ORIGINAL PUZZLES. FREE TO PLAY.Six games · No subscription

THE BONUS PUZZLES JOURNAL

New Original Bonus Puzzles & Weekly Picks

Newly authored games with a real release date, alongside favorite selections from our original library. Free, with no subscription.

Newly authored drops

These releases add new clues and boards. They are separate from the rotating library picks below.

NEW ORIGINAL RELEASE ·

Small discoveries

A new six-game set about scientific ideas, patterns, sound and the small things worth noticing.

Six new playable sets

One Clue Word

Small discoveries: measures and motion

Science & Tech · Levels 3–5

New ID: ocw-pack-101

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Triple Connections

Patterns and motion

Small discoveries · medium

New ID: tc-drop-20261106

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Mini Mystery

From the desk to Delhi

Double meanings and places · easy

New ID: mm-025

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Release notes and checks

Authored for this site on November 6, 2026. This drop adds five new word clues and five new boards. Spelling, fills, references and representative answers were checked; this is not a claim of outside editorial review.

Five new word clues in one five-round set, one grouping board, one letter-path board and three new crossword grids. All six exact links stay in the original puzzle library. This is the first dated release in this record; future weekly releases are added when they are actually authored and published.

ROTATING LIBRARY PICKS · NOT A NEW RELEASE

Kitchen table

A food-themed word set, a culinary grouping, a kitchen trail and crossed-clue side dishes.

New content and weekly selections are different

The dated releases above contain newly authored clues and grids, with stable puzzle IDs and a visible release note. The eight library selections below them bring existing original puzzles together around a theme; that selection rotates weekly. Moving an old puzzle into a selection does not make it a newly authored puzzle.

Keep a favorite or share the whole table

The puzzle links contain stable board IDs, so you can return to the same challenge or send it to a friend. Select another collection above to browse all eight rotating picks. For the date-based routine, try the six Daily games; their original schedule stays stable when new drops are added. For more of one format, choose Unlimited.

Independent of the official Wednesday release

These drops and selections contain our own questions and grids. They do not reproduce, unlock or identify official NYT weekly answers. Our access comparison explains the difference between the official collection and independent free alternatives.