Hurdle hints and answers for October 9

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.
If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.
Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers
Hurdle Word 1 hint
A home for many kinds of tropical fish.
Mini crossword answers for October 9
Hurdle Word 1 answer
CORAL
Hurdle Word 2 hint
Lifts up a helicopter.
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Hurdle Word 2 Answer
ROTOR
Hurdle Word 3 hint
A negative kind of responsibility.
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Hurdle Word 3 answer
BLAME
Hurdle Word 4 hint
Expressing dry humor.
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Hurdle Word 4 answer
WRYLY
Final Hurdle hint
A floppy-eared dog.
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Hurdle Word 5 answer
HOUND
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