Monday, November 9, 2026 · Evening Edition
The Daily Games
Six puzzles, set fresh every morning. Monday is an invitation; by Sunday you'll have earned it.
Set and built by Hal Prescott.
The Crossword
The Vein
The daily crossword. Sunday's grid runs 15 by 15 — step 7 of 7, and the clues climb with it.
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Sun · 7 of 7
The Scramble
Nugget
Letters, jumbled. Put them back where they belong — four words today.
▶ Play
Sun · 7 of 7
The Word
Paydirt
Five letters, six tries. Strike the word before the tries run out.
▶ Play
Sun · 7 of 7
The Numbers
The Assay
Six number tiles, one target. Weigh the ore — land exactly on it.
▶ Play
Sun · 7 of 7
The Groups
The Pan
Sixteen words hide four groups of four. Sort them before your four misses run out.
▶ Play
Sun · 7 of 7
The Ladder
The Climb
Questions that climb, from the desk's own beats. One wrong answer ends the run.
▶ Play
Sun · 7 of 7
The Week's Climb
Easy Monday. Harder every day after.7
Vein 11×11
Sun
8
Vein 15×15
Yesterday's Solutions
Saturday, November 7 — the filled grid, every scramble word, the Paydirt answer, the Assay's path, the Pan's groups and the Climb's answers, posted with this morning's games.