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
- Hints & Tips April 2026
Clues and Grid by Soup Enter the prize draw by 30 April. The background for this puzzle is a Daniel Kirsch photo of the rusted pedal and chain guard of a bicycle. This puzzle by Soup uses a conventional 7x5x5 grid by Calluna and celebrates the 251st birthday of a person whose surname should be literally applied… Read more Hints & Tips April 2026 - 3D Crossword Solution – March 2026Clues by Enigmatist and Grid by Calluna. A 9 x 7 x 5 puzzle this month, so you already know you’re in for a lot of lights to fill. It also has thirteen disembodied clues by the diagram,
- Hints & Tips March 2026Clues by Enigmatist and Grid by Calluna Enter the prize draw by 31 March. The background for this puzzle is an Angeles Balaguer photo of a black cat. This puzzle by Enigmatist uses a conventional 9x7x5 grid by Calluna and does not celebrate an anniversary, but instead has a mysterious theme jumbled in the red cells (8).… Read more Hints & Tips March 2026
