Arkadium Mini Crossword

About Arkadium Mini Crossword

The Mini Crossword is Arkadium's quick daily puzzle, a small grid, six squares by six in the puzzle shown on its page, built to be finished in a few minutes. It sits in the same family as Arkadium's full-size daily crosswords and the themed puzzles it runs for Stan Newman, Sheffer and Penny Dell, and like them it is free in the browser with ads.

Arkadium's own advice is to start with a clue you are sure of, then work the clues that cross it, keeping to one area of the grid at a time. In a grid this small most answers cross several others, so one sure word usually opens up the rest quickly, and the game says you will find several clues in any daily mini that you can answer at once.

If you stall, the game suggests a short break, clearing letters you are unsure of, and the Check button, which tests a letter, word or the whole grid. It suits players who like the New York Times Mini or LinkedIn's quick grids and want another small crossword each day.

How to play Arkadium Mini Crossword

1. Open the game and pick today's puzzle, or an earlier one if the game offers its archive.
2. Click a square or a clue to choose an across or down entry.
3. Type your answers and use the crossing words to confirm them.
4. Use Check or Reveal on a letter, a word or the whole grid if you get stuck.

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Tips

• Look for the clues you can answer at once; Arkadium says every mini has several.
• Work outward from your first sure answer through the crossings.
• Clear any letters you doubt and read their clues again before revealing.

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