Lex.Games Crossword
Rate itA themed full-size crossword every day from Lex Friedman, free on Sundays.
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The Lex.Games Crossword is a full-size, themed American-style crossword written by Lex Friedman and published every day on Lex.Games and in its iOS app. Sunday puzzles are free to everyone, with no ads; the rest of the week and the archive are for premium subscribers.
About Lex.Games Crossword
Lex.Games is a puzzle site run by crossword constructor Lex Friedman, home to word games such as Conlextions, Lexicogs, By A Vowel, Six Appeal, Square Dance and a daily Mini crossword. The full-size Crossword is one of its two premium games, beside the peg-sorting Mind Control: a 15x15 grid with a title, dated each day, in the American style with symmetrical black squares.
The crossword started as a weekly puzzle for subscribers in March 2024 and has run every day since the end of that month; the archive counts more than 950 puzzles. Titles such as Tech Prefixes, George Harrison's Bandmates or Canned Goods, Sorta point at the theme entries, and the clues lean on pop culture, music, TV and tech. Holidays get their own grid: Christmas Day brought Christmas Take-Out in 2024 and Dec 25 in 2025, and some days are themeless.
Sunday crosswords are marked free and open to anyone without logging in. The other six days, and older puzzles in the archive, need a logged-in premium account. The player has an Autocheck box and Reveal for a square, a word or the whole grid; on a phone the grid fills the screen with the current clue in a bar and an on-screen keyboard below it. The page carries no ads, and Lex.Games keeps leaderboards across its games.
It suits regular crossword solvers who want one more themed daily grid with a light, pop-culture-friendly voice, and who are happy to support an independent constructor.
How to play Lex.Games Crossword
- Open lex.games/crossword (or the Lex.Games iOS app); on Sundays the puzzle is free, on other days log in with a premium account.
- Read the puzzle's title for a hint at the theme.
- Click or tap a square and type answers to the Across and Down clues; clicking the same square again switches direction.
- Tick Autocheck to see wrong letters, or use Reveal for a square, a word or the whole puzzle if you are stuck.
- Fill the whole grid to finish, then look at the archive for earlier puzzles.
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Tips
- Work out the theme entries early: they are usually the longest answers and the title points at them.
- Start with fill-in-the-blank clues, which tend to be the easiest way in.
- Try the free Sunday puzzle first to get a feel for the constructor's style before subscribing.
Questions
Is the Lex.Games Crossword free?
Sunday crosswords are free for everyone, with no account needed. The other days and the archive need a Lex.Games premium subscription and an account.
How often is there a new Lex.Games Crossword?
Every day. It began as a weekly puzzle in March 2024 and has been daily since the end of that month.
Can I play older Lex.Games crosswords?
The archive lists every past puzzle by date and title; playing them is part of the premium subscription.
Does it have ads?
No. The crossword page shows no ads and loads no ad scripts.
Ratings and reviews
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