Daily · 5×5 mini
The mini crossword, filled in with your news.
Crosswords have been popular with news audiences since 1913. News Crossword is the first to work words from your own coverage into the grid — with several of the clues linking back to the stories they came from.
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In your crossword these headlines are your own, and several of the clues link back to the articles they came from.
Words tied to the news
Engage your audience
Recurring
A puzzle every day of the year turns into a daily habit your audience will love.
Newsletter gold
It becomes one of the most popular items in your newsletter — a reason to open, and a reason to keep scrolling.
Loyalty
Give your audience something they genuinely look forward to, and you build a little more brand loyalty every day.
News Crossword
Familiar gameplay. An unfamiliar payoff.
News Crossword plays exactly the way readers expect a mini to play. The difference shows up at the end, when the words drawn from your coverage turn into a short reading list of your articles.
- Several words drawn from your news
- Several clues link to your articles
- “Mini” 5×5 format
- Full article links on the finish screen
- Embeddable in your pages
- Desktop and mobile
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