the actor’s performance of audition material.

Clue type:
Cross-reference
Actor reading audition material from a script.

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This clue's Wednesday, September 16, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1See 5-Down
  2. 4How some couples grow
  3. 7Number of completed 2-Downs that Prokofiev composed
  4. 8One of two end-of-October options
  5. 9It may be just as unacceptable as an "if" or a "but"

Down

  1. 1What many people do intermittently
  2. 2Prokofiev's "Betrothal in a Monastery," e.g.
  3. 3Kind of bird that Matthew is on Netflix's "The Sandman"
  4. 5With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role
  5. 6Stuff to level with

The answer to “With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is READ — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 16, 2026 at 5-Down. 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.

“With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role” answer

READ (4 letters)

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What does READ mean?

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

(verb)

  • look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed
  • discover (information) by reading it in a written or printed source
  • inspect and record the figure indicated on (a measuring instrument)

When else has “With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role” appeared?

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September 16, 2026 (most recent) → READ. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role”?

The answer is READ, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 16, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role”?

4 letters: READ.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 16, 2026, at 5-Down.

Can “With 1-Across, audition to get, as a role” have a different answer?

Yes — The Washington Post Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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