Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win. Either play the interactive version, or if you like putting pen(cil) to paper, download and print when you’re ready to engage. Find past puzzles on our collection page and check back each Tuesday for a new puzzle or, better yet, sign up to get an alert each week when the next challenge is ready.
Cutting Edge | No. 199
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69-Across: Word that can follow the first words of 17-, 23-, 38-, 50-, and 61-Across
Round and Round (and Round and Round and Round) | No. 198
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59-Across: Practice that emphasizes sustainability and economic efficiency (and, viewed another way, what four answers in this puzzle exhibit five times)
Look Both Ways | No. 197
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17-Down: All the words in the answers to the starred clues
Commercial-Free | No. 196
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68-Down: Things blocked from this puzzle’s long answers
Hidden Costs | No. 195
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28-Down: “___ only money”
Book Recommendations | No. 194
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11-Down: 2024 Fareed Zakaria book subtitled Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Final Destination | No. 193
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57-Across: Logistically tough leg of a delivery... and the theme of this crossword
Summer Wear | No. 192
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26-Down: Summer wear ... or a way to describe the answers to the starred clues
Viral Marketing | No. 191
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38-Down: Thing of interest to a day trader ... and what 3-, 6-, 8-, and 14-Down all have
Heterological Words | No. 190
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55-Across: What a heterological word isn’t
Abridge Too Far | 189
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51-Across: “I’ll keep it brief,” ...and the theme of this puzzle
Saucy | No. 188
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63-Across: Word that can follow the last words of 20-, 37-, and 51-Across
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