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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Fri, 29 Dec"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-29-dec/"
published: "2023-12-29T05:00:24"
updated: "2023-12-22T15:17:43"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Fri, 29 Dec

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2023-12-15
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 29 December 2023, 07:00 SAST · Updated 22 December 2023, 17:17 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-29-dec/)

## Across

- **A1.** Well-dressed or clever (5)
- **A5.** Friend (3)
- **A6.** Compound of oxygen and another element (5)
- **A8.** Toxic albumin found in castor-oil beans (5)
- **A9.** Alter a text for its improvement (5)

## Down

- **D1.** Unicellular reproductive body of plants (5)
- **D2.** Proverb (5)
- **D3.** _____ Springs is a town in Australia's Northern Territory (5) 
- **D4.** Fashion (5)
- **D7.** Continuous loud jarring noise (3)