Pick a pool. The letters stay still. Extra letters do not belong in the word.
The desk. Seven letters are scrambled under the clue. They are not in word order. Tap them to build a word that fits the headline.
File word checks it. A hit fills the chip. A wrong word does not end the edition — it costs 10 seconds and clears the bar so you can try again.
The clock sits in the masthead. Easy is 1:30, Medium 2:00, Hard 2:30, Daily 3:00. Time left is added to the score when the word is filed. At 0:00 the press stops.
Skip sets this word aside and deals another. You may skip three times in a sitting. A skip does not add the time bonus.
Menu holds the clock. From there, Shuffle spins the letters and Hint spends a hint to reveal the start. Keyboard letters work too.
Daily Challenge is one shared puzzle for the calendar day — three minutes, no second edition. File it to keep your evening streak. Miss a day and the streak breaks. It holds until midnight once filed.
Byline is the name on your scorebook, kept on this device. A filed word is measured against your best on that desk.
Score = length × 120, plus time remaining, minus hints. A perfect desk earns a bonus column.
The scorebook is blank. Set the first line.
The presses have stopped. This is a broadsheet in a browser — close the leaf to leave the newsroom, or return if the city still needs a word.