Free daily mini crossword
A fresh 5x5 mini crossword every day, free to play in your browser. No subscription, no signup, and a new puzzle at midnight. If you love the quick daily crossword but not the paywall, this is your new morning habit.
The mini crossword is a free daily 5x5 puzzle. No account, no paywall, a fresh grid every day that resets at midnight US Eastern, and it plays in about five minutes. Play today’s mini crossword.
01 How the daily mini crossword works
The mini crossword is a compact 5x5 grid with Across and Down clues. Tap a square and type; tap again to switch direction. The bar at the top shows your active clue, and the arrow keys or the clue lists move you around the grid. Because it is a mini, there is far less to fill than a full weekday crossword, so a quick solver is usually done in a couple of minutes.
Stuck on a letter? Check marks anything that is wrong so you can course correct, and Reveal fills the whole grid if you would rather see the answer and move on. It is the same satisfying crossword solve, sized for a coffee break.
02 Free, and new every day
Like every game here, the daily mini crossword is free, needs no account, and works on your phone or desktop with nothing to download. One fresh 5x5 puzzle is published each day, the same grid for everyone, and it resets at midnight US Eastern. It plays in about five minutes, then you are done until tomorrow.
03 A free alternative to the NYT Mini
If you have been reaching for a subscription mini crossword and want a genuinely free daily one, this is built for exactly that. Same quick 5x5 format and clean daily rhythm, no paywall between you and the puzzle. Play the daily mini crossword, then explore the rest of the lineup: more daily word games, a six-letter word guessing game, and the full library on the Greatest Games homepage.
04 Mini crossword FAQ
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