WaPo Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Jul 14

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By Pete Muller & Frank Longo

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WaPo Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1See 7-Across
  2. 4"Check ___" ("Forget what I just said")
  3. 5Stopped lying, perhaps
  4. 6Steve who wrote the comic book miniseries "30 Days of Night"
  5. 7With 1-Across, performs as a favor to

Down

  1. 1One of a double bass's double features
  2. 2Parched people's paradises, perhaps
  3. 3GPS recommendations: Abbr.
  4. 4A double bass is usually part of one in jazz
  5. 5Word often prolonged before "action!"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. See 7-Across — Answer: FOR
  2. 4. "Check ___" ("Forget what I just said") — Answer: THAT
  3. 5. Stopped lying, perhaps — Answer: AROSE
  4. 6. Steve who wrote the comic book miniseries "30 Days of Night" — Answer: NILES
  5. 7. With 1-Across, performs as a favor to — Answer: DOES

Down

  1. 1. One of a double bass's double features — Answer: FHOLE
  2. 2. Parched people's paradises, perhaps — Answer: OASES
  3. 3. GPS recommendations: Abbr. — Answer: RTES
  4. 4. A double bass is usually part of one in jazz — Answer: TRIO
  5. 5. Word often prolonged before "action!" — Answer: AND

Here are the Washington Post Mini answers for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 — every solution for that day's small (~5×5) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on July 14?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live Washington Post Mini answers page.

Washington Post Mini answers for July 14, 2026

The full solution for the July 14 Washington Post Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Tuesday, July 14.

Hints for the July 14 puzzle

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