- Price$9.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedJanuary 31, 2019
- Versions4 archived
- Installable4 of 4
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerStand Alone, Inc.
- Bundle IDcom.standalone.crosswords
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issue"… the definitive source for puzzles for iOS…" -- the New York Times
Download and play crossword puzzles right on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Each day many newspapers provide their crossword puzzles online; with one tap you can download and solve them, get hints, view clues, and track how quickly you're improving!
The #1 Crossword Player on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch just got even better!
• New: Sync your puzzles with Crosswords for Mac; Start a puzzle on your Mac, then finish it on your iPhone or iPad. • Get new puzzles every day • Touch and hold a square to view hints on iPad • Enter Numbers and other special characters by holding down keys • One tap downloads all of today's puzzles • Nearly unlimited puzzles from many different sites • 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 or provider • Detailed info on each puzzle • Post your solve times online and compare with other solvers • Grab older puzzles with a tap • Tap the clue list with two fingers to adjust the font size (iPad only)
Included Puzzle Sources: • Brendan Emmett Quigley's Weekly Puzzle • Jonesin' • King Features Crosswords (Joseph, Sheffer, and Premier) • Newsday • 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
• Additional puzzles downloadable via the Puzzle Browser; browse the web and download more!
Providers list subject to change. Some providers may no longer be publishing, but may still have older puzzles available in Archive form, accessible via the "Download Older Puzzles" option. • For support, please visit our website at http://www.standalone.com •
Tips: • You can tap on the clue text at the bottom of the screen to toggle across & down • Rotate the screen to see both the puzzle and clues • Touch for a moment then drag to precisely select a square. • Touch the Plus to download older puzzles Please note that Crosswords requires an internet connection to download puzzles. Syncing puzzles to your Mac requires the purchase of Crosswords from the Mac App Store. Multiplayer requires iOS 6.0 or later.
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Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 6 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2015 | 2.73 | ★ 3.4 | 20 | $9.99 |
| December 9, 2016 | 2.77 | — | 7,486 | $9.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25They don’t have any 24x24 grids anymore, expect maybe once or twice a week. Updates have not delivered any significant improvements or features over the years. They’re just not trying.
I’ve had this app for YEARS. Back in the day Starbucks used to have these cards with promo codes to get certain paid apps for free and this was one of them. I love this crossword app. Easily the best one out there. But then they stopped supporting this one because they have a different one you can pay for and they never decommissioned this, thankfully. I do use the Hints feature on some of the harder puzzles and I really wish they’d stop using OneAcross.com which is basically just a spam ad site and now it doesn’t even give you the hints. I wish they’d support this app again, it’s the best no frills crossword app.
Latest versions no longer load the LA Times puzzles. Why? What happened?
I have had this app on both my iPhone and iPad for several years now and I love it. Recently the app on my iPad got messed up so I deleted it and reinstalled. The options gear was missing on the reinstall and I was unable to change the settings to my liking. I contacted Customer Service (Ben) who investigated the issue and created an update to fix it. I’m a happy Crosswords Classic geek again!
Used for years but last update deleted all this years puzzles I had planned on doing. Never update again.
Original (5-star review): There's really no contest among iPad crossword apps. This one's the best by far. The daily stream of top-flight puzzles makes it well worth the price, and the interface is the best in the business - even better than the NY Times app. New review (one-star): For many months now, every other time you click on the help button the app crashes. This problem has NOT been fixed, despite many, many complaints by users. I really want this app to go back to being the best crossword app on the iPad, but as it is now I cannot recommend it to anyone. Please fix that bloody bug!!
This is my favorite crossword app. It has tons of daily crosswords & is free with no ads.
I love this app but the shrinking supply of puzzles is a concern. Many of my favorite titles no longer seem to be available. Is anything being done to increase the supply?
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.