New on the menu · Circa

A little math.
A little history.

Arrange the date. Solve the equations. Unlock a moment in history.

Solved Circa puzzle for October 3, 1942: 3 times 4 minus 10 equals 2, and 2 plus 10 minus 9 equals 3.
The date is given. The history is yours to uncover.

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Pick your kind
of stuck.

Start with Circa, our new date puzzle. Or settle in with a word square, a tiny crossword, restless rings, or a phrase hiding behind the blocks.

New

Circa

Today's date hides secrets unlocked by... today's date.

Place the date’s digits in the circle. Make the equations work. Reveal what happened that day.

Solved Circa puzzle for October 3, 1942: 3 times 4 minus 10 equals 2, and 2 plus 10 minus 9 equals 3.
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Pivot

Every answer works twice.

Build a square where each answer reads across and down. One compact grid; twice the consequences.

A completed Pivot puzzle with a filled five-by-five word square and its clues.
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Dials

Turn the rings. Find the words.

Every move changes what lines up next. Keep turning until the rings reveal all the words hiding in the circles.

A completed Dials puzzle with four letter rings aligned around the center.
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Mask

Cover the noise. Reveal the phrase.

Place the blocks, trace the path, and read what remains. The answer has been in plain sight the whole time. Rude, really.

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MiniX

Small grid. Sharp little clues.

A tightly edited mini crossword made to click into place over coffee—and occasionally make you snort at a clue.

A MiniX puzzle in progress with LOTUS filled into the grid and clues below.
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