The Guardian Crosswords

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The Guardian newspaper's crossword section, with daily quick, cryptic and themed puzzles

Details gathered automatically and checked on 14 November 2026. How sites are assessed

The The Guardian Crosswords home page — Home page, captured 14 November 2026.

The crossword section of the Guardian's website offers a range of puzzles that can be solved online or printed. Regular series include Quick, Mini, Cryptic, Quick cryptic, Quiptic, Prize, Genius and Sunday quick crosswords, alongside a searchable archive. Other puzzles such as killer sudoku, a weekly quiz, a Monday maths puzzle and the Wordiply word game sit nearby. Each crossword has a comment thread, and a blog from the crossword editors discusses setting and themes.

Games to try

Cryptic crossword
Quick crossword
Genius crossword
Killer sudoku
Wordiply

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www.theguardian.com/crosswords (14 November 2026)
www.theguardian.com/puzzles/puzzles (14 November 2026)
www.theguardian.com/about (14 November 2026)

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