Wednesday’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. Harbors — Answer: HAS. Hint: Think of what you possess in your care! 🏡
- 4. Parents — Answer: FOLKS. Hint: Think of a casual way to refer to your family members! 👨👩👧👦
- 6. Colonel North who was fired by Dutch — Answer: OLLIE. Hint: This playful character loves to share his culinary delights! 🍳
- 7. Fortnite animal that's a loot-releasing piñata — Answer: LLAMA. Hint: This colorful creature brings surprises in a popular battle royale game! 🎉
- 8. Fortnight division — Answer: DAY. Hint: Think about how many of these make up a two-week period! 🌞
Down
- 1. "Shout out!" — Answer: HOLLA. Hint: When you want to grab someone's attention, sometimes you just need to make some noise! 📣
- 2. Opposite of exacerbate — Answer: ALLAY. Hint: Think of what you do to calm fears or reduce worries. 😊
- 3. Not even 1%, in a way — Answer: SKIM. Hint: Think about what you get when you take off the top layer of something creamy! 🥛
- 4. One of many in an origami object — Answer: FOLD. Hint: Think about how you create shapes from paper by bending it in different ways! 📄
- 5. Barents, e.g. — Answer: SEA. Hint: Think of large bodies of water that can be found near the Arctic! 🌊
Here are the Washington Post Mini answers for Wednesday, July 22, 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 22?” 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 22, 2026
The full solution for the July 22 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 Wednesday, July 22.
Hints for the July 22 puzzle
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The July 22 Washington Post Mini was a quick Wednesday 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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Frequently asked questions
What were the Washington Post Mini answers on July 22, 2026?
Every answer for the Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Washington Post Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.
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