Cross Puzzle Solution and Hints

This puzzle was formerly sold by Crafty Puzzles and is retained as a free reference item. It is no longer available to purchase from this website.

Try a hint before revealing the answer

Open one hint at a time to preserve some of the challenge.

Hint 1

Sort the six pieces by notch pattern and keep the plain locking bar separate.

Hint 2

Build a loose central cage from the five notched pieces before inserting the final bar.

Hint 3

If the last bar will not slide through, one of the two central pieces is reversed.

Place component 2 into the open side of component 1 as shown in stage 1.
Add component 3 across the first pair to form a loose three-way centre.
Slide the next notched component down through the centre to create the shape shown at stage 4.
Insert component 4 from the side, then square up the five-piece cage.
Slide component 5 through the upper opening while the assembly is still loose.
Push the plain component 6 through the final channel. Centre all six pieces to lock the cross.

Use the preserved diagram or video alongside these steps for exact orientation. The written guide is an original summary prepared for this archive.

The original Crafty Puzzles instruction diagram is preserved below.

Reveal the Cross solution diagram

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