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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 26 August"
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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-26-aug-2025/"
published: "2025-08-26T06:00:07"
updated: "2025-08-26T05:54:49"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 26 August

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-08-19
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 26 August 2025, 08:00 SAST · Updated 26 August 2025, 07:54 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-26-aug-2025/)

## Across

- **A1.** Coarse parts of ground husks eaten as a health food (4)
- **A5.** Mealie (5)
- **A6.** Edition (5)
- **A7.** One who can see the future (4)
- **A8.** Salesperson (3)

## Down

- **D1.** Support; foundation (4)
- **D2.** Vertical part of a stair (5)
- **D3.** Delicate blue of the sky (5)
- **D4.** Born (indicating maiden name) (3)
- **D5.** Thin fog (4)