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 – September 2026
Clues and Grid by Sirius. Another Month, Another Puzzle. There are a lot of round puzzles this year. This one is 8 Ring Rings of circumference 16 and diameter of 5-7. - Hints & Tips September 2026Clues and Grid by Sirius Enter the prize draw by 30 September. The background for this puzzle is an Ian Preston photo, reflected both vertically and horizontally, of the stepping phones across the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey. This puzzle by Sirius uses a vertical eight dials torus grid and notes a 50th anniversary of a revolutionary… Read more Hints & Tips September 2026
- 3D Crossword Solution – August Extra 2026Clues by Jolt and Grid by Calluna. I was pleased to discover that Jolt is none other than a lynchpin of the 3D community, who lives in Australia and works tirelessly behind the scenes from there
