Crossword / 無料クロスワード (Puzzlega.me)

About Crossword / 無料クロスワード (Puzzlega.me)

This is the daily crossword on Puzzlega.me, a Japanese site of free browser word and logic games that also runs a Japanese Spelling Bee and a picture crossword. The site pitches it as a five-minute brain workout for a work break or a commute.

Each puzzle is a small grid, five by five on the day we checked, with across (ヨコのカギ) and down (タテのカギ) clues. Answers are written in katakana, and small kana such as ッ or ャ are entered as their full-size forms. You can type with a flick keyboard on a phone, a compact on-screen keyboard or romaji on a physical keyboard, and a timer records how long you take.

Puzzles are numbered (number 672 when we looked) and released every day at 0:00 Japan time, so everyone solves the same grid. Past days are kept in an archive with your results and streak.

It suits Japanese speakers and learners who want a short daily crossword, and is a gentle way to practise katakana.

How to play Crossword / 無料クロスワード (Puzzlega.me)

1. Open the crossword page; today's numbered grid is shown.
2. Pick an across or down clue and type the answer in katakana.
3. Enter small kana such as ッ or ャ as their full-size forms.
4. Fill the whole grid to finish, then compare your time and keep your streak.

Tips

• Start with the short fill-in-the-blank clues; they give crossing letters fast.
• On a PC you can type romaji and it converts to katakana.
• Check the archive if you missed a day.

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