About the Mini Crossword
A new 7×7 mini crossword publishes here free every morning at 5am ET, with clues written fresh each day. Most solvers finish in a few minutes — a quick warm-up between headlines.
Play right in your browser on phone or desktop: tap a cell to type, use Check and Reveal if you get stuck, and race the timer. Your progress saves automatically on your device, and when you solve it you can share your time. No account, no paywall.
Missed a day? Every puzzle stays playable in the crossword archive. Want another game? Try Inkling, our daily word deduction game — one secret word, six clues, and the fewer you need, the better. Or browse all Off The Press games.