The Times newspaper has launched an extensive digital puzzle platform featuring a comprehensive collection of brain training games, crosswords, sudoku puzzles, and interactive challenges designed to engage readers across all skill levels. The online puzzle section represents a significant expansion of the publication's traditional puzzle offerings, now providing subscribers with daily mental exercises accessible through their digital subscription.
The crossword section forms the cornerstone of the puzzle collection, featuring multiple difficulty levels and formats to accommodate both novice and expert solvers. The Times Concise crossword series, currently at puzzle number 9978, offers a more accessible entry point for casual players, while the Times Cryptic crossword, now at number 29364, provides challenging wordplay for experienced enthusiasts. The collection also includes the Times Quick Cryptic series at number 3123, designed as a bridge between standard and cryptic formats.
Specialty crossword offerings include the O Tempora puzzle series and expanded jumbo versions of both concise and cryptic crosswords, numbered 1756 in their respective series. The platform also features an exclusive Crossword Club membership option, providing access to premium puzzle content and advanced solving tools. A dedicated newsletter service delivers weekly insights from puzzle editors, featuring the best crossword clues and quiz questions along with solving tips and strategies.
The sudoku collection presents a range of numerical challenges categorized by difficulty levels from easy to fiendish. Current offerings include standard Sudoku puzzle number 16256 at fiendish difficulty, number 16255 at difficult level, and number 16254 for beginners. The platform also features Killer Sudoku variants, with puzzle number 10363 rated as deadly difficulty and number 10362 at moderate level, providing additional complexity through mathematical constraints.
Word puzzle enthusiasts can access various linguistic challenges including Polygon, Lexica puzzles at both easy and hard difficulties (numbers 8453 and 8454 respectively), and Quintagram puzzles available in both concise and cryptic versions numbered 2389. The collection also includes Codeword puzzle 5662 and Square Routes puzzle 346, offering diverse approaches to vocabulary and pattern recognition.
The numbers and logic section encompasses mathematical and reasoning puzzles designed to challenge analytical thinking. Featured games include Set Square puzzle 4164, Suko number 4563, KenKen puzzle 6654, and Brain Trainer challenge 4893. Additional offerings include Cell Blocks puzzle 5545, Kakuro number 4161, and Futoshiki puzzle 5202, each requiring different logical approaches and mathematical skills.
Board and card game simulations bring traditional games to the digital platform, featuring daily Chess puzzles, Bridge challenges, and Scrabble word games. These offerings maintain the strategic depth of their physical counterparts while providing convenient digital access and automated scoring systems.
The quiz and teaser section rounds out the collection with Quizle challenges, The Times Saturday Quiz, Word Watch puzzles, and Mindset brain teasers. These features combine general knowledge with wordplay and lateral thinking challenges, appealing to readers seeking variety in their mental exercises.
Subscription access to the complete puzzle collection is available for new users at an introductory rate of $1 for the first three months, after which standard pricing applies. The platform maintains an archive of previous week's puzzles, allowing subscribers to catch up on missed challenges or replay favorite games. Printable versions of select puzzles are also available for offline solving, catering to users who prefer traditional pen-and-paper approaches to digital puzzle-solving.
