Crux (Mind Loft)

About Crux (Mind Loft)

Crux is Mind Loft's clueless crossword. The grid holds eight hidden words (twelve on Sundays) that cross one another, and nothing tells you what any single word is. The only help is a list of four categories, and part of the puzzle is working out which words belong to which.

You select a slot, such as 1-Down with nine letters, and type any real word of that length. Feedback works like a word-guessing game: a dark tile locks the letter into its square and every crossing word, while a yellow tile means the letter belongs somewhere else in that word. The whole board shares one guess budget, so a good guess in one word helps the crossings around it. There is a free hint and a paid hint that costs a guess and a point.

When you submit, each solved word is filed under its category, scoring a point for every word solved and a point for every correct placement. The leaderboard compares score, guesses and time. A new Crux arrives every day at midnight Eastern.

How to play Crux (Mind Loft)

1. Open Crux and press Start to see the empty grid and the four categories.
2. Pick a slot and type a real word of the right length as a guess.
3. Dark tiles lock letters into the grid and its crossings; yellow tiles mean the letter is elsewhere in that word.
4. Solve the words within the shared guess budget, place each under its category, and submit.

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Tips

• Start with the longest slot: a good guess there reveals letters in many crossings.
• Use the category list to steer your first guesses toward likely words.
• Guess words with common, different letters early to learn the most from each try.

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