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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Fri, 21 Feb"
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published: "2025-02-21T06:10:48"
updated: "2025-02-21T06:10:50"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Fri, 21 Feb

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-02-11
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 21 February 2025, 08:10 SAST · Updated 21 February 2025, 08:10 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-21-feb-2025/)

## Across

- **A1.** Knobbly-skinned variety of avocado (4)
- **A5.** Sofa (5)
- **A6.** Organisms that often invade domestic outdoor pools (5)
- **A7.** Odour (5)
- **A8.** Football arbiter (abbr) (3)

## Down

- **D1.** The ____-oak is a holly-like evergreen tree (4)
- **D2.** Carpenter's hole-boring tool (5)
- **D3.** Thin plate on a fish or reptile (5)
- **D4.** Board fixed to a wall for open storage (5)
- **D5.** Money (4)