Clued In #261 | Persistence gives you an edge in crosswords
Read on to figure out how to solve clues like... ‘Develop weapon having no edge (6)’
Clued In #260 | Reach for the answer at full stretch!
Read on to figure out how to solve clues like... ‘Stretch, almost keep nothing posh over time (3,3)’
Clued In #259 | Clue unclear? Don’t go nuclear
Read on to figure out how to solve clues like... ‘Small matter for an associate of Dick and Harry (4)’
Not sure where to start? Rifle through this catalogue of puzzles and see what you like. Once you’ve picked your poison, dive into your favourite series archive and access any puzzle from any date.
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The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday
Spice up your Sundays too with The Hindu Cryptic, now fitted with training wheels!
MarathonerSunday
Enjoy The Hindu’s iconic cryptic puzzle on Sundays too, in its exclusive digital avatar, complete with how-to-solve annotations. New to cryptic crosswords? This 15x15 puzzle has all you need to learn the ropes and become an ace solver.
9x9
One Down
Figuring out the meanings will help you crack this short and simple crossword.
Cakewalk5 Times a Week
This simple 9x9 crossword grid can get you off the mark and set your brain abuzz every weekday. Don’t let the 3-letter words fool you into thinking it’s going to be a no-brainer, though!
15x15
The Sportstar Crossword
A quiz-style crossword for the sports fans.
Brain-joggerFortnightly
The true-blue sports fan loves trivia as much as the sport itself. This fortnightly 15x15 puzzle tests that uncanny memory that you, as a sports buff, have for random factoids.
15x15
The Guardian Quick
Figure out the straightforward meanings of clues to solve this crossword.
Brain-jogger6 Times a Week
Among the more popular and easier of crosswords from the UK is The Guardian Quick. Published six days a week, their 13x13 grid contains everyday words and phrases that you definitely already know. So, give it a go!
15x15
Sport On
If you know your sports trivia, this crossword will be a breeze.
Brain-joggerWeekly
This weekly puzzle sits pretty on a 15x15 grid and teasingly poses a challenge to your sports GK. A great place to spend your Sundays reliving awesome on-field moments from international sport.
15x15
The Hindu Cryptic
Seemingly meaningless words and phrases hold the key to this crossword.
Marathoner6 Times a Week
The Hindu has been carrying a daily cryptic crossword since 1971, and has developed a keen following over the decades. Created by our master setters, The Hindu Crossword is a cryptic puzzle in a 15x15 grid, published 6 days a week.
15x15
Everyman
Though the clues in it are cryptic, this crossword is recommended for everyone.
MarathonerWeekly
The Observer’s Sunday offering is a solver-favourite in the UK. The 15x15 grid really gets you thinking laterally and falling in love with the witty and cool logic of cryptic clues.
Not sure where to start? Rifle through this catalogue of puzzles and see what you like. Once you’ve picked your poison, dive into your favourite series archive and access any puzzle from any date.
Find new games to try in this catalogue, or dive into the archives of your favourite series.
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Mini Sudoku
A game that can be solved with the apt use of just six numbers.
CakewalkDaily
This mini 6x6 grid contains the numbers 1 to 6 in each row, column and box. Use plain logic and pencil in the missing numbers!
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Sudoku Easy
The easiest version of the game that requires just nine numbers.
CakewalkDaily
Apply common sense to figure out how 9 numbers can sit in 81 squares so none of them appears twice in the same row, column or box. The world’s favourite number game isn’t supposed to be this easy!
9x9
Sudoku Medium
A game that needs just nine numbers, set just right for the regular solver.
Brain-joggerDaily
Given a few digits here and there, how easily can you fill in the rest when the difficulty level is just right? Not too tough, not too easy, this is Sudoku right in the goldilocks zone.
9x9
Sudoku Hard
It doesn't get harder than this in this number game.
MarathonerDaily
Sharpen your working memory and basic cognition with this challenging 9x9 grid that you may need to spend some time on to crack.
Not sure where to start? Rifle through this catalogue of puzzles and see what you like. Once you’ve picked your poison, dive into your favourite series archive and access any puzzle from any date.
Find new games to try in this catalogue, or dive into the archives of your favourite series.
15x15
Word Work
Where descriptive clues guide you toward words in a maze of letters.
Brain-jogger5 Times a Week
Out of sight, out of mind. But when hidden words lurk before your eyes, and there are clues that paint a picture, your mind can make short work of this 15x15 verbal hodgepodge.
15x15
Word Hunt
Hints help you in the hunt for thematic words in a letter grid.
Brain-joggerWeekly
Scan this 15x15 maze of letters that contains words set to a specific theme. When you have easy hints guiding you, no technical jargon is too complicated to hunt down.
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Track Down
An easy game where your eyes guide your brain to words.
CakewalkDaily
Don’t want to strain your brain while looking for words? Try out this simple game, where the hidden words are given to you and you just have to bravely enter the maze and let your eyes do the work!
15x15
Name Game
A quiz-style word search that tests your topical savvy.
Cakewalk3 Times a Week
Have a thing for trivia? Fancy yourself a quizzer with a talent for recalling names? Does your brain throw up a cascade of associated words at the mere mention of a theme, no clues needed? Try this game!