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.