Cross Atlantic (The Telegraph)

About Cross Atlantic (The Telegraph)

Telegraph Puzzles is the subscription puzzle service of the British newspaper The Telegraph, on the web and in its iOS and Android app. Its app listing introduces Cross Atlantic as a word puzzle with real character, and the puzzle sits in the site's crossword section alongside the Cryptic, the Quick and the Mini.

The name describes the clueing. Puzzles published in 2026 mix American and British general knowledge in the same grid: a clue for Idaho as America's Gem State next to a lorry compartment, a town north-west of Darlington next to a subject studied at med school. Most clues are straight definitions or fill-in-the-blank prompts, with some simple anagrams marked (anag.). Some days have a theme tied to asterisked clues, revealed by a final answer.

A new puzzle appears every day and answer sites list each one by date, so everybody solving on a given day works the same grid. As with the other Telegraph Puzzles games, you keep daily and weekly streaks and the app can notify you when new puzzles are ready.

It suits solvers who enjoy American-style crosswords but also know their British references, or who want something lighter than the Telegraph's Cryptic.

How to play Cross Atlantic (The Telegraph)

1. Open Telegraph Puzzles on the web or in the app and log in with a subscription.
2. Choose Cross Atlantic from the crossword section and open today's puzzle.
3. Select a clue or square and type the answer; enumerations show the word lengths.
4. Use crossing answers to check letters, and look out for asterisked theme clues.
5. Complete the grid to keep your streak going.

Tips

• Expect both British and American spellings and references; think about which side of the Atlantic a clue points to.
• Clues marked (anag.) give you the letters of the answer directly.
• On themed days, solve the asterisked clues together: they share a link explained by a revealer answer.
• Fill-in-the-blank clues are usually the quickest way into the grid.

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