Puzzle XL 2025

The contest features 13 XL puzzles, each set on grids larger than our regular daily puzzles. A new XL puzzle is released each day, and you’ll have five days to solve it.

Scoring Details:

• Puzzle Score: Determined by your solving time and the puzzle’s difficulty — quicker solutions earn more points.
• Total Contest Score: All your puzzle scores are combined to calculate your overall contest result.
• Score Updates: Scores are refreshed periodically and may appear with a short delay after you submit your solution.

Full results of the contest see at the results page

#	Puzzle	Best time
1 (2025-06-19)	Black and white (11x14)	1m 28 s
2 (2025-06-20)	Easy as ABC (12x12)	9m 32 s
3 (2025-06-21)	Mid Loop (18x18)	4m 46 s
4 (2025-06-22)	Easy as Coral (19x19)	9m 52 s
5 (2025-06-23)	Akari (13x15)	1m 4 s
6 (2025-06-24)	Point a Star (17x17)	7m 16 s
7 (2025-06-25)	Maxi Loop (16x16)	4m 19 s
8 (2025-06-26)	Ripple Effect (16x16)	12m 41 s
9 (2025-06-27)	Dutch Snake (15x15)	1m 5 s
10 (2025-06-28, competitive)	Aquarium (24x16)	11m 20 s
11 (2025-06-29, competitive)	Pentomino Division (20x20)	12m 41 s
12 (2025-06-30, competitive)	Neighbor Areas (18x18)	21m 14 s
13 (2025-07-01, competitive)	Minesweeper (15x15)	2m 4 s

Click at the puzzle name to solve the selected puzzle. Puzzles which are older than 5 days are non-competitive and can be attempted without registration.
Click at the best solving time value to see the score table for the selected puzzle.