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Disappearing content...it's a very pricey app, so to have the actual crossword content slowly disappear (the latest in a long line seems to be the Independent Concise crosswords no longer downloading) means that it's not worth paying for any more..Version: 2.29

Why no more SMH?I spent over $10 for this app specifically for the Sydney Morning Herald puzzles. Where have they gone? I'm so disappointed. The one major (for me) fault with an otherwise great app..Version: 0

Newsday stopped downloadingOn Monday,July 2, the Newsday puzzles don’t seem to be downloading anymore. What happened..Version: 2.80.05

Very unstable.I love the fact this app exists and has existed forever and I love the flow of it (how you jump clues, how you input text, etc). But to be honest, I don't understand why this app is so buggy. Every update in the last 5 years brings missing buttons, misaligned toolbars, disappearing puzzles, or some such..Version: 2.80.04

Close but no cigarI really like the idea of crosswords on the move but the controls are so fiddly. I have small hands and even I struggle. It's a shame because I really wanted this app to be great. Would advise wait for an update otherwise you will pay £5.99 for something you don't use (like I did)..Version: 0

Fun... When It Works!Every time this game gets upgraded, IT WON'T OPEN!!! I have to uninstall it from the iPod and reinstall it from my Mac to get it going, and then it reinstalls all the puzzles I'd completed/deleted/ no longer wanted. The puzzles are fun and challenging, but I really expected far better stability for ten bucks. PLEASE fix it..Version: 0

Constant crashing since last updateI love this app and use it daily but since the last update it is crashing every single time I start a new crossword. Really frustrating considering it cost $10. Please fix it soon!!.Version: 2.48

Too much choiceSo great to be able to get The Guardian Quick Crossword as an app. However as I only really have time for one crossword per day and dont want any other types - it would be good if you could set up a preference to just subscribe to the one of yr choice. Too much choice can be a bad thing :0).Version: 0

Please add a filtering optionIt would be so much easier to be able to filter the difficulty list by source and also to filter the source list by digit. Could you please add this in? Thank you!.Version: 2.88

Missing contentNo content updates since 17 July! No reply from app support. What is the problem?.Version: 2.80.05

Don't download the latest update - you may lose all your previous puzzlesDon't download the latest update. I lost all of my completed and part completed puzzles. In addition, the cursor gets lost, the current clue does not highlight correctly and it does not show the split between words in the clue. Very disappointing. Clearly the app has not been tested adequately before release. My previous review rated this 5 stars - "This is my favourite iPhone app and it's even better on the iPad. I use a premium subscription and it's worth every penny. A must for any crossword lover. ".Version: 2.48

Where has the Indpendent Concise crossword gone?No more puzzles since the start of this week. What is happening?.Version: 2.80.05

Not suitable for UKI truly wish I had read the reviews and all the information that was hidden behind the 'more' button before I purchased. I just read you can download the many crosswords daily papers make available online and clicked 'buy'. If you want them you have to pay so why on earth this app costs £5.99 I don't knmow, it's just a portal..Version: 2.23

Slow & not intuitiveI bought this hoping to play today's New York Times with my account, but instead it presented me with some puzzles from 2000! (Really old puzzles.) It took me a while to figure out how to get puzzles from my nytimes subscription -- it is not easy as currently designed. Once you've got the puzzle you want, the actual puzzle play is okay but not great. Typing works but feels slow and unresponsive. Tapping on the puzzle is tricky since squares are so small and unfortunately the pinch and zoom gestures seem to only work intermittently (this is version 1.0). Also the navigation arrows feel broken -- they display on a strange part of the screen, partially overlapping the keyboard. I do like the clues view which shows partially- filled answers along with the clues. I also really like the way the application handles rotated phone orientation: there is enough room to show some clues to the right of the puzzle. But overall I'd probably recommend waiting for something better... $10 is a lot to spend on not-quite-there software..Version: 0

5 letters. What gravity doesThe free cw from sai works for me in braille using ipad, voiceover and a braille display. Imagine my shock and horror then (eek!) when, after plunking down my ten sheckels, I find the classic version totally inaccessible. I considered suicide :) but lack the energy since I quit coffee. Please, pleas, pretty please, with sugar and spit, fix the classic version so voiceover users can use it. If not may a thousand ernes defile your windshield. If you need beta testing or feedback just holler. --Brian Tew.Version: 2.86

Display BugI second what Artemus reported: can no longer see the top of the puzzle - app is unusable. Once again we have to wait for them to fix the upgrade..Version: 2.80

Updates messed it upCan no longer print. Really? Who is in charge of testing?.Version: 2.86

Where are Newsday Crosswords?I’ve used this app for years and its been great. However, I’ve noticed that crossword providers have been shrinking and lately none of the Newsday Crosswords are available. What’s going on?.Version: 2.88

