A new puzzle every day
The Daily Crossword
The kind from the back of the newspaper: a full grid, Across and Down. Everyday words and straightforward clues, so it's a good one to keep up with your coffee.
How to play
- Tap or click a square and type. The cursor moves along the word as you go.
- Tap the same square again, or the clue bar above the grid, to switch between Across and Down. On a keyboard, the space bar does the same.
- Tab or Enter jumps to the next clue; the arrow keys move around the grid; Backspace goes back.
- Check crosses out wrong letters in red; Reveal fills in the right ones in blue. Use either on one square, the word you're in, or the whole puzzle.
- Your letters and time are saved in this browser, so you can stop and come back. Solve the day's puzzle on the day to build a streak.
- Print gives you a blank grid and the clues on one page, for a pen and the kitchen table.
About the puzzles
Every grid and clue is written for this site. The puzzles keep to everyday words — no obscure rivers or forgotten opera singers — and the clues are fair: each one has one answer that fits, and the crossing words will get you the rest.
Doing a crossword from somewhere else and stuck on a word? The crossword solver lists every word that fits the letters you have. If you like spotting small differences, try Spot the Change.
Stuck on an earlier puzzle? The answers go up the day after each puzzle, once that day is over everywhere.
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Instagram Counter
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