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title: "Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 27 Aug"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crosswords-27-aug/"
published: "2024-08-27T05:00:35"
updated: "2024-08-27T00:42:12"
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# Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 27 Aug

**Author:** John Whiffin
**Date:** 2024-08-19
**Difficulty:** Easy
**Type:** Quick

By Daily Maverick · Published 27 August 2024, 07:00 SAST · Updated 27 August 2024, 02:42 SAST

[Solve this crossword on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/crossword/mini-crosswords-27-aug/)

## Across

- **A1.** Dried grass stalks (5)
- **A5.** Weep or lament noisily (4)
- **A6.** Mass of unwrought metal cast in a mould (5)
- **A8.** That female (3)
- **A9.** Courageous (5)

## Down

- **D1.** Item of playground equipment (5)
- **D2.** Light brown colour (3)
- **D3.** Entitlement (5)
- **D4.** Cactus-like plants of South Africa (5)
- **D7.** Attempt (3)