Archive · Puzzle #90
Monday, August 24, 2026
Mini Crossword
Across
- 1Consumes
- 5Carried
- 7Loaf product
- 8Long look
- 9Yemeni port
Down
- 1Recedes
- 2Heart vessel
- 3Step on
- 4Trap
- 6Paradise
Early in the week, Mini Crossword puzzles run at the easier end of the difficulty curve. Puzzle #90 (published Monday, August 24, 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.
Late-August puzzles close the calendar month, with puzzle #90 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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