Slate Crossword

About Slate Crossword

Slate's crossword arrives every morning at 6 a.m. Eastern as a dated post on the magazine's site. On weekdays the grid is a midi, a size between the 5x5 minis and a standard 15x15. On Sunday it grows to a full-size puzzle.

Each post takes its headline from a clue in that day's grid, with the answer length in brackets, such as a clue about an element whose symbol shares no letters with its name. The setters rotate among Slate's writers and editors, so the bylines change through the week.

The crossword is free in the browser with ads on the page, and older puzzles are gathered on the crossword tag page. It suits players who find the weekday New York Times grid a big commitment but want more than a mini, and it sits alongside Slate's Mini Crossword, daily quiz, Pears and SoundBites.

How to play Slate Crossword

1. Open the day's Slate Crossword post, new at 6 a.m. Eastern.
2. Choose a clue or click a square to pick an across or down entry.
3. Type answers and use the crossings to check them.
4. Fill every square to complete the grid; Sunday's puzzle is full size.
5. Use the archive to play puzzles from earlier days.

Tips

• The headline clue is a free start: its answer length is printed beside it.
• Weekday midis are small enough to solve without help, so try before revealing anything.
• Save Sunday's full-size grid for when you have half an hour.

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