From becfc61f39a16871e84c7feed6b57c625e1d6dc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gustavo-olmedo <gustavo.olmedo.formosa@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:42:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update to support existing crossword routes in puzzle cards

---
 dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.test.tsx  | 3 +++
 dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.tsx       | 2 +-
 dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.test.tsx | 2 +-
 dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.tsx      | 4 +++-
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.test.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.test.tsx
index 891f01635eb..95721d9e64e 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.test.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.test.tsx
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ describe('PuzzlesDirectory', () => {
 		expect(
 			getPuzzleUrl(item({ slug: 'word-wheel', variant: 'archive-page' })),
 		).toBe('/puzzles-and-games/word-wheel/archive');
+		expect(getPuzzleUrl(item({ url: '/crosswords/quick/123' }))).toBe(
+			'/crosswords/quick/123',
+		);
 		expect(getPuzzleUrl(item({ url: 'https://example.com/play' }))).toBe(
 			'https://example.com/play',
 		);
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.tsx
index b3114920b42..7fd81c6fd9b 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesDirectory.tsx
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ export const getPuzzleUrl = (item: PuzzleItem): string | undefined => {
 	if (
 		url !== undefined &&
 		(url.startsWith('/puzzles-and-games') ||
-			url.startsWith('/crosswords/series/') ||
+			url.startsWith('/crosswords/') ||
 			/^https?:\/\//.test(url))
 	) {
 		return url;
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.test.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.test.tsx
index 9169c62439d..56ed97b0671 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.test.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.test.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const layout: PuzzlesLayoutType = {
 							set: 'quick',
 							cardVariant: 'primary',
 							cadence: 'Daily',
-							url: '/puzzles-and-games/crosswords/quick/1',
+							url: '/crosswords/quick/1',
 						},
 						{
 							id: 'wordiply',
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.tsx
index e4149b974c1..55bea3aea9c 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/PuzzlesSupporting.tsx
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ const puzzleUrl = (item: PuzzleItem): string | undefined => {
 	const url = item.url;
 	if (
 		url !== undefined &&
-		(url.startsWith('/puzzles-and-games') || /^https?:\/\//.test(url))
+		(url.startsWith('/puzzles-and-games') ||
+			url.startsWith('/crosswords/') ||
+			/^https?:\/\//.test(url))
 	) {
 		return url;
 	}