Archive · Puzzle #15
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Baseball ref
- 4Sweet reward
- 6Lessen
- 7Move to music
- 8To the max
Down
- 4Small bit
- 1City-related
- 2Intended
- 3Mend
- 5Golf peg
Wednesday and Thursday puzzles sit in the middle of the Mini Crossword difficulty band. Puzzle #15 (Wednesday, June 10, 2026) is calibrated to challenge a regular player without producing the frustration that the harder weekend puzzles are designed to deliver. Mid-week is a good place to start the Mini Crossword archive for players who already know the mechanic but want a longer puzzle than the Monday or Tuesday calibration provides.
Mid-June sits in the steady-rotation middle of the calendar month. The Mini Crossword difficulty calibration does not adjust for calendar position; puzzle #15 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.