Our 12 puzzle types
Each day Daily Nine picks 9 of these, the same for everyone.
- Sudoku – Fill every row, column and 3×3 box with 1 to 9.
- Killer Sudoku – Sudoku with cages: digits in each cage add up to its total.
- Futoshiki – A Latin-square logic puzzle with greater-than and less-than signs.
- Kakuro – Cross-sum puzzle: fill each run so it adds up to its clue, with no repeated digits.
- Wordsnake – Find the themed words that snake through the letter grid and use every letter.
- Picture Cross – Fill squares using the number clues to reveal a hidden picture.
- Circuits – Connect each pair of coloured terminals with wires that fill the whole grid.
- Picture Path – Join numbered pairs with paths of the right length to reveal a picture.
- Wordy – Guess the hidden word with colour clues after each try.
- Link Words – Fit themed words together like a clueless crossword using every letter tile.
- Crossword – A quick crossword with straightforward definition clues.
- Diamond Crossword – A compact diamond-shaped quick crossword.