A friendly guide.

Follow a clue.

Each numbered clue points to a word. Across answers run left to right; Down answers run top to bottom. At a crossing, both words share the same letter.

Find your way around.

Tap a clue or square to select its word. Tap the same square again, or press Space, to switch between Across and Down when both are available. Arrow keys move around the grid. Enter selects the next clue, and Tab takes you out of the grid. You can also paste a word into its starting square.

A keyboard that stays with your puzzle.

On a phone, tapping a square opens our on-screen letter keys. Across/Down changes direction at a crossing, the delete key removes a letter, and Next moves to another clue. Choose Device keyboard to use your phone’s keyboard instead, or hide the keys whenever you like. Physical keyboard shortcuts continue to work.

A little help is welcome.

Check marks incorrect filled squares with a dotted underline. Reveal fills the selected word. Either action marks the solve “with help”, including on shared results. Pause hides your entries and stops the timer; the timer also stops while this tab is hidden.

Save a little for later.

Your letters and elapsed time stay in this browser’s local storage. They do not sync across devices. Use Reset to start over. Your time starts with your first entry.

Pass it on.

Challenge a friend before or after solving. A shared link opens the exact same puzzle; it never contains your filled answers. Shared times are friendly, self-reported challenges, not verified leaderboard scores.

About this little collection.

Start with Little observations, our original 5×5 Mini draft. The collection also includes two Mini interaction samples and one 9×9 easy criss-cross sample. Each is labeled and awaits English editorial review. Unlimited practice means no daily play limit; you can solve and replay this small preview collection.