Crosswords
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2023.3for iPhone, iPad and more
8.7
568 Ratings
Stand Alone, Inc.
Developer
12.9 MB
Size
Dec 26, 2023
Update Date
Puzzle
Category
4+
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About Crosswords
"… the definitive source for puzzles for iOS…" -- the New York Times
Play the Award Winning Crosswords on your iPad or iPhone, optimized for iOS 12! Each day many newspapers provide their crossword puzzles online; wake up each day to new puzzles, solve them, get hints, view clues, and track how quickly you're improving!
• Touch and hold a square to view hints
• US and UK Cryptic puzzles available
• Hints, Websites, and Clue lookups
• Enter answers in 'ink' or 'pencil'
• Quickly see your recently played, or sort by date, difficulty or source
• Detailed info on each puzzle
• Post your solve times online and compare with other solvers
After upgrading, you can also:
• Automatically get new puzzles every day
• Access nearly unlimited puzzles from many different sources
• Grab older puzzles with a tap
• Download new puzzles automatically in the background
Upgraded Puzzle Sources:
• Brendan Emmett Quigley's Weekly Puzzle
• Inkwell Crossword (Archives only)
• Village Voice (Archives only)
• Chronicle of Higher Education (Archives only)
• King Features Crosswords (Joseph, Sheffer, and Premier)
• People Magazine (Archives only)
• Newsday (Archives only)
• Andy Kravis, Cruciverbist at Law
• Glutton for Pun
• MacNamara’s Band
• Murchie’s Monday Fills
• Neville Fogarty
• Puzzle Express
• The Stickler Weekly
• World of Crosswords
Premium Crosswords subscription required:
• Matt Gaffney’s Crossword Contest
• American Values Crossword
• Crooked Crosswords
Providers list subject to change.
•• For support, please visit our website at http://www.standalone.com ••
Privacy Policy: https://www.standalone.com/legal/
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Play the Award Winning Crosswords on your iPad or iPhone, optimized for iOS 12! Each day many newspapers provide their crossword puzzles online; wake up each day to new puzzles, solve them, get hints, view clues, and track how quickly you're improving!
• Touch and hold a square to view hints
• US and UK Cryptic puzzles available
• Hints, Websites, and Clue lookups
• Enter answers in 'ink' or 'pencil'
• Quickly see your recently played, or sort by date, difficulty or source
• Detailed info on each puzzle
• Post your solve times online and compare with other solvers
After upgrading, you can also:
• Automatically get new puzzles every day
• Access nearly unlimited puzzles from many different sources
• Grab older puzzles with a tap
• Download new puzzles automatically in the background
Upgraded Puzzle Sources:
• Brendan Emmett Quigley's Weekly Puzzle
• Inkwell Crossword (Archives only)
• Village Voice (Archives only)
• Chronicle of Higher Education (Archives only)
• King Features Crosswords (Joseph, Sheffer, and Premier)
• People Magazine (Archives only)
• Newsday (Archives only)
• Andy Kravis, Cruciverbist at Law
• Glutton for Pun
• MacNamara’s Band
• Murchie’s Monday Fills
• Neville Fogarty
• Puzzle Express
• The Stickler Weekly
• World of Crosswords
Premium Crosswords subscription required:
• Matt Gaffney’s Crossword Contest
• American Values Crossword
• Crooked Crosswords
Providers list subject to change.
•• For support, please visit our website at http://www.standalone.com ••
Privacy Policy: https://www.standalone.com/legal/
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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What's New in the Latest Version 2023.3
Last updated on Dec 26, 2023
Old Versions
Updated for iOS 17
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Version History
2023.3
Dec 26, 2023
Updated for iOS 17
2022.1
Jan 3, 2022
fixed ability to use shift-tab to go to the previous clue using an external keyboard.
2021.3
Dec 29, 2021
fixed a dark mode issue.
2021.2
Jul 26, 2021
- fixed a crash with a Sunday puzzle
2021.1
Jul 24, 2021
- fixed some dark mode issues
- fixed an auto-scroll issue
- fixed an auto-scroll issue
2020.6
Nov 23, 2020
- improved macOS support
- improved Dark Mode support
- improved Dark Mode support
2020.3
Mar 30, 2020
Fixed a problem with VoiceOver and the clue bar
Fixed a few import related issues
Fixed a problem with the notch overlaying the clues in landscape on iPhones X and 11.
Fixed a few import related issues
Fixed a problem with the notch overlaying the clues in landscape on iPhones X and 11.
