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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Fri, 3 Oct"
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published: "2025-10-03T06:25:49"
updated: "2025-10-03T06:25:52"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Fri, 3 Oct

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-09-22
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 3 October 2025, 08:25 SAST · Updated 3 October 2025, 08:25 SAST

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

## Across

- **A1.** Feeling of embarrassment due to failure (5)
- **A5.** Game like hockey played on horseback (4)
- **A6.** Reserved and haughty (5)
- **A8.** Strained (5)
- **A9.** Reproductive structure of a flowering plant (4)

## Down

- **D1.** Petty quarrel (4)
- **D2.** Cavities (5)
- **D3.** Unaccompanied (5)
- **D4.** North American elk (5)
- **D7.** Provided with sustenance (3)