Take a Break Puzzle Magazines

Take a Break Puzzles

Relax with all your favourites

Take a Break Puzzle Magazines have been around for more than 30 years, and with 21 titles currently available there’s something for everyone.

Take a Puzzle

Take a Puzzle magazine is the ultimate choice for family-friendly puzzle fun! Enjoy a wide variety of engaging puzzles, including crosswords, codebreakers, logic challenges, and kid-friendly activities. With over 100,000 happy readers, it’s the top-rated puzzle magazine for all ages. Get ready for endless entertainment with Take a Puzzle!

Price: £3.50

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Mixed

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Take a Crossword

Take a Crossword has been the UK's favourite crossword magazine since 1993! Each issue is packed with a diverse selection of crosswords for all ages and skill levels, making it the perfect choice for puzzle lovers. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, enjoy hours of fun with the nation's top crossword magazine!

Price: £3.50

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Crossword

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Puzzle Selection

Puzzle Selection is the ultimate puzzle magazine, packed with your favourite brainteasers! As part of Take a Break's popular puzzle series, each issue features full-colour crosswords, word searches, picture puzzles, and more. With fun challenges for all ages, it’s the perfect choice for the whole family to enjoy!

Price: £3.70

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Mixed

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Collections

The Take a Break Puzzle Collections are here to satisfy all your Arrowword, Criss Cross, Wordsearch, and Crossword cravings! Whether you're a seasoned puzzler or just looking for a fun way to unwind, our expertly crafted collections offer hours of brain-teasing entertainment.

Price: £3.70

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Arrowword, Criss Cross, Crossword, Wordsearch

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Minis

Looking for a quick mental workout on the go? Our mini magazines pack hours of fun into your pocket. Whether you’re commuting, travelling, or just unwinding, these bite-sized brain teasers entertain and challenge you anytime, anywhere.

Price: £3.40-£3.50

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Arrowword, Codebreaker, Crossword, Mixed, Sudoku, Wordsearch

Puzzle Collection

164 pages featuring all the classics. Sudokus, crosswords, wordsearches, criss crosses, codebreakers and arrowwords are all here in abundance, so if you like variety this is the magazine for you.

Price: £4.70

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Puzzle type: Mixed

My Favourite Puzzles

Get ready for hours of entertainment with our hand-picked selection of puzzles from the UK’s bestselling women’s weekly magazine, Take a Break! Each issue is jam-packed with over 100 of your favourite puzzles, including word searches, crosswords, arrow words, and more.

Price: £3.40

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Mixed

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Arrowwords

Each issue of Arrowword is packed with over 60 exciting arrowword puzzles, perfect for testing your word skills and keeping your mind sharp. Whether you’re a puzzle pro or just starting out, Arrowwords offers hours of engaging entertainment.

**Price: £3.**50

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Arrowword

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Codebreakers

Love a challenge? Codebreakers are fiendishly addictive puzzles where every letter in a classic crossword grid is replaced by a number. Use logic and word skills to decipher the code and uncover the answers!

**Price: £3.**50

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Codebreaker

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Hide’n’Seek Wordsearch

Love wordsearches? Take your puzzle-solving to the next level with our unique hide’n’seek twist! Just like a classic wordsearch, start by crossing out all the listed words in the grid. But there’s more—once you’re done, the remaining letters reveal a hidden word or phrase related to the puzzle’s theme!

Price: £3.50

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Wordsearch

Picture Arrowwords

Perfect for puzzle lovers who enjoy vibrant visuals and image-packed challenges, Picture Arrowwords offers a fun twist with variants like 'Say What You See' and 'Picture Code'—featuring clever wordplay and wise words from famous faces.

Price: £3.50

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Arrowword

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Su-doku

Take a Break Su-doku features 80 engaging sudoku puzzles, including exciting variations like the hugely popular and ultra-satisfying 16x16 grid—guaranteed to challenge your brain and keep boredom away for hours.

Price: £3.60

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Sudoku

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Wordsearch

Take a Break Wordsearch is packed with fun and challenging wordsearch puzzles—perfect for a quick tea-time brain teaser or a full afternoon of puzzling. Each issue includes a cash prize competition and the unique opportunity to have your own wordsearch featured, or even contribute answers to future puzzles.

Price: £3.30

Frequency: Monthly

Puzzle type: Wordsearch