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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Mini Crossword

Puzzle #21

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Across

  1. 1Submarine sandwich
  2. 4Foundations
  3. 6Saying
  4. 7Pond green
  5. 8Japanese coin

Down

  1. 4Sheep sound
  2. 1Unfortunately
  3. 2Use pattern
  4. 3Started
  5. 5Perceive

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1A · acrossSubmarine sandwich

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Early in the week, Mini Crossword puzzles run at the easier end of the difficulty curve. Puzzle #21 (published Tuesday, June 16, 2026) reflects that calibration: solvable by an average player at the typical Monday or Tuesday pace, with no unusual mechanic or vocabulary required. Players using the archive as practice can use early-week puzzles to drill the core mechanic before tackling the harder late-week material.

Mid-June sits in the steady-rotation middle of the calendar month. The Mini Crossword difficulty calibration does not adjust for calendar position; puzzle #21 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.