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The games you've loved most lately. New levels added daily!

Let’s see you give this genre fusion a shot: Crossword-style clues help you unscramble sets of letters that build—you guessed it—7 Little Words.

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<h2>Rules</h2>Solve seven clues by creating words with two- or three-letter tiles.<h2>Controls</h2>Click tiles in order to spell a word. There’s no penalty for wrong guesses. The intersecting arrow button will mix up the tiles at no penalty.Click the lightbulb for a hint. This adds 30 seconds to your time.<h2>Scoring</h2>Your score equals the time spent on the level.&nbsp;

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Let’s see you give this word scramble game a try: Crossword-style clues help you unscramble sets of letters that build—you guessed it—7 Little Words.

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Let’s see you give this genre fusion a shot: Crossword-style clues help you unscramble sets of letters that build—you guessed it—7 Little Words.

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How observant are you, really? Try to compete with the Society’s sharpest-eyed in this photo search game.

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<h3>Rules</h3>Find ten differences between the two photos. &nbsp;<h3>Controls</h3>Click or tap the magnifying glass to zoom in.Select the lightbulb for a hint. This adds 30 seconds to your time. &nbsp;<h3>Scoring</h3>Your score equals the time spent on the level.&nbsp;If you guess incorrectly, 10 seconds will be added to your time.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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Compete with the sharpest-eyed in Spot the Difference, picture search game: Try to find 10 differences between two photos, fast!

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It’s Jumble! The classic puzzle-comic hybrid that solvers have worked for more than 60 years. Unscramble the words quickly enough and you could land yourself a perfect score.

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<h3>Rules</h3>Unscramble the letters to make a word. The circled letters are clues for the bonus Jumble. Solve each word and the bonus to win.&nbsp;The cartoon is a clue for the bonus: the answer is typically a pun or homophone (e.g. new vs. knew).&nbsp;<h3>Controls</h3>On mobile: Tap the letters in blue to spell a word. Tap a letter in a white box to delete it.To see the cartoon clue, tap the arrow on the right-hand side of the screen.To return to the list of words when viewing the cartoon, tap the arrow to the left of the cartoon.Please note that on Sundays, the list of words extends below the bottom of the screen.On desktop: Type letters into the white boxes. Use DELETE or BACKSPACE to erase a letter.When you answer correctly, the blue box turns gray and the circled letters appear below for the bonus Jumble.If you get stuck, click or tap to the lightbulb to reveal a letter or the entire level. To use a hint, disable Expert mode in the game settings.To turn off the sound or to print this puzzle, click on the gear icon to the right of the lightbulb.&nbsp;<h3>Scoring</h3>Your score is determined by:<ul><li>The time spent on the level.</li><li>Inputting correct letters. Each equals 10 points.</li><li>The level’s multiplier, which is indicated on screen (e.g. “5x”). Your total points for each letter are multiplied by this number when you complete a word.</li></ul>Using hints will affect your score.<ul><li>You'll lose 15 points, times the multiplier, if you reveal a letter.</li><li>Your score will be zero if you reveal the level.</li></ul>It is possible to receive a negative score.

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It’s Jumble! The classic puzzle-comic hybrid that solvers have worked for more than 60 years. Unscramble the words quickly enough and you could land yourself a perfect score.

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We call this a bit of a puzzle mash-up: a word search but with crossword-style clues.

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<h3>Rules</h3>Solve each clue, then find the answers within the puzzle. The words are found in all directions—vertically, horizontally, diagonally, and backward. &nbsp;<h3>Controls</h3>To select a word in the puzzle, click or tap its first letter and drag to the word’s last letter and release.If you have correctly circled an answer, a checkmark will appear underneath the clue and the word will remain circled.The lightbulb will reveal the first letter of the answer(s). Using these hints affect your score.&nbsp; &nbsp;<h3>Scoring</h3>Your score is determined by the time spent on the level.

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David L. Hoyt’s creation, Word Roundup, is a bit of a puzzle mash-up: a word search but with crossword-style clues. 

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Word Roundup, is a bit of a puzzle mash-up: a word search but with crossword-style clues. 

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The innovative original puzzles are sure to be your new favorites.

In as few moves as possible, flip flop the dots ’til all their colors match. It’s a twist on the classic tile match game, but asymmetrical side arrows and corner buttons make it more fun to solve.

