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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Thurs, 3 April"
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published: "2025-04-03T05:00:27"
updated: "2025-04-02T22:28:29"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Thurs, 3 April

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-03-24
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 3 April 2025, 07:00 SAST · Updated 3 April 2025, 00:28 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-3-april-2025/)

## Across

- **A1.** Fibber (4)
- **A4.** Something that brings bad luck (4)
- **A5.** Proposal (5)
- **A7.** Birds of the duck family, intermediate between ducks and swans (5)

## Down

- **D1.** Conscious existence (4)
- **D2.** Arrive at as a logical conclusion (5)
- **D3.** Choppers (4)
- **D4.** Runs at a slow pace (4)
- **D6.** Colour of arterial blood (3)