Cryptic Crossword

Name: Cryptic Crossword
Rating: 4.8 (1047 reviews)
Author: Teazel

By: Teazel App

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Overview

Version:

1.28

Last updated: 2026-01-26

Ranking

#52,842 ▼ 95

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Cryptic Crossword is a Chrome extension offering 260+ professional cryptic crossword puzzles, with 29 free puzzles featuring all tools and no ads.

Key features include pinch-zoom grid, cheats, highlight mistakes, answer checking, a resume button, and extra preferences like jump letters and grey-out completed clues. For players seeking an easier challenge, there are standard Crossword and Crossword US apps.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Education

By:

Teazel

Rating:

4.80

(1,047) 2 new ratings

Version:

1.28 Last updated: 2026-01-26

Version code:

881680199

Creation date:

2013-06-24

Compatible devices:

Size:

7.00MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-05

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Ranking

# 52,842 ▼ 95

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Developed by:

Teazel

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cryptic-crossword/id661608021

Website:

https://www.teazel.com/products.html

User Reviews

The app offers a large, affordable library of cryptic crosswords with helpful hints and check-answer features that aid learners. It delivers clever, well-made clues and is engaging enough to become a daily go-to. However, its British-centric clues can be hard for non-UK users, some clues feel overly obscure, and it may lack challenge and variety for advanced solvers. Users also want more new puzzles over time.

Pros

Huge puzzle library (250+ puzzles, multiple packs) and great value.
Helpful learning aids: hints and answer-checking to track mistakes.
Beginner-friendly and approachable, good for learning cryptic crosswords.
Clever, well-crafted clues with solid puzzle quality.
Engaging and addictive; a reliable go-to for daily cryptics.

Cons

Clues skew British in style; American players may struggle with British English.
Some clues are very obscure or cryptic to the point of being hard to solve.
Not much challenge for experienced solvers; limited variety of wordplay.
Desire for more new puzzles/content; updates could be more frequent.

Recent reviews

Ready for the next set of puzzles!

by Ju*****, 2026-06-24

The puzzles are good overall, though some clues are so obscure they are are borderline random. BUT the UI is as cryptic as the clues. When filling in a partially completed clue, sometimes you have to type all the letters, other times it jumps them and you type only the missing letters. And if you overshoot .. as you will .. the app jumps to the next clue using logic that is obscure and dumps the extra letters in there. The result is you spend more time fixing up typing errors than you do solving clues. Very annoying.