This guys an idiotBen whatever the heck his name is, wrote ALL the “beginner” crossword and let me tell you, a college educated woman , can’t do one of them. It is frustrating to the point of wanting to throw the whole thing out the window. I knew answers for some of these but he used obscure words and people the average person couldn’t possibly know. If you’re a PhD geek, or a new york times player, great, I chose it for beginning puzzles . No way..Version: 2.84

Latest update ain't greatJust updated, now the top 1 or 2 rows of the puzzle are covered up by the top bar. Please fix! 😠.Version: 2.75

Bad updateThe last update bricked it. It crashes every single time I try to grab new puzzles..Version: 2.76

Quit DownloadingI’ve had this app for a few years but it has recently quit downloading new puzzles. Haven’t been able to download one since May 27. Disappointing..Version: 2.86

Crosswords ClassicWas a good app with support. Now missing puzzles and developer does not reply to support submissions..Version: 2.88

Keeps asking for internet connectionBeen using this app for years and now when trying to download new puzzles I get a message that says I must connect to the internet to download puzzles. However I am always connected to the internet..Version: 2.80.05

New PuzzlesI’ve had this app and enjoyed it for years. This is the second time I have not been able to receive new puzzles. This is been going on for weeks. I have sent in two different queries asking why this is happening and what I can do. No one ever writes back. Maybe they’ve gone out of business?.Version: 2.80.05

No more puzzles.New puzzles aren’t downloading anymore..Version: 2.80.06

UpdateUsed for years but last update deleted all this years puzzles I had planned on doing. Never update again..Version: 2.84

Limited PuzzlesI love this app but the shrinking supply of puzzles is a concern. Many of my favorite titles no longer seem to be available. Is anything being done to increase the supply?.Version: 2.80.08

CrosswordsThis app used to be outstanding for cryptics, smh, independent and Le monde. First SMH stopped, the Le Monde and now Independent. Now worthless. You are still told you can select these but that part of the app is bogus. All they want is for you to buy puzzles, but the hardest cryptic is trivial. Good app gone bad..Version: 2.74

Kinda hard to useI've only tried one crossword so far, but it's been a little hard to use. Trying to touch a specific row or box takes several tries..Version: 0

Not for kidsThe rating says it’s for ages 4+, but I’ve come across multiple puzzles with profanity in the clues..Version: 2.80.06

Good and BadThis is my favorite crossword app by far, with the exception that it provides very few puzzles beyond the "easy" level. You get a few "moderates," and "hard" puzzles are nearly non-existent, even with the paid app like I use. I've been a paid subscriber for many years and this has always been my complaint. You can receive numerous free puzzles every day, yet to get others, which I assume are of higher quality, such the New York Times, among others, you have to pay an extra subscription fee beyond the cost of the the app. I could easily live with this if the app just provided harder free puzzles. The free puzzles are the typical low-end puzzles that lazily use ubiquitous words like "oboe," "ire," "aloe," and others of that ilk. Puzzles like "Joseph" and others have gigantic squares with a small amount of words, and honestly seem like they are written for kids. Unfortunately, I've found very few other puzzle apps that offer the breadth of features this one does. As I indicated before, the app itself deserves a rating of 11, but the puzzle offerings I would give a 2..Version: 2.74

Terrible now!Used this app for 10 years. After paying for it, they lost most of their good puzzle providers. Then frequent syncing issues between iPhone & iPad. Developer very hard to deal with & constant issues. Lost thousands of puzzles today - just disappeared - I’m done now. I will never, ever buy any app from standalone inc again!.Version: 2.84

Fewer available crosswords all the timeOn the positive side, this is a lovely App. Presentation and usability are great. Sometimes minor delays in data entry because my touch does not always get the letter I want, but this is relatively trivial. On the negative side - initially, there were many crossword suppliers, and progressively these have reduced. Of the dozen or so that I regularly enjoyed doing, the Guardian quick went early, Others have followed. I am down to being able to access only one of the original suite of crosswords that I initially used to enjoy. Overall - If your preferred types of crosswords are like mine, buying this App is going to be a relatively expensive way of accessing it!.Version: 2.23

DowngradeI really liked version 1, and played it all the time. With automatic mistake indication turned on, I could do the puzzles a lot faster than with paper and pencil, turning it into a funner, breezier, more casual game. Then version 2 came out and it was a lot worse. I wish I could go back to the earlier version. Besides not letting you see your mistakes without pushing a button, if you correct a mistake AFTER you push the button it forever continues to show a little red triangle on those squares, as if to scold and remind you for ever getting it wrong. How fun it that? Not very, unless you are playing the game because you like to feel bad. Add to this the fact that the actual puzzle takes up less space, due to the big icons at the bottom. That was exactly the wrong way to go. Especially since now, if I fat-finger one of the bottom row of letters (like "n" or "m", typically), I will end up going into some other mode that I don't want to be in. It would be much better if they just replaced the Pen button with a pop-up menu that let you choose those other modes (or choose a pencil from the same menu if you are into that, which I am not). Most of the time I want to stay in "Puzzle" mode, or to switch to the list of puzzles. Other than that, the tab bar at the bottom just gets in the way, and robs space from the already cramped puzzle space..Version: 0

