Cryptic Crossword

How to play our Cryptic Crossword Puzzle

Join thousands of seniors and older Australians and play our free daily cryptic crossword. Unlike traditional crosswords, our cryptic crosswords use puns, word play and hidden meanings as clues to make them more challenging than the classic crossword puzzle.

The goal is to figure out what the clues are pointing to and fill in the grid with the correct words. This is typically done by analyzing the words in the clues, breaking them apart, and finding the hidden meaning within them. We upload new cryptic crossword puzzles daily and give you access to the previous six days puzzles incase you miss a day!




YourLifeChoices Games and Puzzles

Train your brain with our a range of fun and exciting games. We’ve got Aussie Crosswords, Cryptic Crosswords, Daily Crosswords and the special YourLifeChoices Crossword. There’s also Sudoku and the YourLifeChoices Sudoku; Daily Trivia Quiz and YourLifeChoices Daily Trivia, where you can learn more about each fact your guess correctly or incorrectly; Word search and YourLifeChoices Word Search, YourLifeChoices Solitaire, and of course, Code Cracker.

Tackling and demystifying cryptic crossword puzzles

Word puzzles have known benefits in keeping the brain active and reducing the risk of developing dementia. YourLifeChoices writer Andrew Gigacz and YourLifeChoices member Liz Tapp join our podcast host John Deeks to discuss their love affair with puzzles and shares some tips on how to get started.


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