# Crossword Pencil

> Toggle NYT crossword pencil mode using Shift.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/crosswordpencil](https://chrome-stats.com/d/crosswordpencil)

## Overview

- **ID:** `crosswordpencil`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** maxgmr
- **Category:** games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07
- **First published:** 2026-06-29
- **Size:** 21 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/crosswordpencil/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/maxgmr/crosswordpencil](https://github.com/maxgmr/crosswordpencil)

## Description

Holding down the "Shift" key on New York Times Crossword pages will toggle "pencil" mode, allowing users to quickly switch between modes. Pressing the "Caps Lock" key will activate/deactivate pencil mode.

## Rankings

- #70,010 — Overall
- #111 — deactivate

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.nytimes.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/crosswordpencil)