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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Mini Crossword

Puzzle #16

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Across

  1. 1Many years
  2. 5Group
  3. 7Jewel
  4. 8Worship
  5. 9Sights

Down

  1. 1Swedish pop group
  2. 2Lead
  3. 3Take pleasure
  4. 4Game points
  5. 6Colors

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1A · acrossMany years

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Wednesday and Thursday puzzles sit in the middle of the Mini Crossword difficulty band. Puzzle #16 (Thursday, June 11, 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 #16 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.