2020.2
Mar 23, 2020
- additional import options when importing Files
- fixed a problem resetting your Crosswords account password
- fixed a problem resetting your Crosswords account password
2020.1
Mar 21, 2020
Fixed some problems deleting puzzles
2019.8
Nov 21, 2019
- fixed a problem editing setting up a Crosswords account
- fixed problem selecting a new puzzle from within a puzzle on an iPad in landscape
- cleaned up some fonts a bit
- fixed some potential import problems from iCloud Drive and Safari
- fixed problem selecting a new puzzle from within a puzzle on an iPad in landscape
- cleaned up some fonts a bit
- fixed some potential import problems from iCloud Drive and Safari
2019.7
Oct 27, 2019
- fixed gray bar at the top of the puzzle
- cleaned up fonts
- use dynamic type for puzzle info
- cleaned up fonts
- use dynamic type for puzzle info
2019.6
Oct 22, 2019
- fixed a problem importing puzzles from iCloud
- cleaned up Dark Mode override
- cleaned up Dark Mode override
2019.5
Oct 20, 2019
- added option to override system dark mode setting
- added option to reset your preferences
- fixed a printing bug
- fixed display issue in the about box
- added option to reset your preferences
- fixed a printing bug
- fixed display issue in the about box
2019.4
Sep 24, 2019
- iOS 13 and Dark Mode support
- iCloud Drive support
- numerous small tweaks and bug fixes
- iCloud Drive support
- numerous small tweaks and bug fixes
3.60.5
Dec 22, 2018
- updated for new iPad pro devices with Face ID
- fixed multiple puzzle importing via Air Drop
- fixed some navigation issues inside the puzzle
- fixed multiple puzzle importing via Air Drop
- fixed some navigation issues inside the puzzle
3.60.4
Aug 23, 2018
- fixed problem downloading puzzle bundle list
3.60.3
Jul 29, 2018
- fixed a problem loading online hints in some cases
- reduced offline alerts
- fixed a problem when selecting a bundle, sometimes
- fixed a problem showing percent complete, sometimes
- reduced offline alerts
- fixed a problem when selecting a bundle, sometimes
- fixed a problem showing percent complete, sometimes
3.60.2
Jan 29, 2018
- sync puzzles downloaded from other websites
- fixed a problem opening some external puzzles
- fixed some incorrect layouts
- fixed a few minor bugs
- fixed a problem opening some external puzzles
- fixed some incorrect layouts
- fixed a few minor bugs
3.60.1
Nov 27, 2017
- fixed some problems hitting the "Delete" button after completing a puzzle
- fixed a problem selecting a new puzzle from within a puzzle on iPad
- fixed some inconsistent UI when checking/displaying registration status
- fixed a problem viewing hints on iPhone
- fixed some puzzle-positioning issues.
- fixed a problem selecting a new puzzle from within a puzzle on iPad
- fixed some inconsistent UI when checking/displaying registration status
- fixed a problem viewing hints on iPhone
- fixed some puzzle-positioning issues.
3.60
Nov 6, 2017
- many iPhone X tweaks and fixes
- fixed a crash when trying to Edit your providers
- fixed a crash when trying to Edit your providers
3.59.5
Nov 2, 2017
- updated for iPhone X
- refreshed some of the UI
- cleaned up some animations
- cleaned up some puzzle placement problems on iPad
- fixed a problem where completing a puzzle wouldn't update the puzzle grid on iPad
- added additional special characters (%, / -, #, $, @, +, !, and ?) on iPhone (press and hold the "P" key)
- refreshed some of the UI
- cleaned up some animations
- cleaned up some puzzle placement problems on iPad
- fixed a problem where completing a puzzle wouldn't update the puzzle grid on iPad
- added additional special characters (%, / -, #, $, @, +, !, and ?) on iPhone (press and hold the "P" key)
3.59.4
Aug 18, 2017
- fixed problem with the provider list jumping around when selecting items
- fixed provider credentials on iPad
- fixed in-puzzle switching on iPad
- fixed some circle and rebus importing
- fixed provider credentials on iPad
- fixed in-puzzle switching on iPad
- fixed some circle and rebus importing
3.59.3
Apr 18, 2017
- cleaned up popovers in iPad puzzle selection
- fixed some voiceover problems with certain characters
- added Clear Errors back to Percentage Complete alert
- cleaned up online hint display
- fixed occasional crash when completing a puzzle
- fixed some issues when typing quickly
- fixed some voiceover problems with certain characters
- added Clear Errors back to Percentage Complete alert
- cleaned up online hint display
- fixed occasional crash when completing a puzzle
- fixed some issues when typing quickly
3.59.2
Jul 14, 2016
- added "Clear Errors" button when viewing a puzzle's percentage complete
- fixed a few layout bugs when printing
- fixed a crash when a poorly formatted puzzle was encountered
- fixed a disappearing back button issue
- fixed a problem where checking for errors could reveal answers
- added some additional voice over prompts in Older Puzzles
- restored missing checkbox in Settings
- added some voice over prompts in settings
- cleaned up reveal animations
- streamlined checking for previous purchases
- fixed a few layout bugs when printing
- fixed a crash when a poorly formatted puzzle was encountered
- fixed a disappearing back button issue
- fixed a problem where checking for errors could reveal answers
- added some additional voice over prompts in Older Puzzles
- restored missing checkbox in Settings
- added some voice over prompts in settings
- cleaned up reveal animations
- streamlined checking for previous purchases
3.59.1
May 19, 2016
- additional accessibility options
- fixed a few issues connecting to the iTunes store
- improved performance at startup
- added "Reveal 1 Square" option
- added new Settings button in-puzzle [iPad]
- added quick way to switch puzzles [iPad]
- lots of smaller bug fixes and performance
- fixed an iOS 8 display bug
If you're enjoying Crosswords, please rate it and leave a review in iTunes, thanks!
- fixed a few issues connecting to the iTunes store
- improved performance at startup
- added "Reveal 1 Square" option
- added new Settings button in-puzzle [iPad]
- added quick way to switch puzzles [iPad]
- lots of smaller bug fixes and performance
- fixed an iOS 8 display bug
If you're enjoying Crosswords, please rate it and leave a review in iTunes, thanks!
Crosswords FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Crosswords in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Crosswords.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Crosswords supports English
Crosswords contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Crosswords Pro
$9.99
Crosswords Pro (Upgrade)
$3.99
Edited By Tausig 2
$2.99
Ridonkulous Crosswords
$1.99
Dell Crosswords
$1.99
Crossword Nation's Centennial Edition
$7.99
Brendan Emmett Quigley Freestyle
$2.99
Jonesin' Crosswords
$2.99
Edited by Ben Tausig, Vol. 1
$1.99
Liz Gorski's Crossword Nation: Vol. 1, No. 1-20
$1.99
