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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Thur, 7 Dec"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crossword-7-dec/"
published: "2023-12-07T05:00:48"
updated: "2023-12-06T16:08:22"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Thur, 7 Dec

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2023-11-27
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 7 December 2023, 07:00 SAST · Updated 6 December 2023, 18:08 SAST

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

## Across

- **A1.** Food (4)
- **A4.** Flesh as food (4)
- **A5.** Iron block on which to shape metal items (5)
- **A6.** Prearranged fight between two people under fixed conditions (4)
- **A7.** Small sledge (4)

## Down

- **D1.** Taxonomic group of closely-related species (5)
- **D2.** Entangle (5)
- **D3.** Useful (5)
- **D4.** Crazy (3)