Dagens lille krydsord (Berlingske)

About Dagens lille krydsord (Berlingske)

Dagens lille krydsord runs in Berlingske's games and quiz section next to Dagens ord, the paper's daily five-letter word game. It is played in the browser on a puzzle player from Keesing, and a new small grid is loaded each day. A link under the puzzle leads to earlier editions.

The format is the arrow-word crossword common in Scandinavian papers rather than the numbered grid known from British and American ones. Each clue sits in a square of the grid itself, either as a few words or as an illustration. Where a square holds two clues, the upper one belongs to the word going across and the lower one to the word going down, and small arrows sometimes show which way an answer runs.

Berlingske's own advice is to start with the short words, which have fewer possible answers, and to type in guesses freely, since an answer is easy to change on screen. The grid is small, so it fits a coffee break, and it suits Danish speakers and learners who want a crossword shorter than the weekend papers.

How to play Dagens lille krydsord (Berlingske)

1. Open the day's Dagens lille krydsord on Berlingske.
2. Read a clue in its square; it may be text or a picture.
3. Where a square has two clues, use the top one for the word across and the bottom one for the word down.
4. Follow the arrows to see where each answer starts and which way it runs.
5. Type your answers into the grid and change them as crossing words show you more.
6. Fill every square to finish, then try an earlier edition from the link under the puzzle.

Tips

• Start with the short words: they have fewer possible answers than the long ones.
• Write in a guess even if you are unsure; the crossing words will confirm or correct it.
• Picture clues are often the easiest way into a corner of the grid.

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