---
title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 9 Dec"
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Crosswords"
author: "Daily Maverick"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/dailymaverick/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/daily-crossword-quickie-tues-9-dec/"
published: "2025-12-09T06:46:31"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 9 Dec

**Author:** biffspuzzles.co.za
**Date:** 2025-12-09
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 9 December 2025, 08:46 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/daily-crossword-quickie-tues-9-dec/)

## Across

- **A1.** Lump or aggregate of matter (4)
- **A4.** Place to sleep (3)
- **A5.** Conveyance of sense opposite to literal meaning (5)
- **A7.** Man-eating monster (4)
- **A8.** Intentions (4)

## Down

- **D1.** Amalgamate (5)
- **D2.** Embellish (5)
- **D3.** Earth's blue canopy (3)
- **D4.** Life (prefix) (3)
- **D6.** A diminutive of Edward (3)