Cross Number (Daily Mail)
A crossword whose answers are numbers instead of words.
Every day: One dated Cross Number a day, the same for every reader. New puzzle: Once a day; the start screen shows the date.
Cross Number is the Daily Mail's daily number crossword. The grid is a crossword, but the answers are numbers, and crossing entries share digits.
About Cross Number (Daily Mail)
Cross Number is one of about thirty puzzles on the Daily Mail games page, free in the browser with ads. Each one opens on a start screen that carries the day's date, and every reader gets the same puzzle that day.
It works like a crossword in which every entry is a number. Each across and down entry has a clue, and where entries cross they share a digit, so solving one entry gives you a digit of another.
The puzzle opens behind the Daily Mail's consent screen, where you either accept personalised ads or buy an ad-free subscription. It suits readers who like a cross number with their news and want a fresh one every day.
How to play Cross Number (Daily Mail)
- Open Cross Number on the Daily Mail games page.
- Pick an across or down entry and read its clue.
- Fill in its digits.
- Use the shared digits to solve the crossing entries.
Tips
- Start with the entries whose clues give a single possible number.
- Use crossing digits to check each answer before moving on.
Questions
Is Cross Number on the Daily Mail free?
Yes. It is free in the browser with ads; the site also offers an ad-free subscription.
How often is there a new puzzle?
Every day. The start screen shows the date, and every reader gets the same puzzle.
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