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<h3>Credits</h3>Original game&nbsp;concept by: The Puzzle SocietyPuzzles by: Kelsey DixonDeveloper: Cangrejo Ideas<h3>Rules</h3>Just like the title, switch the right spots on the board to make them all the same color, and you’ll solve this easy-to-play but difficult-to-master logic game.Switch Spots takes the classic, “white out” game rules and applies a few novel, Puzzle Society-style twists. To win, you must solve each of three stages, each of which increases in grid size, difficulty, and complexity.The basics are straightforward: Use the buttons on the outside of each grid to switch the color of each spot from white to a solid color or visa versa.When you click or tap a button on the top, bottom, right, left, or corner of the grid, the related spots switch color..Types and behavior of side buttons:<ul><li>Vertical and horizontal arrows switch the color of the spots sequentially across the row and up/down the column.</li><li>Corner buttons come in three shapes: diagonal, square, and L-shape. Each switches the color of the spots relative to their shape.</li><li>Diagonal arrows (not in the corner) switch the color of the spots sequentially along a relative diagonal line.</li></ul>Blockers&nbsp;On some stages, you will encounter dark-color squares called blockers. These blockers never switch colors and will actively block any spots after it from switching color.Blockers behave differently for the L-shape and square corner buttons. Because these types of corner buttons switch simultaneously, they disregard blockers’ effects.<h3>Stages</h3>Each day’s Switch Spots level consists of three stages. Once you complete a stage, you can try for a better score on each stage up to three times, or keep your score and advance to the next stage. After you complete all three stages, you win the game.&nbsp;<h3>Scoring</h3>Your score for each stage is the total number of moves (or button presses) you used to solve all three stages.If you click or tap the same button twice in a row, though, the game doesn’t count that as a move, which is why you’ll occasionally see your score decrease by one. The game always takes your lowest score of all attempts.&nbsp;In order to achieve a coveted Puzzle Society Ultimate Score, your total score must be fewer than 15 moves in Switch Spots, or&nbsp;

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In as few moves as possible, flip flop the dots ’til all their colors match. It’s a twist on the classic tile match game, but asymmetrical side arrows and corner buttons make it more fun to solve.

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Your goal in Hex 10 is not only to find words hidden within the hexagonal tiles (easy enough), but to then string them together into 10 of the highest-scoring words you can. (Just a tad trickier.)

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<h3>Rules</h3>Find 10 words on a hexagonal 7x7 grid. Easy, right? Well, kind of—until you try to meet our “par” of 1,000 points using those 10 words.Hex 10 is fast and fun, but also requires a bit of tactical thinking. Complete awareness of the scoring system, the X-out feature, and the bonus multipliers help.&nbsp;The basics are simple: Build words by dragging your mouse or finger from tile to adjacent tile. Release your finger or mouse when you’ve completed a word. If it is valid, you will receive the total points for that word added to your score.&nbsp;Valid words must be a minimum of four letters in length. Please note that the “QU” tile counts as two letters.&nbsp;The game’s dictionary is based on the common English language. No profanity or proper nouns are allowed. If you see a word that you believe is missing, <a href="https://support.puzzlesociety.com/hc/en-us">send a note to our Customer Care</a>.When you have built your 10th and final word, the level ends and your score is locked into the Puzzle Society records and leaderboards. (Did we mention that this is a perfect game to compete with your friends? <a href="https://www.puzzlesociety.com/my-society/friends">Get your leaderboard up and running</a>!)Tip: Make sure you scan the board before you finalize your 10th word because once you finalize that word, the level is over and you can’t use the X out feature.<h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>How Scoring Works</h3>Each letter in Hex 10 has a point value in the bottom right-hand corner. The score you receive for a valid word you build is the sum total of those tiles.&nbsp;The twist is that the first and second time you use a letter, the value of that letter tile doubles.&nbsp;Here’s an example: You create the word BEAR, which doubles the value of the letter “B” from 3 to 6. If you create another word using that same “B”, the value of the “B” tile doubles again from 6 to 12. It will no longer double after this third usage.&nbsp;To help you get started, we pre-select two letters each day and double their value. (They’re highlighted in blue.) You can consider these free hints as to where you might want to begin playing words.&nbsp;<h3>How to X Out Words&nbsp;</h3>It is common to experience buyer’s remorse in Hex 10, e.g., seeing bigger and better words after you’ve already built a few words.&nbsp;If you’re not happy with a word or multiple words you have created, you can click the “X” button to the right of each word you want to remove it. Don’t worry, the game will automatically recalculate your score, including any multipliers that word provided.Xing out words is free of charge, meaning it will not penalize your score or its validity for the leaderboard or Puzzle Society records.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>Starter Letters</h3>To create a little bit of early momentum and focus, Hex 10 highlights two or more letters on the grid every day, and doubles these letters’ value. These two letters are chosen because they feature in a number of words that can be built.&nbsp;Buyer beware! Their presence does not mean these are the highest-scoring words in the level.&nbsp;<h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Bonus Multipliers</h3>Hex 10 rewards you for building longer words and certain types of special words with multiplier bonuses that double, triple, or even quintuple the points you get for a valid word.Here is a complete list of bonus multipliers in the game:&nbsp;<ul><li>Palindrome: 5x</li><li>Five-letter word: 3x</li><li>Six-letter word: 4x</li><li>Seven-letter word: 5x</li><li>Eight-letter word: 6x</li><li>Nine-letter word: 7x</li><li>10-letter word: 10x</li></ul>&nbsp;<h3>Word Lists</h3>If you’d like to review the complete list of words in the day’s puzzle, close the win/completion screen by clicking the close icon in the top right-hand corner.&nbsp;You will see each and every valid word that you could have created, sorted by word length.

