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Daily crosswords
Daily crosswords range from a one-minute warm-up to a proper challenge. The New York Times publishes both: the Mini, a tiny grid you can finish over a coffee, and the full Crossword, which gets harder from Monday to Saturday. Both need an NYT Games subscription.
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The Mini Crossword Subscription
A tiny daily crossword you can finish in a minute or two.
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The Crossword Subscription
The famous daily crossword, easiest on Monday and toughest on Saturday.
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Minute Cryptic
One cryptic crossword clue a day, with hints and explanations.
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The Missing Letter
A crossword with 25 answers, each starting with a different letter. Which one is missing?
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The Atlantic Crossword
A small daily crossword that grows a little bigger every day of the week.
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Guardian Quick Crossword
A classic British crossword with straight, no-tricks clues.
For free alternatives, Minute Cryptic gives you a single cryptic clue a day, with hints and an explanation if you get stuck, and The Missing Letter is a crossword with 25 answers that each start with a different letter, where the challenge is working out which letter is left over. The Atlantic Crossword starts tiny on Monday and grows through the week, with the latest puzzles free, and the Guardian Quick Crossword is a free British-style grid with plain, no-tricks clues.
Also see: All NYT games