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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 16 Jan"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "Crosswords"
author: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-16-jan/"
published: "2024-01-16T05:00:14"
updated: "2024-01-05T17:05:38"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 16 Jan

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2024-01-04
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 16 January 2024, 07:00 SAST · Updated 5 January 2024, 19:05 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-16-jan/)

## Across

- **A1.** Artificial lake (3)
- **A4.** Merciless (5)
- **A6.** Long hill-crest (5)
- **A7.** Relating to birds (5)
- **A8.** Moist (3)

## Down

- **D1.** Control a vehicle (5)
- **D2.** Examination of accounts (5)
- **D3.** Very big (prefix) (4)
- **D4.** Throat of fowls (4)
- **D5.** Supply money at interest (4)