BestForPuz Cryptic Crossword

Name: BestForPuz Cryptic Crossword
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.758241653442383 (3265 reviews)
Author: Teazel Ltd

Teazel Ltd

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3.26K reviews

PEGI 3

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About this game

18 free casual cryptic puzzles with all features enabled, and no ads - with 300 available for purchase. These crosswords are suitable for casual cryptic players.

Features:

- cheats and answer checking
- great for phone and tablets
- pinch zooming grid
- landscape mode with clue list
- Resume button
- useful preferences to enhance gameplay
- no adverts

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

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

Casual Cryptic Crossword puzzles set by Michael Curl

Updated on

Aug 22, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

2.63K reviews

Mark Stanley

April 3, 2026

I've been playing this cryptic crossword app for many years. The clues are well thought out, it's a great time filler. If I was asked for constructive criticism I'd suggest the controls be reviewed with the goal being to reduce the need to select the correct squares after the app automatically moves to an unusual position, but as this game has remained the same for so many years, probably best to leave well enough alone. Well done and thank you to the developer.

2 people found this review helpful

David Lynch

August 10, 2026

Excellent fun! this game is really very rewarding and is worth your money. If you're like me and you want something puzzling you can pick up on your commute for 10mins or so and come back to it after thinking on solutions, this is great. I do however recommend learning the rules of cryptic crosswords first before diving into it.

1 person found this review helpful

A Google user

March 18, 2020

On the whole, very good, as long as you like cryptic crosswords. Others have said that some of clues feel a bit repetitive, but I don't find this to be any worse than those found in the various broadsheets. Similarly, you will find the odd "poor" clue (such as "A marine creature is a lone ranger? (3,4)" where the "ranger" is totally redundant) but again, no worse than those found in the broadsheets.

10 people found this review helpful