Mini 4 Monday #28

**Hi solvers!**  Thanks for checking out my puzzle, and I hoped you enjoyed it.  I might try to do an "easy cryptics" series in future as I think my puzzles can be a bit intimidating!  As always, let me know how you got on in the comments below.  Here comes my wash-up:

ACROSS. 1A. ||Anag. LAD after ["succeeding"] odd letters of "sick" = SC.|| 5A. ||Cryptic def.|| 6A. ||Reversal of: NO given literally + "entry" = IN + love = O.|| 9A. ||anag. FINE after first letter of "kooks".||

DOWN. 1D 8A. ||ordinary = STOCK + d6? = CUBE.  This may be UK-centric?|| 2D. ||"digital brains" = AI surrounding "freedom" = LIB.|| 3D. ||hidden reversed in "hydroelectric".|| 4D. ||European = DANE surrounding first letter of "careful".|| 7D. ||homophone of "not a soul" = NONE.||

"Stock Cube" is not a thing on this side of the pond, but it wasn't that hard to solve for. Having said that: what's a d6?

I'd finished cluing everything when I learned "bouillon cube" was the stateside equivalent.  Usually I aim to be transatlantic, but on this occasion I slipped up.

A d6 is just a regular six-sided die, as it's known to role-playing enthusiasts.

I'ma call them "stock cubes" because it's just a better name. Thanks for the explanation on d6.

I'm no gamer, but "ordinary d6" sounded quite plausible to me, and a fair definition of a new term (US-born).

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