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.
That Is to Say | No. 217
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57-Down: “___ Brasi sleeps with the fishes” (famous line from The Godfather)
Davos | No. 216
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38-Across: With 50-, 51-, 61-, and 64-Across, theme of the 2025 World Economic Forum
2024 Year in Review | No. 215
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17-Across: “Choosing ___ through [37-Across]” (one of McKinsey’s 2024 insights)
Play Time | No. 214
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60-Across: Shirts-and-skins competitions ... and what the four theme answers in this puzzle do
Get Cracking | No. 213
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61-Across: Hard-to-crack writing ... and what can be found in five answers in this puzzle
Zip Your Lip | No. 212
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6-Down: Nickname of world-record hot dog eater Joey Chestnut
Applied AI | No. 211
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60-Down: “What ___ I thinking?”
Watch Your Step | No. 210
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62-Across: Problem often encountered by women trying to climb the corporate ladder ... and the theme of this puzzle
Lives & Legacies | No. 209
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54-Across: Hospital area pioneered by Mildred Thornton Stahlman (1922–2024)
T Day | No. 208
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9-Down: “Thank U, Next” singer Grande, for short
Back Pooch | No. 207
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34-Across: With 37-Across, deteriorating ... and what the long answers are doing vis-à-vis the bracketed titles in their clues
Avian Similes | No. 206
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16-Across: Supremely self‑satisfied
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