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Your goal in Hex 10—a word scramble and word search hybrid game—is not only to find words hidden within the hexagonal tiles (easy enough), but to then string them together into 10 of the highest-scoring words you can. (Just a tad trickier.)

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From Society constructors Erik Agard, Anna Gundlach, Amanda Rafkin, and David Steinberg comes a contemporary puzzle jam-packed with fun features.

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<h3>Origin</h3>The Modern Crossword is the brainchild of the Puzzle Society’s game constructors Erik Agard, Anna Gundlach, Amanda Rafkin, and David Steinberg. Can you solve what these talented all-stars have put together?<h3>Rules</h3>Solve each clue, across and down, by typing the correct answer into the corresponding squares.Three different layers of themes may be hidden in the crossword – circles, shaded squares and spaces with both circles and shaded squares. Discovering these themes could help you solve clues as you complete the crossword or reveal a hidden message from the constructor.The size of The Modern’s crossword grid will change each day, growing throughout the week.Some crosswords have special notes from the game constructor embedded in them. Once you have successfully completed the crossword, select REVIEW to see these notes. Tap the left and right arrows to read through each note.<h3>Controls</h3>Click any square to make it active. The associated clue will become highlighted in the clue list. Click a second time to change the clue direction.To fill in an answer, activate a square and start typing. You’ll automatically be moved to the next square as you type. You can replace an incorrect letter by typing over it or deleting it.You can also select clues directly from the clue list. The squares for its answer will be highlighted in the puzzle, and the first square for the answer will be active.Desktop keyboard shortcuts:<ul><li>ARROW keys will change the active letter</li><li>SPACE BAR will change directions between down and across letters</li><li>DELETE or BACKSPACE will delete a letter</li><li>TAB will move to the next clue</li><li>SHIFT + TAB will move to the previous clue</li></ul>There is a secondary clue system that you can use at no penalty. Tap the lightbulb next to a clue to reveal a second, related clue that will help you solve. Not all clues will have a lightbulb to tap.Reveal letter, reveal word, reveal puzzle, reset grid, alternate clue, and auto check are all considered hints. You must disable Expert mode to use hints and using them will impact your score.<h3>Scoring</h3>Your score equals the time spent solving the puzzle.

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From Society constructors Erik Agard, Anna Gundlach, Amanda Rafkin, and David Steinberg comes a contemporary, inclusive crossword puzzle that features secondary clues, meta puzzles, and varying grid sizes.

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This contemporary puzzle is jam-packed with fun features (like secondary clues and varying grid sizes!).

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This mini crossword is doubly puzzling thanks to two side-by-side grids and a two sets of clues all mixed together. Where do the answers go? That's for you to figure out!

