# xTimes

> Allows you to download cryptic crosswords from The Times in .ipuz format.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `xtimes`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ari Cooper-Davis
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,games-entertainment
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-22
- **First published:** 2021-01-14
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/xtimes/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/aricooperdavis/xTable](https://github.com/aricooperdavis/xTable)

## Description

xTimes is an open source Firefox add-on that enables you to download Cryptic Crosswords from The Times website in .ipuz format. It allows you to complete the puzzles offline in a more accessible format than PDF, without circumventing the need for a subscription to The Times.

## Rankings

- #146,260 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `downloads`
- `*://*.thetimes.co.uk/puzzleclub/crosswordclub/play/crossword/*`

### Content script matches

- `www.thetimes.co.uk`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/xtimes)