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Flats

Puzzles, primarily in verse, 
whose solutions are a single flat line of letters. See all flat types, or learn more about flats

Forms

The National Puzzlers’ League take on traditional crossword puzzles, with a geometric twist. See all form types, or learn more about forms

Extras

Anaquotes, shuffled quips, piecemeal shapes, and other puzzle types. See all extra types, or learn more about extras

Cryptics

Crosswords where every clue is a small word puzzle. Learn more about cryptics

Cryptograms

A coded message in which each letter is replaced throughout by another letter wherever it appears. Learn more about cryptograms