Thomas Joseph Crossword

The Thomas Joseph Crossword is one of the daily crosswords that King Features syndicates to newspapers. Arkadium hosts the online version, and The Independent's puzzles section shows the same Arkadium player. Everyone who plays on a given day gets the same grid, and the puzzle is dated and credited under the grid.

The game opens on a month calendar. Today's square says Daily Bonus with 50 extra points and a Play button. The calendar has no Sundays, so October 2026 counts 27 puzzles. Yesterday's grid is marked Register and opens once you make a free Arkadium account. Earlier days show Subscribe and belong to Arkadium's paid Plus membership.

It is a standard American-style crossword with black squares and numbered across and down clues. Thursday 29 October 2026 was 11 squares wide and 13 deep. Its clues were mostly a word or two, such as Circus worker, Road sealer and Chef's mushroom. Few of them lean on wordplay.

On a desktop the clue list sits beside the grid and lights up the clue for the square you are in. On a phone the grid sits above the current clue and the game's own keyboard. A timer runs as you solve. Check tests a letter, a word or the whole grid, with an Autocheck switch, and Reveal uncovers them. A pencil mode and a Print button sit beside them, and the page has a leaderboard and a Save Game button. The game is free with ads, and Plus removes them.