Crossword (US)

Peggy Ayers

4 years ago

Would like to have the Red blocks appear when a mistake is made, as in the UK version. Otherwise, I'm enjoying the app. Not too easy; not too hard.

Emily Cantrell

3 years ago

Good clean fun! Some more challenging than others. Dig the variety and the fact that clues aren't repetitive throughout. Well done!

Amanda Mowbray

5 years ago

Great app. The puzzles are challenging yet not TOO much so. The app itself is easy to use and doesn't have 1000000 ads.

Stephen Rebbe

3 years ago

THE best crossword app. Period. Update 3-8-22: Still the best! I've finished every puzzle, then cleared and started over. There are enough that the first ones done are forgotten.

A Google user

5 years ago

The UI is so frustrating, oh my god. 99% of the time when I want to click next it just swaps it from vertical/horizontal lol. Also felt some of the hints were frustratingly broad in clusters where context doesn't narrow it

Emma

4 years ago

Challenging but you're not going to get stuck forever. Great time killer. It sucks that there's only five or six puzzles unlocked per pack but gotta make that money somewhere. No ads. Altogether a satisfying game.

Tom Dison

2 years ago

Good game, only real flaw is the constantly asking you to buy after you already have. Same with the U.K. version - after a while they lose contact with Google Play and ask you to buy. Going to main screen and going back to current game gets rid of it. Minor annoyance.

A Google user

5 years ago

I hate that I can deleted correctly input letters. It's so annoying. The clues tabs aren't actually clues. It's just the word in a different spot. You still have to keep entering letters until you get the right one.

A Google user

5 years ago

Great app that's easy to use. It's very informative and educational. I haven't done crosswords for years, so it's definitely helping me get back in there. I like that it gives so many ways to help get unstuck in the puzzle. Great learning experience.

Solitaire Burton

3 years ago

Just plain crossword which is what I wanted. The US puzzles are very slightly different from UK, but not too different and still very doable. Didn't realise there was even a difference between UK and US crosswords. Being a US crossword at least you know the spelling is probably different. And the Teazle format is great.

John Beaderstadt

4 years ago

Deducted one star because, despite being the American edition, there are plenty of British-isms that the average American wouldn't know (British veterans "demob" instead of being discharged from the military, at which time they take off their uniforms and don "mufti" instead of "civvies;" a pickup truck is a "ute;" etc). Otherwise, I love it and am on my 3rd go-round.

Linda Sue

2 years ago

I am enjoying the challenges in the puzzles and learning as I go. In my opinion, sometimes the clues are quite a stretch for the answers, but it helps to think outside the box. Great brain exercises.

A Google user

6 years ago

Wonderful passtime with no pen or pencil needed. Fun way to learn new words. App has been improved so the user interface is really great. I'm still enjoying the app after several years. i have it on my phone and my tablet.

A Google user

5 years ago

Easy to navigate, and I like being able to select the letters easily. My hands are clumsy and fat fingertips, other crosswords have been a bad experience when I can't even select a square.. I also appreciate the many variaties of puzzles to choose from.. Excellent job guys....👍

Mike Cohen

3 years ago

I completed several puzzles even though the interface is quite clunky. But I thought this was supposed to be a puzzle using American terminology. Most of the words are not even words that Americans use. Almost everything is either British or Australian. For example a Ute is an Australian term for a car/pickup hybrid. It is not a term that Americans use at all.

Laurie Logsdon

5 years ago

This is a really good crossword. It's pretty easy to figure out, the clues are culturally appropriate for standard American English, and you can get as little or as much help from the app as you want. There are no ads, no system of winning coins to buy from the play store, etc. Just plain simple game. I don't know yet if there are harder levels...probably, I just haven't researched it yet. I'd say it starts out at a medium level.

FJ Thomas

1 year ago

Very disappointed. After playing 39 of the developer's other, obviously British-leaning, crossword puzzles, I was excited to read they had a US version. I can honestly say they put far less effort into it. "US" game does not tell how many words are in an answer, other version does. There are odd clues/answers. E.g., I have never seen "cafeteria food" defined as "glop;" there are a few questionable examples just in the first puzzle but not enough characters allowed by Google to list.