Archive · Puzzle #29
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Of that kind
- 5Sleep disorder
- 6Tracking system
- 7Peak
- 8In this spot
Down
- 5Curved structure
- 1Extra
- 2Beneath
- 3Stop
- 4Male deer
Wednesday and Thursday puzzles sit in the middle of the Mini Crossword difficulty band. Puzzle #29 (Wednesday, June 24, 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.
Late-June puzzles close the calendar month, with puzzle #29 part of that closing run. The Mini Crossword calibration does not shift specifically for end-of-month — the puzzle difficulty follows the day-of-week band per the published methodology — but players who track monthly solve streaks often pay extra attention to the closing days to lock in a full-month run.
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