New Scientist Crosswords

Welcome to our new crossword site.

You can now tackle all our crosswords online in our mobile-friendly digital format, which lets you check your answers, keep a score and play with friends.

We publish a new crossword every Thursday, alternating between quick and cryptic.

Subscribers can access the full archive of crosswords. For non-subscribers, one cryptic crossword and one quick crossword are free to play to give you a taste of what our puzzles have to offer.

If you're new to cryptic crosswords and want to learn how to tackle them read our guide for beginners .

And if you have questions, email us at [email protected].

Happy puzzling!

CROSSWORDS

Cryptic crossword #93: Monkey and squirrel eating selenium (8)

Wingding - 29 September 2022

Quick crossword #117: Archaic name for tungsten (7)

Richard Smyth - 22 September 2022

Cryptic crossword #92: Lizards hide near outskirts of Knossos (6)

Rasa - 15 September 2022

Quick crossword #116: Ice giant discovered in 1781 (6)

Richard Smyth - 8 September 2022

Cryptic crossword #91: Bird from South Africa making beer (9)

Wingding - 1 September 2022

Quick crossword #115: Flightless parrot of New Zealand (6)

Richard Smyth - 25 August 2022

PUZZLES

Puzzle #187: Can you work out which box contains the prize?

Puzzle #186: Can you crack the safe’s code?

Puzzle #185: Can you work out how much money Matthew has to spend?

Puzzle #184: Can you solve this rather unusual addition sum?

Puzzle #183: Can you work out the order the books are arranged in?

Puzzle #182: Can you work out the length of the raffle ticket strips?

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