Mini Crossword
- Is Mini Crossword free? Yes — 100% free, no payment.
- Download needed? No — it plays in your browser.
- Works on mobile? Yes — phones & tablets, full touch.
- Session length? About 5–20 minutes.
- Players? Single player.
A free 5x5 mini crossword you can finish on a coffee break. Six hand-built grids with everyday clues, a check button, letter reveals and a best-time clock — no account, no daily limit.
About Mini Crossword
A mini crossword is the right size for a crossword when you don't have twenty minutes. Five squares by five, a handful of short answers, clues that lean on everyday knowledge rather than obscure trivia — the whole thing is meant to take a couple of minutes and leave you feeling slightly cleverer than you did before.
These six grids are hand-built rather than generated, which matters more than it sounds. Every down answer is a real word, every clue points at exactly one solution, and each answer gets two different clues depending on whether you meet it going across or going down, so the two lists never read as copies of each other. Tapping a square selects the word you're in and highlights the matching clue; tapping the same square again flips you between across and down, which is the one control every crossword solver reaches for without thinking.
If you stall, the check button flashes green on the letters you've got right and red on the ones you haven't, and the reveal button fills in the square you're sitting on. Solving with no reveals sets a best time; using them doesn't, which is a mild but effective incentive to think a bit longer.
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How to play Mini Crossword
Tap any white square to select it — the word you're in lights up and its clue is highlighted in the list. Type letters and the cursor moves along the word automatically. Tap the same square again, or press Tab, to switch between the across and down answer running through it. Fill every square correctly to solve the grid, then move on to the next of the six puzzles.
Controls
Desktop: click a square to select, type letters, Tab or a second click switches across/down, arrow keys move around, Backspace deletes, Enter checks your answers, H reveals the current letter, M mutes. Touch: tap a square and use the on-screen keyboard.
Tips & tricks
- Fill in the short answers first. The three-letter words along the edges are usually the easiest, and every letter they give you narrows down the long word crossing them.
- If a clue reads oddly, check whether you're looking at the across or down list — the same answer gets a different clue in each direction, and one of them will click faster.
- Use check rather than reveal when you're stuck. Seeing which of your letters are already wrong is usually enough to unlock the square without spending your clean-solve.
- Every down answer is a real word, so if a vertical run is turning into gibberish the mistake is in a word you've already 'finished' — go back and re-read its clue.
Game features
- 100% free to play — no payment, ever
- Plays instantly in your browser — no download or install
- Works on desktop, phone and tablet
- No sign-up and no email required
- Built with HTML5 — runs on any modern browser
- Single-player — play at your own pace
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Mini Crossword?
Tap any white square to select it — the word you're in lights up and its clue is highlighted in the list. Type letters and the cursor moves along the word automatically. Tap the same square again, or press Tab, to switch between the across and down answer running through it. Fill every square correctly to solve the grid, then move on to the next of the six puzzles.
What are the controls for Mini Crossword?
Desktop: click a square to select, type letters, Tab or a second click switches across/down, arrow keys move around, Backspace deletes, Enter checks your answers, H reveals the current letter, M mutes. Touch: tap a square and use the on-screen keyboard.
Is Mini Crossword free to play online?
Totally free. You can play Mini Crossword in the browser without paying, downloading or signing up for anything.
Can I play Mini Crossword on mobile?
Yes. Mini Crossword works in any modern mobile browser with full touch support, so it plays on phones and tablets as well as on a laptop or desktop — nothing to install.
Who made Mini Crossword?
Mini Crossword was built in-house by the 360 PlayZone team using open web technology (HTML5), which is why it runs instantly without any download.
Is Mini Crossword unblocked at school or work?
Mini Crossword is a plain web page — no plugin, no installer, no app store — so it loads on a Chromebook or a locked-down school or office laptop the same way any other page does. Whether it opens comes down to your network's filter rather than the game itself, and there is nothing to install either way.
How many players is Mini Crossword?
Mini Crossword is a single-player game. You are playing against the game and against your own best score, at whatever pace suits you.
Does Mini Crossword save my progress?
Yes. Mini Crossword keeps your best score and progress in your own browser's local storage, so it is still there when you come back on the same device. Nothing is uploaded and no account is involved — clearing your browser data is what resets it.
How do you get better at Mini Crossword?
Fill in the short answers first. The three-letter words along the edges are usually the easiest, and every letter they give you narrows down the long word crossing them. If a clue reads oddly, check whether you're looking at the across or down list — the same answer gets a different clue in each direction, and one of them will click faster. The full tips list on this page covers the rest.
What kind of game is Mini Crossword?
Mini Crossword is a free puzzle game that runs in the browser. A free 5x5 mini crossword you can finish on a coffee break. A typical session runs about 5–20 minutes.
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