The Big Crossword

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.6
4.18K reviews
Content rating
Everyone
100K+
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About this game

The ultimate giant crossword puzzles!

Play our three HUGE crosswords, with over 1300 clues in each grid. The grids are both over 100 by 100 cells in size.

Can you complete these epic crosswords?

These themed crosswords are a fabulous brain stretcher if you love solving challenging puzzles.
Choose to solve the crosswords in two modes:
- Quest mode, where each clue has been carefully crafted into a corresponding quest. There are over 80 quests to complete in each puzzle.
- Classic mode where you play like an ordinary crossword

The crosswords have been professionally set, and tailored to suit both US and non US markets - with any specific cultural differences noted. We only use the best crossword setters!

They are epic challenges that only the best crossword solvers will be able to complete unaided.
However if you're completely stumped on a clue, the game features several hints:
- Reveal start and end letters
- Lose unused keyboard letters
- Reveal Word

Each puzzle also contains 120+ cryptic clues to sharpen your wits, but fear not - our 'Learn Cryptic Crosswords' app teaches you how to solve those. Or just use your Hints!

The helpful 'mini grid' feature shows you where you are in the overall puzzle.

The game features in-app purchases to buy coins for hints, or you can watch reward adverts instead.
Periodically adverts are shown.

Earn extra rewards by playing daily.

Did we mention the size? They’re BIG - really BIG!

A real challenge for crossword aficionados or beginners.
Updated on
Dec 21, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
3.58K reviews
Janet Lenon
January 16, 2026
I have reinstalled this puzzle numerous times. Sometimes I try to beat my earlier times, and sometimes I complete a single quest before I go to the next one. I'm not a big fan of the newer puzzle, since I don't know most of the song titles, and cryptics are especially difficult for me, but you deserve kudos for all the work that must have gone into making puzzles of this size.
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Kevin Handy
October 29, 2024
Really good challenge. Would be 5 but the Cryptic hints are a stretch at best. I've started just revealing them because they generally make no sense. Other phrasing is odd but might be regional differences. Also found a word in another language without noting it was. I'm sticking with 4 stars because overall it's been good but it could be about 200 words less without the bad entries and be perfect.
7 people found this review helpful
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A Google user
January 25, 2020
I love the game itself. I like the idea of working on a single giant puzzle over time. However. The ads. There's so many! And I'm not asking the game to go ad-free. i just think they could be included in a better way. Like, instead of ads that interrupt gameplay, do what a lot of games are doing now and make it a "watch ad - recieve coins" sort of thing. This would allow players to get coins for more hints as well as being less interruptive and annoying. Just a thought.
52 people found this review helpful
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Teazel Ltd
January 25, 2020
Thanks for your feedback, Sarah. You can remove the adverts for a single small one-off payment (the price of a coffee). We also offer the option to get coins for watching adverts, but at the moment, that doesn't remove the intermittent ads. We'll consider if there's a way we can offer video ads instead of having the intermittent ads. Thanks.

What’s new

Ready for an even bigger challenge? Our Big Crossword just got even
better. With the new third puzzle, there’s more wordplay, more clues,
and more fun than ever!