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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Thur, 16 Oct"
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published: "2025-10-16T05:58:25"
updated: "2025-10-16T05:58:27"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Thur, 16 Oct

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-10-06
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 16 October 2025, 07:58 SAST · Updated 16 October 2025, 07:58 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-16-oct-2025/)

## Across

- **A1.** Verbal crticism or species of wading bird (5)
- **A6.** Any of the elder Greek gods and goddesses (5)
- **A7.** Large African buck (5)
- **A8.** Weal caused by the lash of a whip (4)
- **A9.** Lout (3)

## Down

- **D1.** Boils slowly with moisture (5)
- **D2.** World's longest river (4)
- **D3.** Country, capital Rome (5)
- **D4.** Pantomime (abbr) (5)
- **D5.** Extremity or consequence (3)