Puzzles on PressReader
The daily ritual of the newspaper puzzle section might seem like a much-missed tradition of the pre-digital age. Fortunately, those who now get their news in digital form don’t need to feel left out...
Puzzles on PressReader
The daily ritual of the newspaper puzzle section might seem like a much-missed tradition of the pre-digital age. Fortunately, those who now get their news in digital form don’t need to feel left out...
Thousands of newspapers, magazines and books.Ten puzzle types. One engaging platform.
The PressReader platform faithfully recreates the reading experience of thousands of newspapers and magazines from across the globe in digital form. Now it recreates the experience of tackling the daily newspaper puzzle section, too.
Add joy, focus and calm - no extra work required.
Puzzles offer users a simple way to stay relaxed, entertained and engaged. With 10 premium puzzle types, PressReader Puzzles are an effortless upgrade that boosts satisfaction, promotes wellbeing and restores a daily newspaper ritual in digital form.
No setup. No added tools. Just one more reason for you (and them) to love PressReader.
Frequently Asked Questions
PressReader’s Puzzles feature provides users with 10 interactive puzzle types that can be played directly on pressreader.com (both on desktop and mobile). The puzzles are:
- Codeword
- Concise Crosswords
- Cryptic Crossword
- Make Tracks
- Nought and Crosses
- Pathfinder
- Sudoku (3 difficulty levels)
- Wordsearch
Yes, features of our interactive puzzles include:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Rules | Provides information to the user on how the game or puzzle works. |
| Hint | Offers hints for current steps, displays the answer, or solves the puzzle entirely. |
| Check | Checks whether the user’s current submission (e.g., a crossword entry) is correct. |
| Timer | Counts down the time to complete the puzzle. Users can pause or resume the timer as desired. |
The puzzles are currently available on:
| Platform | Available |
|---|---|
| Desktop Web (pressreader.com) | ✅ |
| Mobile Web (pressreader.com) | ✅ |
| Mobile Apps (for now) | ❌ |
The puzzles will automatically be added in the top carousels within the PressReader platform and will be positioned under Books (if available) or Magazines.
New puzzles are added daily, just like a daily newspaper! Users can also access puzzles from the previous 28 days.
Yes, completed puzzles will show a check mark. Puzzles in progress will display a pause icon.
No, downloading puzzles for offline play is currently not supported.
For now, PressReader puzzles are only available in English. Support for multiple languages is planned for a later stage.
The puzzles are provided by a premium puzzle provider that also serves other publishers (such as The Guardian and USA Today).
Yes, your analytics dashboard will have a separate report that provides statistics on how many users engaged with puzzles, and which puzzles they engaged with.
