Archive · Puzzle #14
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Swedish pop group
- 5Story lesson
- 6Get up
- 7Union member
- 8Long-eared hopper
Down
- 5Smash
- 1Heart vessel
- 2Thorny shrub
- 3Wet roast
- 4Sheltered side
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.