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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Mon, 19 May"
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published: "2025-05-19T05:00:23"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Mon, 19 May

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-05-12
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 19 May 2025, 07:00 SAST · Updated 19 May 2025, 05:08 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-19-may-2025/)

## Across

- **A1.** Piece of cloth usually with a design, often attached to a pole (4)
- **A5.** Unadorned (5)
- **A6.** Musical piece with a recurring subject (5)
- **A7.** Anthropoid primate (3)
- **A8.** Perceive by eye (3)

## Down

- **D1.** Failure (4)
- **D2.** Narrow country roads (5)
- **D3.** Assistance (3)
- **D4.** Mythical sprite that guards inner earth (5)
- **D5.** Commune with a god (4)