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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
The Second Saturday Mini.
Across. 1. On the dock boards at seven Sunday, gone by eight (5) 4. What the woods still are, which is the whole problem (5)
Down. 1. Low ones on the water these mornings (4) 2. What absentee voting does Friday (4) 3. What a person takes when he says “it was a good day” and means something else (4)
Answers
Across: FROST, GREEN. Down: FOGS, OPEN, TONE.
Opening Weekend. GROUSE · LEAFCOVER · ABSENTEE · SPELLDOWN · HOMECOMING · MINNOWS · PIETABLE · HARVESTMOON · ASTERISK · ONE
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Any direction. LEAFCOVER is the reason the rest of it was hard, and ASTERISK gets settled Thursday.
Blaze orange is required for firearms deer hunting in Minnesota. Is it required for grouse — and what did about half the hunters out Saturday do about it?
Answer
It is not required for small game. Roughly half wore it anyway, which the Sheriff’s northern substation notes with approval and has no intention of turning into a campaign.