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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Mon, 7 April"
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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-7-april-2025/"
published: "2025-04-07T05:00:13"
updated: "2025-04-07T10:00:00"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Mon, 7 April

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2025-04-02
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 7 April 2025, 07:00 SAST · Updated 7 April 2025, 12:00 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-7-april-2025/)

## Across

- **A1.** Mistiness or shimmer due to heat (4)
- **A4.** Trunk of a tree (4)
- **A5.** Broken-down remains of a building (5)
- **A7.** Land unit of 100 square metres (3)
- **A8.** Short sleep (3)

## Down

- **D1.** Period of 60 minutes (4)
- **D2.** Foreign; extraneous (5)
- **D3.** Japanese buddhism (3)
- **D4.** Boast (4)
- **D6.** Drink in small quantities (3)