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Monday 13 July 2026
Choose a game, then reveal only what you came for. No articles, no detours, no spoilers by accident.
The five-letter answer
STOUT
Verified by 7 matching sources · 100% agreement
All four groups
THINGS WITH HANDLES
BUCKET · DRAWER · MUG · UMBRELLA
STARTING WITH SMOOCHES
BUSSIN · KISSER · PECKISH · SMACKDOWN
INTERROGATE
EXAMINE · GRILL · PUMP · QUESTION
FICTIONAL CATS
FIGARO · PUSS · SALEM · TOM
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Theme, spangram & words
Spangram
HITSTHESPOT
DELIGHTFUL · ENJOYABLE · PLEASANT · SATISFYING
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Across & down
1A PHD
4A PIER
5A TEXAS
6A KNIT
7A ONE
1D PIXIE
2D HEAT
3D DRS
4D PENN
5D TKO
Verified by 4 matching sources · 100% agreement
Behind the answers
We collect published puzzle answers, compare them in a consistent format and reveal how much confidence we have in the result.
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Reviewed sources are checked regularly throughout the Melbourne day. Broken, incomplete or incorrectly dated results are excluded.
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Answers are normalised and grouped by exact puzzle content. Most games require six matches; a complete Mini requires four.
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Fully verified answers enter the archive. Today’s leading result may appear earlier as provisional and is always marked with an asterisk.