Suddenly I’m seeing redEverything was okay. All my entries were black letters. I had errors set to hidden. Then for no reason all my entries are red. Correct and incorrect. If I set it to errors in red my entries are black if correct but now I see every wrong entry and that feels like cheating. I tried deleting and re-loading the app. It worked for about a week. Now I’m seeing red again. It’s just not fun anymore..Version: 2.88

Frequent crashes after the recent updateCrashes when the puzzle is solved, no menu to delete the solved and open new..Version: 2.79.10

Not as goodLatest versions no longer load the LA Times puzzles. Why? What happened?.Version: 2.82

Problem with latest version?I have loved this app for years, but am having a problem with the latest version both on my ipad and iphone - every so often (sometimes every puzzle, sometimes after a couple, but often enough to be really frustrating), the current puzzle randomly deletes itself halfway through. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to when this happens, and once the puzzle deletes itself and throws me back to the puzzle list, it's gone for good. I can redownload it, but of course then my progress is gone. It's very disheartening to be almost done and have it all lost - any chance of a fix in the next release? Other than that, it's an awesome app..Version: 2.79.7

Lovely to use but....This app has a new update but the update, having been downloaded and installed, still appears as outstanding under the App Store update icon. Other than that small glitch, the app is rather lovely and very nice to use. Small fault is that the back key is just above the next clue key and if you have large fingers like mine, you keep pressing a key for one and getting the other. The addition of the (now free) crosswords from The Guardian would be nice too please....... :).Version: 0

Stopped using itThis used to be my favorite crossword app. And it has worked fairly well: I find it easier to operate than other apps. My main concern is the supply of puzzles. My favorite puzzle provider is no longer available , and for a number of the providers that I selected, I haven’t seen a new download in years. The puzzles that are still available no longer interest me, so I’ve subscribed to the NYT puzzles and use their app to work them. It’s not as convenient as this app, but they supply a steady stream of interesting puzzles..Version: 2.80.06

Interface needs workSince upgrading both paid and free app have a umber of interface issues. Screen too small and/or keyboard interfering with crossword layout. I used to love this app but please bring back the old interface style as now it is often unusable..Version: 2.71

Unable to print puzzles and no supportIt seems like the developers just walked away from this app. There is no support whatsoever. I’ve been waiting months for them to fix the problem of being unable to print out the puzzles. I get a generic answer that “they are aware of the problem and working on it” but.....months??? C’mon guys, you charge a pretty steep price for an app that has no developer support. Wish I could get my money back. Won’t be downloading any more apps from Standalone, that’s for sure!.Version: 2.86

There are some problems which have resurfacedRight now, not one of my favorite apps. Major problems since the last update, there are a few glitches in it. The latest update makes it so you can't even see the top line across because it's shaded by the toolbar and the puzzle won't move..Version: 2.80

Wish it was fiveMany people here have said to wait until they fix the problems and many say that it works fine if you just reinstall. I paid for this because I listened to the ones that said it works fine and that was true ... Mostly. The problem is the error checking parts dont work. For instance, when you choose to view errors the highlight and then are marked with a triangle that never goes away, even if you change it to the correct letter. This is very frustrating when you are trying to complete a puzzle. I would agree with the large amount of people who say to wait until this is fixed. Ten is a lot to spend on an app that doesn't work correctly. When this issue is fixed then definately get this app, it will totally be worth it then. Until that time play crossword lite for free..Version: 0

No night modeThis app needs night mode..Version: 2.88

Delete All Errors Doesn’t WorkWith the last update or two, delete all errors does not work..Version: 2.81

Update incorrectI used to have no problem with new puzzles being imported and then????? all of a sudden puzzles stopped com8ng in...annoying.Version: 2.80.08

Big price, could do so much more!As with previous reviews I am more than happy with the layout and accessibility of this app. The big niggle is even though you pay a large premium for the app, the puzzle content is awful and to play more puzzles you need to pay even more money?? There are a wealth of American puzzles but these are of little use to UK based puzzlers. Please can you get more subscriptions to local editions and the app would then be great..Version: 2.29

Not as good as it used to be ten years agoThey don’t have any 24x24 grids anymore, expect maybe once or twice a week. Updates have not delivered any significant improvements or features over the years. They’re just not trying..Version: 2.81

CrashesI like the app because of the wide range of puzzles but it keeps crashing. I open it and all I get is a black screen with the menu bar at the bottom. It's usually several hours or a day before it opens so I can play..Version: 2.74


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