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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie - Thurs, 14 Sept"
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author: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-14-sept/"
published: "2023-09-14T05:00:38"
updated: "2023-09-13T18:02:36"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie - Thurs, 14 Sept

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2023-09-04
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 14 September 2023, 07:00 SAST · Updated 13 September 2023, 20:02 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-14-sept/)

## Across

- **A1.** Great contempt (5)
- **A6.** Weird (5)
- **A7.** Proverb (5)
- **A8.** Valued (5)
- **A9.** Depend (4)

## Down

- **D1.** Scorch (4)
- **D2.** Tree of Lebanon (5)
- **D3.** Deliver a speech (5)
- **D4.** Bright star at the foot of Orion (5)
- **D5.** Extremely poor (5)