Cryptic Crossword Lite

Teazel Ltd

About this game

Professional Cryptic Crossword puzzles to keep you pondering.
These are cryptic level puzzles, suitable for seasoned crossword enthusiasts.
FREE VERSION - 24 complete puzzles free, all features enabled - and ad free!

The full version features 260 professional crosswords.

These are cryptic puzzles for seasoned crossword fans.

Features:
- Tutorial for Cryptic Puzzles
- pinch zooming grid
- clue list view
- cheats, highlight mistakes and answer checking
- share a clue (via email, Twitter, Facebook, etc)
- suitable for tablets
- high resolution tablets supported
- no ads
- resume button
- extra preferences (jump letters, grey out completed clues, etc)
- 3 keyboard choices
- explanations for each clue (Pack 8 onward)

If you're finding Cryptic a little too challenging, why not try our standard Crossword app.

Or maybe you're looking for American style puzzles, with no hanging letters? If so, then try our Crossword (US) app.

Ratings and reviews

I am still a beginner playing cryptic crosswords, and have watched some tutorials. This is the first cryptics game I've tried, and I think it's perfect for now. CCL barely has a user interface; but, it has all the essentials that a puzzler needs, really..and it's free with no ads (tho, more content is available via paywall). When I'm more experienced at cryptics, I may try other such game apps .. but, I'm currently having much enjoyment, and rate Cryptic Crosswords Lite: 5 stars!

It's rare to find ANY Cryptic Crossword Puzzle app. This one has everything one would expect, except being able to use the default keyboard. Puzzles are challenging to very difficult as is expected for the genre. None have been mind-numbingly difficult. There is a slight British flavo(u)r to these, but I have found no modern source for Cryptic Crosswords not written by British authors. Knowing this is important for solving some clues, but does not detract from the experience. 5 Stars!

Meh. A lot of the clues are not what I would call cryptic, i.e. "It keeps time in the garden." Answer? "sundial." That's just a regular crossword clue. They're also not very creative, & sometimes the same clue & answer would be repeated in the very next puzzle. Also there is no explanation for how they got to the answers, which stinks. Some I really struggled with & even after being shown the answer could not make sense of. Would not pay for this.

What’s new

Minor bug fixes