Brain teasers

Brain teasers with answers.

Logic puzzles from the past week, one a day. Each has exactly one answer you can reach by reasoning alone, with hints if you get stuck and every step explained.

Play today’s puzzles

Meander · Tue, Oct 6

Trace hidden words through neighbouring letters. Every letter belongs to exactly one word.

Hints and answer How to play

Quilt · Mon, Oct 5

Split the grid into rectangles with one clue each. The number is its size; the outline is its shape.

Hints and answer How to play

Mini Sudoku · Sun, Oct 4

Fill in 1 to 6 so every row, column and 2×3 box uses each digit once.

Hints and answer How to play

Trail · Sat, Oct 3

Draw one path from 1 through every number in order, filling every cell.

Hints and answer How to play

Halves · Fri, Oct 2

Circles and triangles: three of each in every row and column, and never three alike in a line.

Hints and answer How to play

Crowns · Thu, Oct 1

One crown in every row, column and colour. Crowns never touch, not even diagonally.

Hints and answer How to play

How to get better at logic puzzles

Look for the forced move. Every one of these puzzles has a square, digit or word that can only go one place. Find it before you guess anything.
Work from the tightest spot. The smallest region, the shortest word or the row with the most clues usually gives way first.
Rule things out. Marking where something can’t go is often faster than working out where it must go.
Read the solution afterwards. Each answer page explains the reason behind every move, which is the quickest way to pick up new techniques.

All 7 daily puzzles and their archives