A puzzle for every month, a clue for every day. For lovers of wordplay who like a challenge, the 3D Crossword Calendar takes cryptic crosswords to a whole new level – literally, of course!
Try your skill against some of the best cryptic crossword setters in the UK. Solve this month’s puzzle by the end of the month and go in the draw to win a prize. Buy the calendar and solve 12 puzzles correctly throughout the year to enter our annual tie-break challenge for the coveted title of 3D Crossword World Champion. Fancy your hand at designing a 3D crossword grid yourself? Be our guest and enter the annual RPM Trophy competition.
By purchasing the full calendar, you will also be contributing to our mission to help youngsters in need, with all proceeds going to BBC Children in Need and the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
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Latest updates
- 3D Crossword Solution – December 2024
Clues by Vlad and Grid by Calluna. By necessity, we use all 33 straight entries of a 7 x 5 x 5 grid this month. Plus… a little extra. - 2025 Printed calendar correctionsWe are very sorry that this was necessary, but there are some corrections needed in the printed copies. The virtual calendar has been corrected and all individual puzzles published on the 2025 puzzles page will be correct. (If you downloaded a virtual calendar before 7 December 2024, you can download the latest version using your… Read more 2025 Printed calendar corrections
- Hints & Tips December 2024Clues by Vlad and Grid by Calluna Enter the prize draw by 31 December. The background for this puzzle is a Graham Fox montage depicting various, possibly Greek, scenes viewed as holes in a wall. This puzzle by Vlad uses a conventional unnumbered 7x5x5 grid by Calluna in which eight letters have already been filled in highlighted… Read more Hints & Tips December 2024