# The Guardian Cryptic Crossword

> Solve a full-size cryptic crossword.

Daily Word game · [Play The Guardian Cryptic Crossword](https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/series/cryptic) · <https://dledex.com/games/the-guardian-cryptic-crossword>

The newspaper's long-running cryptic crossword, published every weekday under the bylines of pseudonymous setters with distinct styles. Grids are solvable online with check, reveal and anagram helper tools, each puzzle has a reader comment thread, and the series page lists the full numbered back catalogue.

## Facts

- Category: [Word](https://dledex.com/word)
- How you play: Crossword
- Languages: English
- Daily puzzle: Yes
- Unlimited mode: No
- Archive: Yes
- Made by: The Guardian
- Website: [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/series/cryptic)
- Rank: No. 47
- Score: 7.6/10 (No ratings yet)

## Games like The Guardian Cryptic Crossword

- [The Mini Crossword](https://dledex.com/games/the-mini-crossword.md): Fill a five-by-five crossword from short clues
- [Minute Cryptic](https://dledex.com/games/minute-cryptic.md): Solve a single cryptic crossword clue
- [Bracket City](https://dledex.com/games/bracket-city.md): Solve nested bracketed clues to reveal a phrase
- [LA Times Crossword](https://dledex.com/games/la-times-crossword.md): Solve a full-size American-style crossword
- [Crosswordle](https://dledex.com/games/crosswordle.md): Swap letters to rebuild a crossword grid
- [The Guardian Quick Crossword](https://dledex.com/games/the-guardian-quick-crossword.md): Solve a crossword with plain definition clues
- [The Midi Crossword](https://dledex.com/games/the-midi-crossword.md): Fill a midsize crossword grid from clues
- [Tiled Words](https://dledex.com/games/tiled-words.md): Rotate tiles to rebuild a broken crossword