Quick Crossword (Daily Express)

The Daily Express, the British national newspaper, runs its puzzles online at games.express.co.uk, and the Quick Crossword is its staple. Each day brings a 13 by 13 grid with about thirty short, plain clues rather than cryptic wordplay, the same for every reader that day.

You play in the browser. Pick a clue from the across or down list, type the answer into the grid and use the crossing letters to work through the harder ones. A timer runs at the top beside the date, the date bar shows how much of the grid you have filled, and a bulb button gives three hints when you are stuck. Arrows on the date bar open earlier days.

Before the grid opens, the site plays a short video advert, and further ad slots sit around the game. On a phone the grid sits above an on-screen keyboard. A notice says the phone version is still being improved.

The Express games site also hosts the cryptic Crusader Crossword and a Word Wheel. The Quick Crossword suits solvers who want a classic British quick crossword with their tea.