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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie - Wed, 18 Oct"
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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-18-oct/"
published: "2023-10-18T05:00:13"
updated: "2023-10-17T11:23:41"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie - Wed, 18 Oct

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2023-10-10
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 18 October 2023, 07:00 SAST · Updated 17 October 2023, 13:23 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-18-oct/)

## Across

- **A1.** Cat's foot (3)
- **A4.** Conceal (5)
- **A6.** Plea of being elsewhere at the time of a crime (5)
- **A7.** Drinks container or its material, maybe (5)

## Down

- **D1.** Survey (4)
- **D2.** Relating to birds (5)
- **D3.** Spiders' traps (4)
- **D4.** Enclosure of bars or wires for confining animals (4)
- **D5.** Get out of bed (4)