History & Mythology Crossword Puzzles
History and myth belong in the same grid because the vocabulary overlaps constantly. Greek and Norse gods have short, vowel-heavy names that setters have relied on for a century, and around them sit the empires, monarchs and battles that most people met once at school and have carried around ever since.
The puzzles here move between the ancient world, British history and the legends of several traditions, keeping the clues to the well-trodden rather than the specialist. A new grid goes up each week and every earlier one stays in the archive below. All of them are free to solve online with the clock running, and the print view gives you the blank grid, the clues and a separate answer sheet on A4.
This week's puzzle
Archive
History & Mythology Crossword — 27 September 2026
27 September 2026 · 14×14 · Medium
History & Mythology Crossword — 20 September 2026
20 September 2026 · 14×14 · Medium
History & Mythology Crossword — 13 September 2026
13 September 2026 · 14×14 · Medium
History & Mythology Crossword — 6 September 2026
6 September 2026 · 15×15 · Medium
History & Mythology Crossword — 28 August 2026
28 August 2026 · 24×24 · Medium
What makes these fun to solve
- • Mythological names are short and vowel-rich — the classic setter's rescue.
- • British history sits alongside the ancient world in the same grid.
- • Clues stay on the well-known, not the specialist footnotes.
Common questions
- Are these crosswords free?
- Yes, all of them. You can solve every puzzle in the archive in your browser without paying and without making an account. There are ads on the free site, and a small supporter option if you would rather not see them.
- How often are new puzzles added?
- One new puzzle in each theme every week, and the older ones stay in the archive on the same page rather than disappearing.
- Can I print the puzzles?
- Yes. Every puzzle has a print view that lays the empty grid and the clues out on A4, with a separate answer sheet, so you can run off a copy for each person.
- Can I make my own history crossword?
- Yes. Type in your own words — a period you're teaching, a local history group, or a family tree — write a clue for each one, and the grid arranges itself around them. It takes about five minutes, and you get a link you can send to anyone, plus a printable version.
Make your own history crossword
Your own words and clues, arranged into a grid in about five minutes, with a link you can send to anyone.
Build a crossword