About Themed Crossword on Suvi
Every Monday the themed crossword changes to a new subject people love: gardening, soccer, baking, space, the 1980s, musicals and more. It's an easy 11 by 11 grid in the quick-crossword style, and most of its answers belong to the week's theme, so once you've spotted a few the rest start to fall; the others are everyday words with plain clues. Every word and clue comes from our own checked lists, never made up on the spot by a computer: each one is read for accuracy and fairness before its week goes out. The week runs from Monday to Sunday in your own time zone, your progress is kept on this device all week, and past themes stay playable from the list of past weeks.
How to play
- Pick Easy, Medium or Hard. Tap a square, then type: you move along the word as you go.
- Tap the square again to switch between Across and Down. The clue for the word you're on sits above the keyboard, with the length in brackets.
- Use the arrows by the clue (or Tab) to move to the next clue; tap any clue in the list to jump to it.
- Check shows wrong squares; Reveal fills one in. When every square is right, the timer stops and your streak grows.
Controls
On a phone or tablet: Tap a square and type on the big on-screen keyboard; tap it again to change direction; the arrows by the clue move to the next clue.
On a desktop: Click a square and type. Arrow keys move, Tab goes to the next clue, Backspace clears, Space switches direction. The clue list sits beside the grid.
Tips
- Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues: they're usually the quickest way in.
- Every other letter of a word is shared with another clue, so one sure answer opens up several more.
- Plural clue, plural answer; past-tense clue, past-tense answer.
- Stuck on Hard? Today's Easy uses the same everyday words with plainer clues: a good warm-up.
Questions
- Is it the same crossword for everyone?
- Yes. Each day has one Easy, one Medium and one Hard crossword, the same for every player, new at midnight in your time zone.
- How hard is Hard?
- The words are still ones you know; the clues ask more of you, and the grid is bigger. Most people take 10 to 25 minutes on Easy and longer on Hard.
- Is it a cryptic crossword?
- No. Every clue is a straight clue: a definition, a synonym or a fill-in-the-blank. No anagrams or wordplay to decode.
- Why are some squares in only one word?
- It's the quick-crossword style: about half the letters of each word cross another word, so the grid is open and the clues do the work.
- Where do the clues come from?
- Our own clue bank, written for everyday words and checked for anything unfair, rude or obscure before any grid goes out. If a clue seems wrong, tell us from the About page and we'll fix it.
- Can I print it?
- Yes. Each day's crossword is a free PDF on the Printables page: Easy, Medium and Hard, a large-print Easy with big squares and big clues, and the answers on the last page. Free to print at home, in class, in a library or a care home.
- Is it free?
- Yes. Every level, every day, with no account. Three reveals a day are free.
More Daily Crossword
- Easy Crossword
- Medium Crossword
- Hard Crossword
- Themed Crossword
- Large Print Crossword
- Today's Daily Crossword
Similar games
- Mini Crossword — A 5×5 crossword you can finish before your coffee's ready. New every day.
- Word Search — A themed grid to swipe through every day. Big letters, no clutter.
- Word Ladder — Turn one word into another, a letter at a time. Today's ladder for everyone.
Who made it
Themed Crossword is a Suvi Original, written and tested by Brasslight Games. Every puzzle is generated and checked by our own tools; nothing is copied from another site.