Saturday’s Daily
By Pete Muller & Frank Longo
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WaPo Mini Crossword Clues
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Striking thing from a book? — Answer: MATCH. Hint: Think about something used to ignite a fire, but in a literary context! 🔥
- 6. FBI agent Seger played by 2-Down on "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" — Answer: CLARA. Hint: Think of a name that means bright or clear, often used in stories! ✨
- 7. Setting of the 2024 Netflix series "House of Ninjas" — Answer: JAPAN. Hint: Think of a country known for its cherry blossoms and samurai culture! 🇯🇵
- 8. Upturned — Answer: ONEND. Hint: Think about something that's been flipped over! 🔄
- 9. Soaks up some sun by the sea, say — Answer: BASKS. Hint: Imagine lying on the beach, soaking in the warmth of the sun! ☀️
Down
- 1. Position with poor prospects — Answer: MCJOB. Hint: This term often describes low-wage jobs that lack advancement potential. 💼
- 2. "FBI" actress De La Garza — Answer: ALANA. Hint: This actress shares a name with a popular city in Texas! 🌟
- 3. Much FBI evidence, once — Answer: TAPES. Hint: Think of something that holds crucial information but is no longer as common today! 📼
- 4. Jack-in-the-box feature — Answer: CRANK. Hint: What do you turn to make surprises pop out? 🎉
- 5. All of them may be called on deck — Answer: HANDS. Hint: Think about the people who help out during a ship's voyage! ⛵
Here are the Washington Post Mini answers for Saturday, July 18, 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 18?” 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 18, 2026
The full solution for the July 18 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 Saturday, July 18.
Hints for the July 18 puzzle
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The July 18 Washington Post Mini was a quick Saturday solve — a small, clean grid in the same fast, modern style as the other minis. Because a Mini is so compact, one missing letter that day tended to block several crossing answers at once, so the answers above are listed separately, clue by clue, for a quick check. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.
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Every answer for the Saturday, July 18, 2026 Washington Post Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.
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