Vol. 1
The Kenyan Crossword Book
The Kenyan Crossword Book
50 original puzzles mixing Sheng, Sanifu, and English.
Kenya's own crossword books
Puzzles thatknow Kenya.
Sheng slang. Sanifu poetry. Kenyan culture, sport, history in every clue. The crossword book made for Kenyans, by Kenyans.
Sheng CluesSanifu StyleKenyan Culture50 Puzzles
Puzzle #1 - Mini crossword
Can you solve it?
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Four books. One puzzle engine. Endlessly Kenyan.
Why us
Not just any crossword.
Every other crossword book in Kenya was made for somewhere else. These weren't.
Three languages, one puzzle
Sheng street slang, poetic Sanifu Swahili, and English all in the same puzzle.
"Lights out after too much fun" -> BLEKI
Hyper-local references
Emmanuel Korir. Namanga border. Zimmerman. Clues that only a Kenyan gets.
"Busy border crossing to Tanzania" -> NAMANGA
Actually good puzzles
Properly constructed grids, interlocking answers, and clean clue writing.
"The little paper that moves mountains" -> PESA
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For birthdays, graduation, or just because. Gift editions that feel premium.
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Sample Clues
A taste of
what's inside.
Three languages. One puzzle. See what makes ours different.
Across
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Second-hand market
4
One hundred currency (Sheng)
5
Conditional early release from prison
6
Sound waves
9
Inventor known for AC electricity
10
Nakuru city reference (Sheng)
12
Island nation in the Indian Ocean
15
Teachers Service Commission
16
______ University, education giant
Down
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Person who takes what's not theirs (Sheng)
2
Joy packaged as song, game or dance (Sanifu)
3
Nairobi Securities Exchange
4
Religious talk by preacher
7
A place where work is conducted (Sheng)
8
Ruin someone's plans (Sheng)
11
Valuable thing owned by business
13
Surface measure, length x width
14
Power to reject proposed legislation
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Second-hand market
4
One hundred currency (Sheng)
5
Conditional early release from prison
6
Sound waves
9
Inventor known for AC electricity
10
Nakuru city reference (Sheng)
12
Island nation in the Indian Ocean
15
Teachers Service Commission
16
______ University, education giant
Reviews
Kenyans are obsessed.
★★★★★
"Finally! A crossword that actually makes me think in Sheng. Got to BLEKI and laughed for five minutes."
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Brian M.
Nairobi, Westlands
★★★★★
"Bought three, one for me, one for my mum, one for my office. The Sanifu clues are pure genius."
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Amina K.
Mombasa
★★★★★
"Ordered the Shuleni edition for my Form 3 class. The kids are actually competing to finish first."
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Mr. Ochieng
Kisumu, Teacher