Mots Encreuats (La Vanguardia)

About Mots Encreuats (La Vanguardia)

Mots encreuats is Catalan for crossword, and La Vanguardia's games page carries one every day. The grid is 14 squares by 14, and the puzzle's author is Màrius Serra.

In the European manner, the clues are listed by row and by column: each line gives the clues for every answer in that row, separated by full stops. So the first line across holds the clues for all the words in the top row, in order. The clues lean towards wordplay. On 3 October 2026 one read S'acosta a la popa però no l'ateny, and another Follet boscà que troba petroli. The game's help sums it up: fill every square with the right words for the clues, so that all the words cross correctly; clues can be definitions, synonyms, phrases or wordplay.

You can check your progress and, if you give up, ask for the solved grid, but the game then counts the puzzle as incomplete in your statistics. Stats keep your time, your current and best streak, and show the share of all players who solved that day's grid. It is a demanding puzzle: on that day fewer than a third of players finished.

The games on La Vanguardia's page are made by Quality Games. The Catalan crossword sits alongside Spanish games such as Cruci Veloz, Letras and Baldosas.

How to play Mots Encreuats (La Vanguardia)

1. Open today's Mots Encreuats on La Vanguardia's games page.
2. Read the clues for each row across and each column down; one line holds all the clues for that row or column, in order.
3. Fill in the Catalan answers so every across and down word fits.
4. Finish the grid; asking for the solution counts the game as incomplete.

Tips

• Count the black squares in a row to see how many answers its clue line holds.
• Many clues are wordplay: read them twice before taking them literally.
• Start with the short answers at the edges of the grid, then work inwards.

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