Archive · Puzzle #72
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Hot tub destination
- 4Lowest quality
- 6Hawaiian greeting
- 7Donated
- 8Lair
Down
- 4Tail motion
- 1Firm
- 2Demonstrate
- 3Pale
- 5Beach goal
Mid-week Mini Crossword puzzles are calibrated between the easy early-week tier and the harder weekend tier. Puzzle #72 from Thursday, August 6, 2026 reflects that middle setting: longer solve time than Monday or Tuesday on average, but without the harder calibration the weekend reserves. The mid-week puzzles are the ones most players consider canonical Mini Crossword — neither padded easy nor stretched difficult.
Early-August puzzles open the calendar month — useful entry points for new players who want a clean starting puzzle number to anchor a daily streak from. The Mini Crossword archive numbering is continuous, so puzzle #72 fits in the wider sequence but the first few days of a new month make natural restart points after a missed streak.
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