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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Wed, 18 Feb 2026"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Wed, 18 Feb 2026

**Author:** biffspuzzles.co.za
**Date:** 2026-02-18
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 18 February 2026, 02:00 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/daily-crossword-quickie-wed-18-feb-2026/)

## Across

- **A1.** Take part in a game (4)
- **A5.** Of lovers, to run away together secretly (5)
- **A6.** Spaghetti or macaroni (5)
- **A7.** Frozen water (3)
- **A8.** Western Cape town named after a Roman goddess of agriculture (5)

## Down

- **D1.** Location (5)
- **D2.** Defeated player (5)
- **D3.** Appropriate (3)
- **D4.** Twelve-month periods (5)
- **D5.** Long narrative poem (4)