The Times Concise Crossword
The Times daily crossword with straight definition clues.
Every day: A new numbered concise crossword with plain definition clues every day from Monday to Saturday (No 10277 on 2 October 2026), with a Sunday Times Concise on Sundays. New puzzle: Once a day; the site does not state the time.
The Times Concise is the paper's daily non-cryptic crossword: each clue is a plain definition, so it is quicker than the Cryptic. It runs Monday to Saturday with a Sunday Times edition on Sundays, and is played online with a Times Puzzles subscription.
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