SCMP Games (South China Morning Post)
The South China Morning Post's daily crossword, cryptic and word search.
Every day: The South China Morning Post's daily puzzles, a crossword, a cryptic crossword and a word search, new each day and the same for every reader. New puzzle: Once a day.

SCMP Games is the puzzle section of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, offering its daily crossword, a cryptic crossword and a word search. Full access comes through the SCMP app, or on any platform for subscribers.
About SCMP Games (South China Morning Post)
The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's English-language daily, runs its puzzles under SCMP Games with the tagline a daily workout for your mind. The page offers the paper's daily crossword, a cryptic crossword for solvers who like wordplay, and a word search, each new every day and the same for all readers.
The crosswords play in the browser with across and down clues, and the word search hides a list of words in a grid.
Full access is available in the SCMP app, and subscribers can play on any platform.
It suits English-language crossword solvers in Asia and anyone who likes a newspaper crossword with a Hong Kong flavour.
How to play SCMP Games (South China Morning Post)
- Open SCMP Games and choose the crossword, cryptic or word search.
- For the crosswords, pick a clue and type the answer.
- Use crossing letters to solve the harder clues.
- For the word search, find every listed word in the grid.
Tips
- Start with the standard crossword before the cryptic.
- In the cryptic, look for the definition at one end of the clue.
- Play in the app for full access.
Questions
Which puzzles are there?
A daily crossword, a cryptic crossword and a word search.
Is it free?
Full access is through the SCMP app or a subscription.
Is it in English?
Yes.
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