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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie - Fri, 13 Mar 2026"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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published: "2026-03-13T00:00:00"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie - Fri, 13 Mar 2026

**Author:** biffspuzzles.co.za
**Date:** 2026-03-13
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 13 March 2026, 02:00 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/daily-crossword-quickie-fri-13-mar-2026/)

## Across

- **A1.** Piquant (5)
- **A5.** Chopper (3)
- **A6.** Country, capital Rome (5)
- **A8.** International codeword for the letter R (5)
- **A9.** Otherwise (4)

## Down

- **D1.** Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
- **D2.** Praise highly (5)
- **D3.** Sewn joins between pieces of cloth (5)
- **D4.** Toy consisting of a spinning reel wound with string (2-2)
- **D7.** Side sheltered from the wind (3)