3D crosswords
The 3D crossword puzzles on this page were inspired by the fantastic 3D Crossword Calendar project. As well as across and down, clues can go 'away', and just for good measure they can also go in reverse in each of those directions (so 'back', 'up' and 'towards'). Many thanks to Viresh Ratnakar for adding support for constructing 3D crosswords at Exet. Find out how to create a 3D crossword with Exet here.
Set by Chameleon
This blue box is bigger on the inside. Each of the inner cells (i.e. not the edges which are shown in blue) contains two letters. Double-click these cells (or double-tap if you're on a phone) to type two letters in, or hold down Shift while typing.
Across & Back
| 1 | One new to vehicle with time travel ultimately flipped, correct? (5) |
| 4 | Use force, going round in lightspeed as Star Wars character? (8) |
| 6, 12 | 06, 12Playing percussion extremely fast (10) |
| 10ba | 10baHalf-cut American embraces European ruler (5) |
| 11 | Powerful beings crashing dodgems around one (8) |
| 17ba | 17baDalek out of casing claims lives in passage (5) |
| 18 | Old-timer starts to fold old whiskey into some bits of baking (8) |
| 20 | Slowly moved on, top speed oddly unavailable (5) |
Away & Towards
| 1 | Chameleon circuit's embracing blue colour (5) |
| 3 | Stopping criminal, a serendipitous red light? (5) |
| 7to | 07toA hundred in new GP union striking without warning (8) |
| 9 | Caller ID essentially screens handles (5) |
| 13to | 13toSteer terrible ruler around scandal (8) |
| 14to | 14toFellow from company avoiding runs in coffee shop (5) |
| 15 | Cute note next to unframed selfie (5) |
| 16 | Adapted as waders to the water (8) |
| 17 | Perhaps Instagram almost covered up bug (5) |
Down & Up
| 1 | Great new arrangement of Elgar (5) |
| 2 | Suppose inn's running out of beer (5) |
| 3 | One's fleeced a shopping centre after put-up job (5) |
| 5 | Doctor's new wound upset soldier endlessly doing battle (5,5) |
| 6 | Woman initially sending angry note about crossword setters (5) |
| 7 | Groups of whales touring northern bodies of water (5) |
| 8 | Was speedy Doctor returning to pick up Master? (5) |
| 18up | 18upTired def? (3,2) |
| 19up | 19upLots of presents (5) |
Set by Chameleon
17,20,17to and four other solutions appear in a novel of 2001. Shaded cells indicate another relevant character.
One solution is a medical term not typically found in dictionaries.
Across & Back
| 2ba | 02baMeditation gets you halfway to climax (3) |
| 3 | Chameleon in three dimensions? That's crazy! (4) |
| 6 | Saboteur's prepared to give up outline of trade secret (3,4) |
| 10 | Aquatic mammal initially observed crossing huge body of water (3,4) |
| 14 | Famous zoologist's getting bearings, cutting through short vine (7) |
| 16 | Natural disaster bound for sailors just seconds from dashing admiral's boat (7) |
| 17, 20, 17to | 17, 20, 17toNew compiler's potential conceals one rather unfortunate character (7,7,5) |
| 20 | See 17ac |
| 23ba | 23baRevolutionary shot incorporating digital effects to show 22aw and others (3,4) |
| 25ba | 25baSee 8dn |
| 26 | Inlet formed when wind changes direction (3) |
Away & Towards
| 1 | Secure structures in which to see a cardinal? (5) |
| 2 | You might hold up traffic with this sort of horse (5) |
| 12to | 12toI chuck ring over for some old Greek coins (5) |
| 13to | 13toSuch a large group of animals gathered (5) |
| 15 | Who's keen to go on after every other character's turned back? (2-3) |
| 17to | 17toSee 17ac |
| 18to | 18toFather meets new danger at sea (5) |
| 19to | 19toFurious maritime criminal loses his head (5) |
| 20 | One working with stone shows mother with her boy (5) |
| 21 | Did spring burst into 17to? (5) |
| 22 | Fierce individual beginning to get into row (5) |
| 27to | 27toMr Bean endlessly fumbles for light (5) |
Down & Up
| 2 | Amazon Alexa's taken over in multiple areas (5) |
| 4 | Clumsy, popular pet bringing lead inside (5) |
| 5, 6 | 05, 6On steroids to sort out areas involved in skin graft (5,5) |
| 6 | See 5dn |
| 7 | King ousted by millions in Muslim clothing in old Asian country (5) |
| 8, 25ba | 08, 25baForest dweller cracked a nut after failing to finish fruit (5-4) |
| 9 | Love doctor gets under naked baby boomer (1-4) |
| 11 | It's a good thing you can solve a clue like this (5) |
| 12 | Willow does fine art now and then (5) |
| 13 | Scavenger reportedly greeting space opera's final frontier (5) |
| 20up | 20upYour setter skips tea then drops an E... it's very seedy (5) |
| 24up | 24upScruffs in Italian city wasting lira (5) |