Official Guinness World Record Puzzle Master

The World's Greatest
Family Crosswords

1,000+ original puzzles by Timothy E. Parker — the Guinness World Record holder with 80 million daily solvers. Six unique game formats, real-time family multiplayer, and 25 brain stats backed by science.

1,000+
Original Puzzles
6
Game Formats
25
Brain Stats
80M+
Daily Solvers
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FAMILY TIME
By Timothy E. Parker
13×13
1 ACROSS
State of agitation
✦ 13×13, 15×15 & 21×21 Grids
✦ Kid-Friendly (K) Clues Built In
✦ Real-Time Family Multiplayer
✦ 25 Brain Stats with Science Citations
✦ Official ALA Platform

Exclusive Game Formats

Six Ways to Play.
Endless Ways to Win.

Every game format is built exclusively on Timothy E. Parker's original puzzle library — content no other crossword platform in the world can offer.

❓

Think Outside the Box

Only the clever ? clues, a 60-second clock, and a letter penalty every 10 seconds. Pure wordplay under pressure.

TIMED · ? CLUES ONLY
🔍

Find the ?

Full solved grid is shown. Hunt down every ? clue answer. Ends with a double-or-nothing master riddle.

VISUAL SEARCH · RIDDLE
⚡

Speed Solve

3 minutes. Four 3-letter words, three 4-letter words, one 5-letter word. Three hint buttons with escalating penalties.

3-MINUTE BLITZ
🎯

Bonus Letters

Solve any word and earn bonus letters across the grid. Harder words fill in more letters. Solve the whole puzzle faster.

CASCADE SOLVING
🌟

Easy Mode

Clean, approachable clues with no difficulty markers. The perfect entry point for younger players and beginners.

FAMILY FRIENDLY
🧩

Crossword Jigsaw

Slide whole words into a blank grid. Click to toggle horizontal or vertical. Spatial puzzle-solving meets crosswords.

DRAG & DROP · SPATIAL

Cognitive Performance Dashboard

25 Brain Stats.
Real Science.

Every solve generates a cognitive performance profile backed by peer-reviewed research from Oxford, Columbia, and Duke. No other crossword platform does this.

Processing Speed Index
87
Word puzzles linked to better attention & reasoning in 17,000+ adults.
Overall Accuracy
94.2%
Regular solvers score better on memory & reasoning tests.
Verbal Agility Score
82
Wordplay clues challenge cognitive flexibility & inference.
Working Memory
76
Hint-free solves tax working memory, a core cognitive skill.
Longest Streak
12 days
Consistent engagement linked to better cognitive outcomes.
Brain Sharpness Snapshot
42–52
Frequent puzzlers perform like people ~10 years younger on reasoning tests.
Cognitive Reserve Index
84
Word puzzles build cognitive reserve — the brain's resilience to aging.
Guinness Challenge Rating
#1,247
How you rank against the world's most syndicated puzzle compiler's benchmark.
Peak Performance Hour
7:30PM
Your cognitive performance varies by time of day — we track it precisely.
+16 more stats unlocked with subscription
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Long-Distance Family Play

Play Together.
Anywhere in the World.

One host, one guest. Real-time grid sync. Grandparents and grandkids solve the same puzzle simultaneously — grandparents tackle the full clues, grandkids get the kid-friendly track. Same puzzle, same moment, different continents.

✓ Share a 6-character room code — no app download required
✓ Grandparent gets standard clues, grandchild gets kid-friendly clues
✓ See each other's progress live on the same grid
✓ Family stats tracked — generational gap, shared solve times
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ROOM CODE
FT-7K2P
Live
G
Grandpa Joe
STANDARD CLUES · HOST
VS
E
Emma, 9
K CLUES
Grandpa Joe
680
Emma
520
📍 Puzzle: FAMILY TIME · 13×13 · Think Outside the Box
Timothy E. Parker
Guinness
WR
Holder

The Puzzle Master

Timothy E. Parker

Guinness World Record holder for the world's most syndicated puzzle compiler, Timothy E. Parker has spent 30 years creating puzzles that reach 80 million daily solvers across 80+ countries.

Creator of all 225 episodes of Merv Griffin's Crosswords and 17,000+ original crossword clues, Timothy built Family Time Crosswords with one purpose: to give families a world-class shared experience rooted in brain science.

🏆 Guinness World Record Holder
📺 225 Merv Griffin Episodes
🌍 80M+ Daily Solvers
✏️ 17,000+ Original Clues
🎬 Disney, Microsoft, Smithsonian
🧠 Founder, Advanced Learning Academy

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