The Times Cryptic Crossword

The Times daily cryptic crossword, set Monday to Saturday.

Every day: A new numbered cryptic crossword every day from Monday to Saturday (No 29663 on 2 October 2026), with The Sunday Times Cryptic on Sundays, and an archive of recent days. New puzzle: Once a day; the site does not state the time.

Times crosswords

The Times Cryptic is the London newspaper's daily cryptic crossword, published Monday to Saturday and played online with a Times Puzzles subscription. Each clue hides its answer in wordplay as well as a definition, and the Sunday Times sets its own cryptic on Sundays.

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