Archive · Puzzle #12
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Curved structure
- 5Extra
- 6Beneath
- 7Stop
- 8Male deer
Down
- 5Of that kind
- 1Sleep disorder
- 2Tracking system
- 3Peak
- 4In this spot
Weekend Mini Crossword puzzles are deliberately the hardest in the weekly rotation. Puzzle #12 (Sunday, June 7, 2026) is one of those: calibrated for solve times noticeably longer than weekday material and for the kind of edge-case pattern or vocabulary that produces "I thought I knew this one" experiences. Players who solve weekend puzzles consistently are at the upper end of the regular-player population.
Early-June puzzles open the calendar month — useful entry points for new players who want a clean starting puzzle number to anchor a daily streak from. The Mini Crossword archive numbering is continuous, so puzzle #12 fits in the wider sequence but the first few days of a new month make natural restart points after a missed streak.