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Mirror Classic Crossword Answers — August 23, 2026

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August 23, 2026

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11 clues
  1. 6Not much to look at (12)UNATTRACTIVE
  2. 8Predicament (7)DILEMMA
  3. 9Noblemen (5)LORDS
  4. 10Top of a building (4)ROOF
  5. 12Wheedle (6)CAJOLE
  6. 14Large container for milk (5)CHURN
  7. 15Recorded for future reference (2,4)ONFILE
  8. 16Sign of affection (4)KISS
  9. 19Vote in (5)ELECT
  10. 21Short pithy saying (7)PROVERB
  11. 22Anomaly (12)IRREGULARITY

Down

14 clues
  1. 1Poor (5,3)BADLYOFF
  2. 2Postage label (5)STAMP
  3. 3Ending in death (5)FATAL
  4. 4European language (7)ITALIAN
  5. 5Always (4)EVER
  6. 6Involving secret investigative work (10)UNDERCOVER
  7. 7Apparently (10)OSTENSIBLY
  8. 11Female pronoun (3)SHE
  9. 12Shed tears (3)CRY
  10. 13Common salad dressing (5,3)OLIVEOIL
  11. 14Things lying about untidily (7)CLUTTER
  12. 17Nozzle (5)SPOUT
  13. 18Settees (5)SOFAS
  14. 20Hearing organs (4)EARS

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Across

  1. 6. Not much to look at (12)

    Answer: UNATTRACTIVE

  2. 8. Predicament (7)

    Answer: DILEMMA

  3. 9. Noblemen (5)

    Answer: LORDS

  4. 10. Top of a building (4)

    Answer: ROOF

  5. 12. Wheedle (6)

    Answer: CAJOLE

  6. 14. Large container for milk (5)

    Answer: CHURN

  7. 15. Recorded for future reference (2,4)

    Answer: ONFILE

  8. 16. Sign of affection (4)

    Answer: KISS

  9. 19. Vote in (5)

    Answer: ELECT

  10. 21. Short pithy saying (7)

    Answer: PROVERB

  11. 22. Anomaly (12)

    Answer: IRREGULARITY

Down

  1. 1. Poor (5,3)

    Answer: BADLYOFF

  2. 2. Postage label (5)

    Answer: STAMP

  3. 3. Ending in death (5)

    Answer: FATAL

  4. 4. European language (7)

    Answer: ITALIAN

  5. 5. Always (4)

    Answer: EVER

  6. 6. Involving secret investigative work (10)

    Answer: UNDERCOVER

  7. 7. Apparently (10)

    Answer: OSTENSIBLY

  8. 11. Female pronoun (3)

    Answer: SHE

  9. 12. Shed tears (3)

    Answer: CRY

  10. 13. Common salad dressing (5,3)

    Answer: OLIVEOIL

  11. 14. Things lying about untidily (7)

    Answer: CLUTTER

  12. 17. Nozzle (5)

    Answer: SPOUT

  13. 18. Settees (5)

    Answer: SOFAS

  14. 20. Hearing organs (4)

    Answer: EARS

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