Minute Cryptic

How to play

1. 01

   Read the clue

   There's one clue a day, with the length of the answer in brackets. Daily clues are always across clues.

2. 02

   Split it in two

   A cryptic clue has a definition, a direct hint at the answer, and wordplay that builds it: anagrams, hidden words, reversals and more.

3. 03

   Play with the letters

   Tap words in the clue or type to add letters, and drag them around to explore the wordplay.

4. 04

   Use hints

   The hints button reveals the definition, the indicator, the fodder, or letters from the answer. Good solvers use hints: it's how you learn.

Good to know

• The community par. Your share compares the hints you used with the community par, set by everyone who has solved the clue so far.
• Learn as you go. Free courses, Letterplay, Wordplay and Weirdplay, teach the building blocks of cryptic clues.
• Members get more. Extra clues every day, and a weekly crossword with a video walkthrough.