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Meta puzzles (also sometimes called contest puzzles) are crossword puzzles with an extra challenge. First, the grid is filled out like any other crossword puzzle. Afterwards, there is a prompt asking the solver for the solution to the meta. The prompt might ask for a 5-letter word, or for a word in a specific category, or anything else! To figure out the solution the solver needs to look for hints in the puzzle's clues, entries, grid layout, title, or anywhere else a devious constructor might have hidden them.

Check out our intro to meta puzzles for a step-by-step walkthrough of how to solve a meta!

Plekraai

◆ · By Gerhard B van Huyssteen · Published 2025-04-17T05:09:08.410Z

NYT Crossword (Themed Thursday)

◆◆ · By Robert Muse Jr · Published 2025-04-16T22:28:55.847Z

themed

Top-Left Corner

◆ · By elevatorz89 · Published 2025-04-16T19:41:49.791Z

grid-art

The Real Menace

◆ · By DrTom · Published 2025-04-16T08:30:48.400Z

meow

Apt Acronyms (Meta)

◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2025-04-15T06:00:24.276Z

moat

Puzzle #D: "Aerosols, The Ozone Layer, and You"

◆◆ · By Danny K Bernstein · Published 2025-04-15T04:00:41.959Z

cryptic

Bad PR (meta)

◆ · By ajk · Published 2025-04-14T11:00:09.273Z

mmm

Odd One Out 3: Oh My (meta)

● · By damefox · Published 2025-04-13T16:00:51.972Z

oddoneout

Job Descriptions

◆ · By Pair O Ducks · Published 2025-04-13T16:00:39.072Z

You’re Putting Me On! (Meta)

◆ · By DavyGravy · Published 2025-04-13T04:01:02.666Z

sss

Pretend It's a Leap Year

■ · By LarsCaine · Published 2025-04-12T23:26:24.154Z

Slice of Life

◆ · By Mikey G · Published 2025-04-12T17:00:45.259Z

Canadian Wordsearch II, Puzzle #007

■ · By Frédérick Lavoie · Published by Centre for Canadian Crosswords · Published 2025-04-12T10:00:28.904Z

Wotsits

● · By RickGrimsby · Published 2025-04-12T04:12:37.292Z

What? No sliced bread?

◆ · By woozy · Published 2025-04-12T03:32:13.694Z

Meta Cha Cha

◆ · By Acai · Published 2025-04-12T01:22:18.641Z

That's Gotta Hurt

◆◆ · By LarsCaine · Published 2025-04-11T23:03:26.871Z

After eights

◆ · By RickGrimsby · Published 2025-04-11T20:41:46.083Z

cryptic

In-Jokes (Meta)

◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2025-04-08T06:00:33.014Z

moat

Who's There?

◆◆ · By Bird Lives · Published 2025-04-07T10:54:51.754Z

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