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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie - Tues, 19 Sept"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-19-sept/"
published: "2023-09-19T05:49:50"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie - Tues, 19 Sept

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2023-09-10
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 19 September 2023, 07:49 SAST

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

## Across

- **A1.** Informal conversations (5)
- **A6.** Repulse (5)
- **A7.** Select group (5)
- **A8.** Duplicate kept for emergencies (5)
- **A9.** Woolly surface of cloth (3)

## Down

- **D1.** Tuft on a bird's head (5)
- **D2.** Assistance (4)
- **D3.** Relating to bees (5)
- **D4.** Four (prefix) (5)
- **D5.** Slumber (5)