Hints & Tips July 2024

July 2024 grid page

Clues by Curmudgeon and Grid by Chalicea Enter the prize draw by 31 July. To the stirring strains of electronic music we see white-clad figures running along the beach at Broadstairs St. Andrews… The background for this puzzle is a Graham Fox photograph of a sunset (or sunrise) over a beach with figures running and walking in… Read more Hints & Tips July 2024

2024 puzzles

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.

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July 2024

by Curmudgeon and Chalicea

July Hints & Tips

July solution

August 2024 grid page
August 2024

by Sirius

Solved it? Enter the prize draw by 31 August.

September 2024 grid page
September 2024

by Paul and etc

October 2024 grid page
October 2024

by Enigmatist and Bozzy

November 2024 grid page
November 2024

by Soup

December 2024 grid page
December 2024

by Vlad and Calluna

2014 Puzzles

MonthSetter / DesignerDownload
JANRufus / PeggyJAN puzzle
JAN solution
FEBEveryman / SiriusFEB puzzle
FEB solution
MARNutmeg / AramisMAR puzzle
MAR solution
APRCurmudgeonAPR puzzle
APR solution
MAYArachne / TrailmanMAY puzzle
MAY solution
JUNColumba / ObertoJUN puzzle
JUN solution
JULAramis / PasqualeJUL puzzle
JUL solution
AUGEnigmatist / 45AUG puzzle
AUG solution
SEPPuck / OgreSEP puzzle
SEP solution
OCTAnax / ChaliceaOCT puzzle
OCT solution
NOVSamuel / ChaliceaNOV puzzle
NOV solution
DECSiriusDEC puzzle

2015 Puzzles

MonthSetter / DesignerDownload
JANRufus / SiriusJAN puzzle
JAN solution
FEBEveryman / LinxitFEB puzzle
FEB solution
MAREnigmatist / 45MAR puzzle
MAR solution
MAR ExtraSiriusMAR Extra puzzle
APRTramp / 45APR puzzle
APR solution
MAYCurmudgeon / ChaliceaMAY puzzle
MAY solution
JUNPasquale / BozzyJUN puzzle
JUN solution
JUN ExtraSiriusJUN Extra puzzle
JULSiriusJUL puzzle
JUL solution
AUGSamuel / ChaliceaAUG puzzle
AUG solution
SEPNutmeg / AramisSEP puzzle
SEP solution
SEP ExtraMalteser / Sirius?SEP Extra puzzle
OCTAnax / AramisOCT puzzle
OCT solution
NOVRaich / PhilostrateNOV puzzle
NOV solution
DECPuck / ObertoDEC puzzle
DEC solution
DEC ExtraSiriusDEC Extra puzzle
DEC Extra solution

2016 Puzzles

MonthSetter / DesignerDownload
JANSamuel / 45JAN puzzle
JAN solution
JAN ExtraCurmudgeon / Sirius?JAN Extra puzzle
JAN Extra solution
FEBArachne / ObertoFEB puzzle
FEB solution
MARNutmeg / MangMAR puzzle
MAR solution
APRPasquale / AramisAPR puzzle
APR solution
APR ExtraIfor / PhilostrateAPR Extra puzzle
APR Extra solution
MAYLogogriphMAY puzzle
MAY solution
JUNImogen / BozzyJUN puzzle
JUN solution
JULTrailmanJUL puzzle
JUL solution
JUL ExtraSiriusJUL Extra puzzle
JUL Extra solution
AUGEnigmatist / 45AUG puzzle
AUG solution
SEPSiriusSEP puzzle
SEP solution
OCTCurmudgeonOCT puzzle
OCT solution
OCT ExtraSiriusOCT Extra puzzle
NOVBics / ChaliceaNOV puzzle
NOV solution
DECPuck / SiriusDEC puzzle
DEC ExtraAugeasDEC Extra puzzle
DEC Extra solution

2018 Puzzles

MonthSetter / DesignerDownload
JANArachne / GinJAN solution
FEBVlad / BozzyFEB puzzle
FEB solution
MARShark / ChaliceaMAR puzzle
MAR solution
MAR ExtraEcologue / LogogriphMAR Extra puzzle
APREnigmatist / PicklesAPR puzzle
APR solution
MAYPasquale / PhilostrateMAY puzzle
MAY solution
MAY ExtraBozzius / BozzyMAY Extra puzzle
JUNAnax / PicklesJUN puzzle
JUN solution
JUN ExtraPicklesJUN Extra jigsaw puzzle
JUN Extra directed puzzle
JULNutmeg / AramisJUL puzzle
JUL solution
AUGTramp / etcAUG puzzle
AUG solution
SEPSiriusSEP puzzle
SEP solution
SEP ExtraEncotaSEP Extra puzzle & solution
OCTEcologue / LogogriphOCT puzzle
OCT solution
NOVCurmudgeonNOV puzzle
NOV solution
DECPuck / BozzyDEC puzzle
DEC solution
DEC ExtraSiriusDEC Extra puzzle
DEC Extra solution

2020 Puzzles