STAT Mini Crossword

About STAT Mini Crossword

STAT, the news site that covers health, medicine and the life sciences, launched the STAT Mini in 2025 as part of its tenth anniversary. It is a small crossword in the style of the newspaper minis, solved right on STAT's own page, with a new grid every weekday.

A day's puzzle has just a handful of across and down clues, and many of them come from STAT's beat: drugs, diseases, anatomy, research and the people and companies in biotech, mixed with ordinary crossword fill. You type the answers into the grid until every square is filled, which takes most solvers a few minutes.

There is a new mini from Monday to Friday and none at weekends. STAT's free Morning Rounds newsletter carries updates on the crossword. It suits people who work in or follow health and science, and any mini-crossword solver who wants a themed one with their coffee.

How to play STAT Mini Crossword

1. Open the STAT Mini on statnews.com and start solving.
2. Pick a square and read its across or down clue.
3. Type the answer; crossing words fill in letters for the other clues.
4. Fill the whole grid to finish, and come back the next weekday for a new one.

Tips

• Medical abbreviations and drug suffixes turn up often; keep them in mind for short answers.
• If a science clue stumps you, fill in the crossing everyday words first.
• There is no puzzle at weekends, so Friday's mini is the last until Monday.

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