Crossword
16 July 2026
Games and puzzles
Not just any old headscratchers, our games, puzzles and quizzes are reassuringly difficult
Crossword
Alternating each week between quick and cryptic crosswords. Unfamiliar with how cryptics work? Read our guide
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Crossword
Quick crossword #212: Having equal dimensions (9)
8 July 2026
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Cryptic crossword #191: Bond type delivering builder’s order (5)
1 July 2026
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Quick crossword #211: Tree in the genus Populus (6)
24 June 2026
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Cryptic crossword #190: Bee abandons less leafy tree (5)
17 June 2026
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Quick crossword #210: Plant reproductive unit (5)
10 June 2026
BrainTwister
Your weekly dose of logical and mathematical puzzling.
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BrainTwister
BrainTwister #124: Odd sums
29 April 2026
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BrainTwister
BrainTwister #123: No repeats
22 April 2026
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BrainTwister
BrainTwister #122: Squares and cubes
15 April 2026
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BrainTwister
BrainTwister #121: Strike one
8 April 2026
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BrainTwister
BrainTwister #120: Wrong method, right answer
1 April 2026
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BrainTwister
BrainTwister #119: No two 2s
25 March 2026
Quiz
Test your knowledge of science and technology with our quiz each week.
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Quiz
Quick quiz #361: How many hours daily does an African elephant sleep?
16 July 2026
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Quick quiz #360: What is the name of the so-called Doomsday glacier?
8 July 2026
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Quick quiz #359: Who wrote The Demon-Haunted World?
1 July 2026
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Quick quiz #358: Who wrote Silent Spring?
24 June 2026
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Quick quiz #357: Which is the smallest of Jupiter’s Galilean moons?
17 June 2026
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Quick quiz #356: Who is the current head of NASA?
10 June 2026