Cryptic Crossword Lite

In-app purchases
4.12K reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
100K+
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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.
Professional cryptic crosswords to keep you pondering - 24 free puzzles.
Updated on
Oct 23, 2026
Available on
Android, Windows

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
    Device or other IDs
  • This app may collect these data types
    App activity and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.37K reviews
Shell Chelby
June 26, 2023
Great Fun. Very easy and intuitive to use. Just the right level of challenge. Some great clues. Some are doable straight away and some need thinking about. I'm addicted 😁. I will have to buy the full app once I've worked through the freebies. Hope there will be a follow up for when I've done them all!
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D F
December 7, 2025
cryptic crosswords 👍 buy full game 👎. sell me some ads, I just wanna do cryptic crosswords but I don't wanna spend £4.99, please just sell me ads instead 😅 Also like someone else says the letters get typed over, it's a bit clunky especially compared to some regular crossword apps. Once a word is correct those letters should be locked in and unchangeable.
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A Google user
February 16, 2019
Good cryptic crosswords app. Not too difficult or obscure. One thing to be wary of is accidentally typing over previously inputted letters...your typing skips over an already placed letter and carries over to the next blank box; this can cause letters to appear in odd places on the grid which you then have to delete... just a matter of getting used to the apps way of doing things. Well worth a look for cryptic crossword fans...thank you, developer.
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What’s new

Daily puzzles added!