With 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading

Latest answer — August 03, 2026

4 Down

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Across

  1. 1Maker of Hi-Speed Tonic (which "contains vitamins R-P+M")
  2. 5"___ Cloned Tyrone" (2023 Netflix film)
  3. 6Flying member of the Furious Five in "Kung Fu Panda"
  4. 76-Across, for one
  5. 8400 to 1600 hurdles?

Down

  1. 1Dual chambers in the body
  2. 2See 4-Down
  3. 3Patches up
  4. 4With 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading
  5. 6Network whose logo is a 4-Down

The answer to “With 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is EYE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 3, 2026 at 4-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 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading” answer

EYE (3 letters)

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Why the answer is EYE

Think of the organ that follows a line of text from beginning to end. 👁️

What does EYE mean?

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

(noun)

  • each of a pair of globular organs of sight in the head of humans and vertebrate animals
  • a thing resembling an eye in appearance, shape, or relative position
  • the small hole in a needle through which the thread is passed

When else has “With 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading” appeared?

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August 3, 2026 (most recent) → EYE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “With 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading”?

The answer is EYE, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 3, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “With 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading”?

3 letters: EYE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 3, 2026, at 4-Down.

Can “With 2-Down, its characters get less prominent as you keep reading” 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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