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<h3>Credits</h3><ul><li>Original game concept by: Amanda Rafkin</li><li>Puzzles by: Matthew Stock, Taylor Johnson, Amanda Rafkin, and Nate Cardin</li><li>Edited by: Amanda Rafkin</li><li>Developer: Enter the Studio &nbsp;</li></ul><h3>Rules</h3>Squared Away is not for the faint of heart. You must solve two 5x5 crossword grids using 16 clues and a starter letter for each word. That’s it! Unlike traditional crosswords, we don’t tell you where the answers go. That’s for you to figure out.&nbsp;Use the Clue List and Clue Pad (more on that below) to figure out the solutions. If you know where an answer goes on either grid, click on the row or column to begin entering the last four letters of that word. The first letter—also known as the starter letter—is provided for you..Please note that you are not required to use the Clue Pad. It’s entirely optional. If you know all the answers, you can enter them directly on the grids.To win the game, you must place all words in the correct rows and columns. Your final score is the amount of time it took you to finish the puzzle plus any time penalties you accrued for using hints.Squared Away has four difficulty levels. One-star levels are published early in the week and are the easiest to solve. Four-star levels are published later in the week and are the hardest. Two- and three-star levels are published in the middle of the week and are intermediate and advanced difficulty.<h3>How to Use the Clue Pad</h3>Because Squared Away does not tell you where the answers go, we have provided a Clue Pad to help you keep track of clues you have solved and even placed.&nbsp;Using the Clue Pad is optional—it is simply a scratch pad that you can use however you see fit.&nbsp;To enter a word in the Clue Pad, click on the clue you’d like to enter an answer for and begin typing . If you make an error, use the BACKSPACE button to delete it. Place the cursor wherever you’d like using your finger (on mobile) or your mouse (on desktop).If you are confident that you have placed a word in the correct location, click the “Done?” checkbox and it will become grayed out.PRO TIP: You do not need to input a word into the Clue Pad in order to mark it “Done”.<h3>Controls</h3>Squared Away primarily uses standard crossword controls.&nbsp;To select a square on the grid to enter a letter, click the desired square with your mouse or your finger. The default orientation when you click a square is horizontal.Clicking a square that has already been selected will change the orientation of your text entry from horizontal to vertical. Clicking again will go back to horizontal text entry.To switch between the two different grids, click or tap the grid you want to work in.Some quick keyboard shortcuts: TAB will move to the next word. SHIFT + TAB will move to the previous word, and ARROW keys will change the active square/letter.To take a quick break, click the pause button in the upper right corner. Click play when you’re ready to play again.Having problems?&nbsp;<a href="https://support.puzzlesociety.com/">Let us know</a> if you’re having technical issues, or something isn’t working quite right.<h3>Scoring</h3>Your score is determined by the amount of time it takes you to correctly solve both grids in the game.Please note that if you choose the “Reveal Letter” hint, your score (time) will receive a 20-second penalty. But your final score will still be valid and qualify for Puzzle Society record-keeping.

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This mini crossword is doubly puzzling thanks to two side-by-side grids and a two sets of clues all mixed together. Where do the answers go? That's for you to figure out!

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To solve this new take on a word scramble, you've got mere seconds to spin seven sets of letters until they dial in on real words. No pressure, right?

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<h3>Credits</h3>Original game concept: David Steinberg Puzzles by: Quinn George Editor: Kelsey Dixon Developer: Ferry Halim<h3>Rules</h3>The pressure is on! Can you unscramble all seven words in a row before the clock runs out?ThruLine consists of seven consecutive word challenges. Each word is mixed up at the beginning, and the goal is to make sense of the scramble and find the word hidden within. There is only one possible solution for each word.&nbsp;<h3>Controls</h3>To unscramble a word, pull the columns of letters up and down until you’ve found the word hidden in the scramble.&nbsp;To pull a column of letters up, click or tap the column you’d like to move with your mouse or finger and swipe up or down. The game automatically detects when you have entered the correct word.&nbsp;After you’ve solved one word, the game will automatically move you to the next.&nbsp;Here is a breakdown of the difficulty and clock time for each word:&nbsp;Word 1: Five letters, easy difficulty, 25-second clockWord 2: Five letters, medium difficulty, 25-second clockWord 3: Six letters, easy difficulty, 30-second clockWord 4: Six letters, medium difficulty, 30-second clockWord 5: Six letters, hard difficulty, 30-second clockWord 6: Seven letters, easy difficulty, 40-second clockWord 7: Seven letters, nightmare difficulty, 40-second clock&nbsp;<h3>Scoring</h3>Your score is determined by the number of words you correctly solve. If you solve all seven words in less than one minute total, you earn a special bonus. &nbsp;

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To solve this new take on a word scramble, you've got mere seconds to spin seven sets of letters until they dial in on real words. No pressure, right?

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One clue is all you get to suss out this puzzle’s theme word and the six words related to it. Guess letters one by one ’til you feel gutsy enough to solve it all.

