Minute Cryptic

Minute Cryptic

About this game

A daily cryptic clue you can actually solve. Learn cryptic crosswords one clue at a time - fun, fast, and free.

Minute Cryptic began as a social media project with one clue a day and a short video explaining it. When our community asked for a game, we built one.

Now, with the Minute Cryptic app, you get one handcrafted clue each day, drawn from community feedback, playtested with solvers, and paired with a bite-sized video explanation.

You can adjust the difficulty with hints or letter reveals, and track your stats as you build confidence and skill.

Minute Cryptic is designed to make cryptic crosswords more accessible, playful and fun - one clue at a time.

What you get:

- A new cryptic clue every day
- Friendly hint system to guide you through
- Video walkthroughs that actually explain the clue
- A “How to Solve” guide built for beginners
- Stats and streak tracking to follow your progress
- A welcoming community of solvers on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and beyond

Upgrade to membership to unlock:
- The full archive of past daily clues
- Mini cryptic crosswords for a longer challenge
- Create-a-Cryptic mode, where you can write and share your own clues

Ratings and reviews

I just discovered this through an Instagram post and I REALLY love it. The hint system is set up really well - the guy I saw solving it in the post made sense when he laid out his thinking, but I couldn't quite manage the same, so seeing a similar breakdown of the process makes me feel like I can develop that skill with time too! I'm glad I didn't have to just start revealing letters. Great stuff, and I look forward to more!

I accidentally stumbled onto this app via people solving them on YouTube. I've never been able to do cryptic crosswords and this was a brilliant way to learn how. I started getting quite good at solving them so downloaded the app. I paid for the subscription to get access to past puzzles and the mini crosswords. The help videos are really useful and the tutorials are great too. They donate to an Alzheimers charity. My mum has it and it is in my future so these puzzles will keep my brain active.

It's good but the membership is insane. £70/year is 3x what I pay for an app that publishes daily Japanese stories with per word translation and nuance notes while this is largely crowd sourced puzzles. I don't mind a one-off £7/mo taster but the yearly rate should not be as much as I pay for Crunchyroll!! You can buy entire good-quality games on Steam for less than what they want per month. It's difficult to understand the justification for it, similar services are £2/mo.