Archive · Puzzle #55
Monday, July 20, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Limping
- 5Breathing
- 7Cash
- 8Call device
- 9Creative work
Down
- 1Light source
- 2Hawaiian greeting
- 3Small
- 4Happening
- 6Sights
This Monday, July 20, 2026 edition of Mini Crossword (puzzle #55) 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-July sits in the steady-rotation middle of the calendar month. The Mini Crossword difficulty calibration does not adjust for calendar position; puzzle #55 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.
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