
Clues by Amoeba and Grid by Mang & Komorník. This month’s puzzle is a partnership between two stalwart veterans of the 3D Crossword community and a newcomer.
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Clues by Amoeba and Grid by Mang & Komorník. This month’s puzzle is a partnership between two stalwart veterans of the 3D Crossword community and a newcomer.

Clues by Amoeba and Grid by Mang & Komorník Enter the prize draw by 31 August. The background for this puzzle is an Ian Livesey photo of a cow in close-up among a herd of similar animals. This puzzle by Amoeba uses a conventional 7x7x5 grid by Mang & Komorník and incorporates elements of three themes which… Read more Hints & Tips August 2026

Each 2026 3D crossword puzzle will be published below by the beginning of the month. The deadline to enter the prize draw for regular monthly puzzles will be the last day of that month. Extra puzzles will be added from time to time and will have later, mid-month deadlines.
Hints & Tips: If you need helping cracking that last clue, or even getting started, hints and tips for regular puzzles will be published usually in the last week of each month. Subscribe to the Hints & Tips newsletter to receive them by email.
2026 3D Crosswords World Championship: Solvers who buy the calendar and correctly solve 12 puzzles by the due date each month will be eligible to enter our annual tie-break competition for the 2026 3D Crosswords World Championship.

by Carpathian and Rikki

by Raich and Calluna

by Amoeba and Mang & Komorník

by Komorník and etc
Coming on 17 September

by Curmudgeon and Chalicea

by Shark

by Komorník

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Clues by Amoeba and Grid by Calluna. An extra busy grid for this Extra puzzle at 7 x 5 x 7 and 39 entries. Some of the thematic entries are wordplay only, and many of those are named for places, so this could be a bit tricky.
Each 2024 3D crossword puzzle will be published below by the beginning of the month. The deadline to enter the prize draw for regular monthly puzzles will be the last day of that month. Extra puzzles will be added from time to time and will have later, mid-month deadlines.
Hints & Tips: If you need helping cracking that last clue, or even getting started, hints and tips for regular puzzles will be published usually in the last week of each month. Subscribe to the Hints & Tips newsletter to receive them by email.
2024 3D Crosswords World Championship: Solvers who buy the calendar and correctly solve 12 puzzles by the due date each month will be eligible to enter our annual tie-break competition for the 2024 3D Crosswords World Championship. Check your progress if you’re not sure if you qualify.

by Arachne and Rikki

by Paul and etc

by Amoeba and Calluna
No hints for Extra puzzles

by Enigmatist and Bozzy

by Komorník and Calluna
No hints for Extra puzzles

by Vlad and Calluna

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