Today's puzzle
The code wheel
Turn the key letter from the clue over A, read each letter across the rings, then spin the word into the tumblers.
Key clue
Coded word
Your answer
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6 dailies today
A new set every day. Play them in any order: each keeps its own streak, and finishing all of today's earns the full set stamp.
The Locksmith's DailiesCode, wheel or workshopToday's puzzleCrack a code, turn the wheel or solve a workshop puzzle.Play
The Locksmith's DailiesRiddle of the dayThe Locksmith's CylinderThree riddles, easy to hard. Dial each answer into a brass ring.Coming soon
The Locksmith's DailiesDaily quizKey QuestionsTen questions a day: four around Australia, three from the wide world and a theme round.Coming soon
The Locksmith's DailiesWord grid of the dayThe Archivist's GridSixteen words from the archive. Find the four hidden groups.Play
The Locksmith's DailiesWhodunit of the dayThe Daily SuspectA small cast, a handful of clues and one culprit. Cross them off.Play
The Locksmith's DailiesSliding blocksThe Gridlock ProtocolSlide the blocks and free the red payload through the exit.Play
The Locksmith's DailiesSignal of the dayThe InterceptTurn two dials until the noise clears and the message comes through.Play
The Locksmith's DailiesPlace of the dayThe Dead DropFive coded dispatches about one real place. Name it or drop a pin.Play
The Locksmith's DailiesAdvent caseThe Missing Star of Cicada CoveA door a day to Christmas Eve. Find the town's missing star.Coming soon
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Today's puzzle
One puzzle a day, the same for everyone. New every day at midnight, your time. Crack a code, turn the wheel or solve a workshop puzzle, and keep your streak going.
Today's puzzle
Today's puzzle
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Today's code
Find today's secret word. The clock starts when you tap Start, and a hint costs 30 seconds.
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Tonight, freeStay on the LineA thriller on your phone, about 25 minutes (15+). Based on Always Home by D.J. ColePlay tonight
Friends overParty gamesOne room, everyone on their own phone. Nobody downloads a thingSee the party games
Play at homeMystery casesCrack a case on your phone tonight, alone or with friendsSee the casesFree daily puzzles, new at your midnight
Keyhole Games has a shelf of daily puzzles, and every one is free to play. Each takes two to eight minutes, runs in your phone's browser with nothing to download, and gives every player the puzzle for their own date, so a new set is waiting the moment your midnight passes. You choose the order and how many to do. The Locksmith, who runs the shelf, will be there with a short word for each.
What is on the shelf
- Riddle of the day: three original riddles answered on a brass cylinder lock.
- Daily quiz: ten questions, four around Australia, with a source for every answer.
- Daily word grid: sixteen words, four hidden groups of four.
- Daily whodunit: four suspects, a few clues and one culprit.
- Sliding block puzzle: clear a lane and free the red payload.
- Morse code puzzle: tune a valve radio, then decode the message.
- Daily geography puzzle: five dispatches, one real place to name or pin.
Further down this page, Today's puzzle is the original: one puzzle a day, the same for everyone. It might be a code to crack, the keeper's wheel or a workshop puzzle you tilt, turn or tap.
Why a set of daily games works
A daily puzzle is a small habit. It is short enough for a tea break and different every day, and finishing it feels like closing a door properly behind you. A set gives you a choice for the mood you are in: words when you are sharp, a quiz when you are chatty, a sliding puzzle when your hands want something to do. Each game keeps its own streak, and finishing all of today's earns the full set stamp.
How the streaks work
Your streak counts every day you finish a game, win or not, and one spare key covers a single missed day. The key comes back seven days after you use it. Hints are free in every game in the list above and never cost you the streak. Your streaks live on your phone, so there is nothing to sign up for, and every share card hides the answer so you can show friends how it went without spoiling it.
No pressure
There are no random rewards, no paid streak repairs and no warnings that you are about to lose something. Miss two days in a row and the streak starts again, and the Locksmith says welcome back. The aim is a good five minutes.
Questions
Are the daily puzzles really free?
Yes. Every daily puzzle on this page is free, with no account and no download. Your streak is kept on your phone.
When do the daily games change?
At midnight where you are. Each player gets the puzzle for their own local date.
How many daily puzzles are there?
A full set of dailies, from a riddle and a quiz to a whodunit, a Morse code puzzle and a geography puzzle. Each keeps its own streak.
What does the full set stamp mean?
It is a small reward for finishing every daily game on the same day.
How it works
Daily
A new set every day
Every daily changes at midnight, your time. Play them in any order, as many as you like.
Streak
Your streaks
Each daily keeps its own streak, with one spare key a week for a missed day. Finish them all for the full set stamp.
Hints
Stuck? Ask
Every daily has hints you choose to open, and they never cost you the win.