Günlük Kare Bulmaca (Cumhuriyet)

About Günlük Kare Bulmaca (Cumhuriyet)

Kare bulmaca is the standard Turkish newspaper crossword, with clues for words running left to right and top to bottom. Cumhuriyet's online version publishes one each day under its own date and keeps the previous ones in a free archive; the archive listed 85 puzzles when we checked. The puzzles and page are built on the Lidya Games platform.

Tap a square to see the clue for its word, then type the answer. With instant checking on, wrong letters are marked straight away. Arrows on the clue bar step through the clues, and you can change the letter size to fit a small screen. Tools let you check the selected word or reveal its letters if you are stuck, and the puzzle is complete when every square is right.

The page also shows a leaderboard of solvers who have collected the most points. Playing needs no registration. It suits Turkish speakers who grew up with newspaper crosswords and want one a day on the phone or computer.

How to play Günlük Kare Bulmaca (Cumhuriyet)

1. Open today's puzzle with Bugünü Çöz.
2. Tap a square to see the clue for its word, across or down.
3. Type the answer; with instant checking on, wrong letters are marked.
4. Use the arrows to move between clues, and reveal letters if stuck.
5. Fill every square correctly to finish, then try earlier days in the archive.

Tips

• Start with short words and common abbreviations to get crossing letters.
• Turn instant checking off if you want a purer challenge, on if you want to learn.
• Increase the letter size on a phone to avoid mistyping.
• Use the archive to practise; the clue style repeats from day to day.

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