Chemistry puzzles

Science and chemistry-themed puzzles, including wordoku, quick and cryptic crosswords. Test your chemistry knowledge and puzzle-solving skills

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Cryptic chemistry crossword #117

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Can you discover ‘Isaac Newton’s hidden condition (4)’?

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Cryptic chemistry crossword #119

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If you can complete this cryptic chemistry crossword, maybe we’ll ’arrange some red roses by return (5)’

Cryptic crossword grid 118

Cryptic chemistry crossword #118

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’Laze around in fun condition (9)’ while you complete this cryptic chemistry crossword

Cryptic crossword grid 116

Cryptic chemistry crossword #116

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We hope that doing our cryptic chemistry crosswords isn’t ’Pure torture now and again (4)’

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Cryptic chemistry crossword #115

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Can you find the ’Odd extra letter (3)’ in this cryptic chemistry crossword?

Quick crossword grid 101

Quick chemistry crossword #101

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Indian and Danish physicists meet British astronomers and evolutionary biologists in this quick chemistry crossword 

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Jumbo quick crossword 2025

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An extra large edition of our quick chemistry crossword

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Quick chemistry crossword #100 - Shimadzu special

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Search for solutions in this special Shimadzu-themed quick chemistry crossword

Nobel crossword 2025 grid, overlaid with illustration of Alfred Nobel

Nobel prize crossword 2025

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Test your Nobel nous with this chemistry-themed crossword 

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Quick chemistry crossword #099 - Lab Innovations 2025 special

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Look ahead to this year’s Lab Innovations event with a bumper quick crossword.

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Chemistry wordoku #128

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 This sudoku-inspired puzzle contains a class of chemicals that got the Nobel nod

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Chemistry wordoku #127

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Seek the Swedish scientist secluded in this sudoku-style puzzle

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Chemistry wordoku #126

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Tease out the terpene hidden in this sudoku-style puzzle