Type letters · arrows move · ⇥ next clue · space switch direction
How to play
- Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
- The clue you are answering sits above the grid. All the clues are beside it, or under Clues on a phone.
- Check marks wrong letters. Reveal fills in a square, a word or the lot, but keeps you off the leaderboard.
About
A full-size daily crossword in the classic newspaper style. Seventy-odd clues, fair and friendly, a fresh grid every morning.
Practices: Vocabulary, General knowledge, Wordplay
A full fifteen by fifteen crossword in the classic newspaper style, with around seventy clues. The clues aim to be fair rather than obscure, so a steady solver can finish it over a coffee. A new grid arrives every morning, the same for everyone.
Tips
- Go through the short answers first. Three and four letter words give you crossing letters that open up the long ones.
- Fill-in-the-blank clues are usually the easiest in the grid, so look for them early.
- A question mark at the end of a clue means wordplay: the answer is a pun or a stretch of meaning, not a plain definition.
- Match the form of the clue. A plural clue wants a plural answer, and a clue in the past tense wants one too.
- Tap a square again to switch between across and down, and use the tab key to jump to the next clue.
- If a corner will not give, use Check to mark wrong letters before you reach for Reveal.
Questions
- Is the crossword free?
- Yes. It is free to play in your browser, with no download, no subscription and no account needed.
- When does the new crossword come out?
- A fresh grid appears every day at midnight, and everyone solves the same one.
- Can I play past crosswords?
- Yes. Every earlier daily grid is in the archive, one tap from the game.
- What do Check and Reveal do?
- Check marks the letters that are wrong. Reveal fills in a square, a word or the whole grid, but a revealed solve does not go on the leaderboard.
- Can I finish it later?
- Yes. Your letters are saved as you type, so you can close the page and come back. Add an email to your account and it follows you to another device.
