Daily Crossword (Newsroom)
Rate itA free 15 by 15 crossword with straight clues each weekday from Newsroom.
Every day: A dated crossword on weekdays (Daily crossword, Wednesday 7 October), the same grid for every reader, with recent days listed to catch up on. New puzzle: Each weekday morning (New Zealand time).
Newsroom, the New Zealand news site, publishes a free crossword each weekday on its puzzles page. It is a 15 by 15 grid with plain definition clues such as 'Package (6)' or 'Aussie nut (9)', supplied by Pagemasters, and earlier days stay listed to play.
About Daily Crossword (Newsroom)
Newsroom's daily crossword appears each weekday under a dated headline, for example 'Daily crossword, Wednesday 7 October'. The puzzle is a newspaper-size 15 by 15 grid with about 28 clues across and down. The clues are straight definitions with the answer length in brackets, and a few lean towards the region, such as 'Aussie nut (9)'.
You play in the browser: click a square or a clue and type, and the grid and clue list sit side by side. The puzzles are supplied by Pagemasters, the Australian puzzle and production company.
Recent days are listed on Newsroom's puzzles page under 'Catch up on Newsroom's Daily Crossword', beside the daily quiz and a mini crossword. Everything is free to play.
It suits solvers who want a free daily quick crossword of standard size.
How to play Daily Crossword (Newsroom)
- Open today's crossword on Newsroom's puzzles page.
- Click a clue or a square and type the answer.
- Use crossing letters to work out the harder clues.
- Fill the whole grid to finish.
- Catch up on earlier days from the list on the puzzles page.
Tips
- Start with short answers to get crossing letters.
- Watch for Australian and New Zealand references in the clues.
- Answer lengths in brackets like (4,4) mean two words.
Questions
Is the Newsroom crossword free?
Yes. It is free to play on the website.
Is it cryptic?
No. The clues are straight definitions.
Is there a smaller version?
Yes. Newsroom also posts a mini crossword on the same days.
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