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A DAILY FOUR-BY-FOUR CROSSWORD

Nano Crossword

A tiny crossword for a quick break.

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PUZZLE NOTES

Sixteen Squares, Twice the Clues

A compact crossword where almost every letter does two jobs.

The smaller the grid, the more each letter matters.
THE PUZZLE DESK

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

With a tiny grid, every filled letter informs another answer. It feels more like untangling a compact knot of clues than working across a large crossword page.

With so few squares, there is little room for an uncertain answer to go unnoticed. Every Across entry shares letters with Down clues, so filling one position can clarify or contradict another. The grid checks for completion automatically, leaving you to concentrate on the short clues. It has the familiar back-and-forth rhythm of a crossword compressed into a tiny, closely connected page.

HOW IT WORKS

Four Across and four Down answers cross in sixteen squares. The complete grid is checked automatically, so you can concentrate on the clues and the letters shared between them.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

For players who want familiar crossword reasoning in a small format. Reading short English clues is essential; the board itself is easy to scan.