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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Thurs, 12 Dec"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-12-dec-2024/"
published: "2024-12-12T04:00:14"
updated: "2024-12-11T22:40:38"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Thurs, 12 Dec

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2024-12-03
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 12 December 2024, 06:00 SAST · Updated 12 December 2024, 00:40 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-12-dec-2024/)

## Across

- **A1.** Deride (4)
- **A4.** Handle roughly (4)
- **A5.** (Military) intelligence (abbr) (5)
- **A7.** 24-hour period (3)
- **A8.** Arrangement of music written on staves (5)

## Down

- **D1.** Male adult (3)
- **D2.** Surpass (5)
- **D3.** Plain; obvious (5)
- **D4.** Minutes (abbr) (4)
- **D6.** Strong alkaline solution (3)