About Mini Crossword Hints
Our daily Mini Crossword hints page gives you progressive clues for today's 5x5 crossword puzzle. We offer 5 levels of hints: the grid layout with word lengths, first letters of each answer, partial answers showing first and last letters, almost-complete answers, and the full solution. This approach lets you get just enough help to break through without spoiling the entire puzzle.
How to Use Crossword Hints
- Try the puzzle first — give it at least a few minutes before checking hints
- Start with Hint 1 — seeing word lengths helps you narrow down possible answers
- Reveal one hint at a time — each level gives away a bit more
- Return to the puzzle — after each hint, go back and try solving again
- Use full answers as a last resort — the final hint reveals everything
Mini Crossword Strategy Tips
- Start with the shortest words — 3-letter answers have fewer possibilities and are easier to solve from crossings
- Use crossing letters — every letter in the grid is shared between an across and a down word, so solving one clue gives you letters for the other
- Think about common letter patterns — endings like -ED, -ER, -ING and beginnings like UN-, RE- are frequently used in crosswords
- Read the clue literally — crossword clues often match the answer's part of speech (a noun clue gives a noun answer)
- Skip and return — if a clue stumps you, move on and come back after you have more crossing letters filled in
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