Affiliate Disclosure
In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines (16 CFR Part 255) and international advertising transparency standards, this page outlines how commercial and affiliate relationships operate on The Mini Crossword Puzzle.
Summary of Our Affiliate Relationship
Certain outbound promotional links on this website are advertising affiliate links. If you click on one of these partner links (for example, our TikTok for Business partner promotions) and sign up, register, or make a qualifying purchase, we may receive a referral commission or advertising fee from the partner.
This referral compensation comes at zero additional cost to you, and in many instances provides exclusive promotional benefits, trial credits, or discounts.
How Affiliate Links Keep Our Games 100% Free
The Mini Crossword Puzzle was founded with a clear mission: to provide intelligent, publication-grade daily logic games (including our 5×5 Mini Crossword, Word Guess, Connections, Spelling Bee, 6×6 Sudoku, and Word Ladder) completely free of subscription paywalls, pay-to-play gating, or intrusive popunder networks.
Maintaining high-speed global cloud servers, service worker infrastructure for offline play, daily puzzle verification, and Firebase leaderboard sync involves ongoing hosting and development costs. Carefully vetted affiliate partnerships allow us to keep 100% of our daily puzzles and past archives free for everyone forever.
How We Identify Promotional Links
To ensure complete clarity for every visitor, promotional content and affiliate partner links are accompanied by prominent identification:
- Direct Labels: Partner offers feature a distinct Partner or Sponsored badge.
- Proximity Disclosures: In accordance with FTC guidance, a concise statement is placed near promotional offers stating: “Advertising affiliate link. We may earn a commission.”
- Search Engine Safety: All outbound affiliate links strictly declare
rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer"in accordance with Google Search Central guidelines.
Editorial & Gameplay Independence
Our puzzle generation, daily crossword word grids, solution dictionaries, and gameplay mechanics are produced with strict editorial independence. No affiliate partner dictates puzzle clues, answers, or game rules. We only feature partner offers that align with the interests of our creators, solvers, and casual gaming community.
Questions About Our Commercial Disclosures?
If you have questions regarding our transparency policies or commercial partnerships, you can reach out to our team at minicrosswordpuzzle@gmail.com or visit our publisher at Trading Swift LLC.
Last Updated: October 30, 2026