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<h3>RULES</h3>To solve Thematik, you’ve got one clue to go on to figure out a theme word and seven related words—in as few letter guesses as possible.Fill ModeIf you think you know either the theme word or any of the seven related words, start in FILL mode. Click or tap the FILL button, then directly type in your answers. You can do this as much as you want without increasing your score.Guess ModeIf you don’t know any of the words you can spend a GUESS and ask for a letter to be filled in. To do that, click or tap the GUESS button and then the letter you want revealed. We will fill in all instances of that letter. You can do this as many times as you like, but each letter GUESS increases your score.SolveOnce you’ve entered all words and believe you have completed the puzzle, you can press the SOLVE button. We’ll tell you if you got the entire puzzle correct or if there’s an error somewhere.Remember, if you are ever stuck, you can always spend a GUESS and ask for another letter.TIP: If you’re aiming for a perfect score, take note that the six theme words are arranged in alphabetical order.&nbsp;<h3>SCORING</h3>Your score is determined by the number of letter guesses you make. You are not charged for puzzle guesses.

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One clue is all you get to suss out this puzzle’s theme word and the six words related to it. Guess letters one by one ’til you feel gutsy enough to solve it all.

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Each crossword puzzle has its own distinct personality. Try them all to find your favorite!

Beloved by members Society-wide, this puzzle is challenging enough that you’ll brag about finishing, but accessible enough that you won’t mutter about its maddening difficulty.

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<h3>Rules</h3>Solve each clue, across and down, by typing the correct answer into the corresponding squares.You’ll start in Expert mode. You can switch over to Casual Mode by pressing the lightbulb icon in the top right corner of the game and then selecting the “Casual” toggle. Doing so will prevent you from receiving Achievements, leveling up, and more.In Casual mode, incorrect letters are shown in red. Click the lightbulb in the upper right corner to reveal letters, words, or the entire puzzle.In Expert mode, all hints are disabled. &nbsp;<h3>Controls</h3>On mobile: When you start typing, the associated clue will display under the grid. Cycle through the clues by tapping the left and right arrows. The squares for the clue’s answer will be highlighted in the puzzle for you.On desktop: Click any square to make it active. The associated clue will become highlighted in the clue list. Click a second time to change the clue direction.&nbsp;To fill in an answer, activate a square and start typing. You’ll automatically be moved to the next square as you type. You can replace an incorrect letter by typing over it or deleting it.&nbsp;You can also select clues directly from the clue list. The squares for its answer will be highlighted in the puzzle, and the first square for the answer will be active.Desktop keyboard shortcuts:<ul><li>ARROW keys will change the active letter</li><li>SPACE BAR will change directions between down and across letters</li><li>DELETE or BACKSPACE will delete a letter</li><li>TAB will move to the next clue</li><li>SHIFT + TAB will move to the previous clue &nbsp;</li></ul><h3>Scoring</h3>Your score equals the time spent solving the puzzle.

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The fan-favorite crossword puzzle from USA Today is challenging enough that you’ll brag about finishing, but accessible enough that you won’t mutter about its maddening difficulty.

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The favorite among players, this crossword is challenging enough that you’ll brag about finishing, but accessible enough that you won’t mutter about its maddening difficulty.

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Try your hand at this crossword, known for its, well, universal themes, clues, and answers. (You could spot nods to both the Beatles and Beyoncé).

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<h3>Rules</h3>Solve each clue, across and down, by typing the correct answer into the corresponding squares.You’ll start in Expert mode. You can switch over to Casual Mode by pressing the lightbulb icon in the top right corner of the game and then selecting the “Casual” toggle. Doing so will prevent you from receiving Achievements, leveling up, and more.In Casual mode, incorrect letters are shown in red. Click the lightbulb in the upper right corner to reveal letters, words, or the entire puzzle.In Expert mode, all hints are disabled.&nbsp; &nbsp;<h3>Controls</h3>On mobile: When you start typing, the associated clue will display under the grid. Cycle through the clues by tapping the left and right arrows. The squares for the clue’s answer will be highlighted in the puzzle for you.On desktop: Click any square to make it active. The associated clue will become highlighted in the clue list. Click a second time to change the clue direction.To fill in an answer, activate a square and start typing. You’ll automatically be moved to the next square as you type. You can replace an incorrect letter by typing over it or deleting it.You can also select clues directly from the clue list. The squares for its answer will be highlighted in the puzzle, and the first square for the answer will be active.&nbsp;Desktop keyboard shortcuts:<ul><li>ARROW keys will change the active letter</li><li>SPACE BAR will change directions between down and across letters</li><li>DELETE or BACKSPACE will delete a letter</li><li>TAB will move to the next clue</li><li>SHIFT + TAB will move to the previous clue &nbsp;</li></ul><h3>Scoring</h3>Your score equals the time spent solving the puzzle. &nbsp;

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