Globe Mini (The Globe and Mail)
A small daily crossword from The Globe and Mail, made for a short break.
Every day: One new small crossword each day, the same grid for every reader, picked by the date in Toronto, with past grids kept in an archive. New puzzle: Midnight Eastern Time (Toronto).
Globe Mini is The Globe and Mail's small daily crossword, written by Jess Shulman. Each day brings one quick grid that every reader solves, and older grids stay playable in the archive.
About Globe Mini (The Globe and Mail)
Globe Mini sits on The Globe and Mail's puzzles and crosswords page alongside the paper's full-size daily crossword, its daily cryptic, sudoku and a word search. The page credits the grid to Jess Shulman and describes it as a quick crossword to solve while taking a little break.
The puzzle runs in the browser. Which grid you get depends on the date in Toronto, so a reader in Vancouver and one in Halifax see the same clues on the same day. A new grid appears each day, and the archive page lets you go back to days you missed.
The grid is small, so a solve usually takes a few minutes. It suits anyone who wants a crossword with their morning news but not a full 15 by 15 puzzle, and it makes a gentle step toward the paper's bigger daily crossword.
How to play Globe Mini (The Globe and Mail)
- Open the Globe Mini page on The Globe and Mail's site and press Play.
- Click a square or a clue to choose an entry, across or down.
- Type your answers; the cursor moves along the entry as you go.
- Use crossing letters from solved answers to work out the harder clues.
- Fill every square correctly to finish the day's grid, then try older ones from the archive.
Tips
- Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues; they are usually the quickest.
- In a small grid every letter crosses another answer, so check crossings before committing to a guess.
- If you miss a day, the archive keeps earlier grids.
Questions
Who writes the Globe Mini?
The Globe and Mail's puzzle page credits the Globe Mini to Jess Shulman.
When does a new Globe Mini appear?
Once a day. The grid is chosen by the date in Toronto, so it changes at midnight Eastern Time.
Can I play older Globe Mini puzzles?
Yes. The Globe Mini has an archive page linked from the game.
Do I need to pay to play?
The Globe Mini plays on the newspaper's site, which shows ads. The page marks only the Giant Crossword as being for subscribers.
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