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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Mini Crossword

Puzzle #14

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Across

  1. 1Swedish pop group
  2. 5Story lesson
  3. 6Get up
  4. 7Union member
  5. 8Long-eared hopper

Down

  1. 5Smash
  2. 1Heart vessel
  3. 2Thorny shrub
  4. 3Wet roast
  5. 4Sheltered side

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1A · acrossSwedish pop group

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This Tuesday, June 9, 2026 edition of Mini Crossword (puzzle #14) lands in the early-week difficulty band — Mondays and Tuesdays are deliberately calibrated easier on PuzzleDaily so newer players can complete one without the structural challenge that lands later in the week. Use the early-week puzzles to build the daily habit; the harder calibration comes Thursday onward.

Mid-June sits in the steady-rotation middle of the calendar month. The Mini Crossword difficulty calibration does not adjust for calendar position; puzzle #14 runs the same calibration the day-of-week band specifies, regardless of where in the month it falls. The mid-month archive is the most representative slice of typical Mini Crossword difficulty over time.