Claringrilla (Clarín)

About Claringrilla (Clarín)

The Claringrilla is one of the best-known puzzles in Argentina, a fixture of Clarín's print edition that the paper now offers on its website. Each day's grid carries a running number, past 20,900 by late 2026, which gives an idea of how long it has been published.

The puzzle has three parts: a numbered grid of rows, a list of definitions (about 19 on a typical day), and a block of syllables. Every answer word is formed only from the syllables provided, and each syllable is used once, so as you place words you can cross syllables off the list. When all the answers are in, certain columns of the grid, read from top to bottom, spell out a quotation by a named author, which the page credits in advance.

The online version adds a timer, a choice of answer checking (off for experts, manual per word, or automatic), a limited number of help reveals, a full solution and options to save or print. An archive lets you pick earlier grids by date or number, going back to the first online one in 2002.

It suits Spanish speakers who like crosswords and definitions, and readers who enjoy the extra deduction of fitting words from a limited set of syllables.

How to play Claringrilla (Clarín)

1. Open today's Claringrilla and read the clue line telling you whose quotation is hidden.
2. Pick a definition and work out the answer word.
3. Build the word only from the listed syllables and type it into its numbered row, crossing off the syllables you use.
4. Keep going until every syllable is used and every row is filled.
5. Read the marked columns from top to bottom to reveal the quotation.

Tips

• Start with the definitions you are sure of, they remove syllables and narrow the rest.
• Count the letters in each row, it tells you the length of the answer.
• Use the partly revealed quotation in the marked columns to guess missing letters.
• Switch answer checking off if you want the classic paper-style challenge.

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