About Daybreak Crossword

Daybreak Crossword is a daily crossword you can play in any browser, with an iPhone app on the way. Three new puzzles come out every night at midnight Pacific (3 a.m. Eastern), so there's a fresh set waiting when you wake up.

Three puzzles a day

• The Mini: a 5×5 grid that takes about a minute.
• The Midi: a 9×9 grid that takes about five minutes.
• The Daily: a full 15×15 crossword. You pick Easy, Medium or Hard clues before you start. The grid and answers stay the same; only the clues change.

Today's puzzles and the last seven days are free to play, with or without an account.

Help when you want it

Stuck on one answer? Tap Easier clue to swap in a gentler clue for just that answer. You can also check or reveal a square, a word or the whole puzzle. A solve with help still counts for your streak and your groups; leagues count only clean solves.

Groups for family and friends

Start a group and send the link to the people you want to play with. They can play before they sign up. Every group gets its own Mini and Midi each day, plus a board for who was fastest on every puzzle, today and this week.

Weekly leagues

Solve a puzzle on its own day and you're matched with about 30 players with similar times. Each Sunday the top five move up a tier and the bottom five move down, from Dawn through Sunrise, Morning and Midday to Golden Hour. The Mini League is free with an account.

Streaks and the morning email

Solve any of the day's puzzles to keep your streak going. Sign in with your email (no password) to keep it on every device, and get the day's puzzles by email at 6 a.m. if you'd like.

Plus

Plus adds every puzzle in the archive, up to five groups, and the Midi and Daily leagues. See Plus.

Help and contact

Questions, a problem with a puzzle, or an idea? Email hello@daybreakcrossword.com, or use Report a problem on the Me page or inside any puzzle. You can delete your account and everything kept about you from the Me page at any time. See how we handle your information in our privacy policy.

Daybreak Crossword is run by Premium Digital LLC.