Crossword
21 October 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 #219: Living things (5)
14 October 2026
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Cryptic crossword #198: Extra-large mushroom (5)
7 October 2026
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Quick crossword #218: Type of polyhedron (5)
30 September 2026
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Cryptic crossword #197: Fade out, without hearing (4)
23 September 2026
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Quick crossword #217: Nitrogen-rich nutrient (7)
16 September 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 #122: Squares and cubes
15 April 2026
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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 #375: Where has a new species of giant waterlily been found?
21 October 2026
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Quick quiz #374: What do elephants do what when making noise together?
14 October 2026
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Quick quiz #373: What component of speech are dogs most attuned to?
7 October 2026
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Quick quiz #372: Which is the weakest of the four fundamental forces?
30 September 2026
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Quick quiz #371: What was found preserved in a fossilised dino dropping?
23 September 2026
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Quick quiz #370: What shape does a storm at Saturn’s southern pole take?
16 September 2026