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KrossWordz 1.9.1

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Elegant and affordable crosswords client. Shareware ($8)

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Jerome Foucher

KrossWordz is a elegant and affordable crosswords client.

It can open any crosswords puzzle saved in the Across Lite puzzle format. It also offers to download daily puzzles from several online sources. All of that in a clean and intuitive aqua interface.

What's New

Version 1.9.1:

Fixed the congratulations message which was missing the elapsed time to solve the puzzle.

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

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Programhappy commented on 29 Jun 2010

Why are you now included this separate .dmg with automatic A-Dock updates via the "MacUpdate Desktop" application?! I don't want or need this puzzle app installed every time I update A-Dock.

[Version 1.9.1]

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Misha replied on 29 Jun 2010

We have corrected this, sorry for the mistake. Some how this download became associated with A-Dock.

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Xenophile commented on 02 Jun 2009

This is pretty good, but I suggest checking out "WurdKR055", it has all the same features and it's free.

[Version 1.8.4]

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Younkint replied on 09 Apr 2010

A Google search for "WurdKR055" shows that it doesn't exist on the Internet, except for your comment...

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gryphonent reviewed on 18 Aug 2007

Great app. I was considering the purchase of Black Ink but was put off by the high price tag of $25. Then I found Krosswordz, which is even better than its competitor and has a more realistic price. Already registered... all future upgrades are free too! What are you waiting for?

[Version 1.7.2]

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Mdognrdog replied on 05 Feb 2011

Krosswordz is actually better than its higher-priced competitors. All I use a crossword client for is a) getting and b) printing puzzles. Krosswordz prints puzzles better.

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usingpond commented on 08 Aug 2006

Thank GOD! Finally, a crossword client that spells "crosswords" the wrong way. Sometimes I have difficulty using clients that spell it correctly; they just don't fit my needs as someone who likes to replace "s" with "z" and "c" with "k".

Kudoz!

[Version 1.6.5]

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Xenophile replied on 02 Jun 2009

Agreed, it's a stupid name. Too many people think it's clever to misspell the name of a product or business, when actually it's lazy and unoriginal.

I'm trying to picture the developer naming this app:
"hmmm, what to call this? Well it does crossword puzzles, so I'll call it 'Crosswords'. No, wait! That's too lame, it needs a twist, something to grab users' attention. Uhhhhh....Yes, that's IT! I shall call it 'KrossWordz'! Oh how clever I am!"

Anonymous reviewed on 15 Oct 2005

Version 1.4 crashes on launch. I'm using OS X 10.4 Tiger.

[Version 1.4]

Anonymous reviewed on 10 Aug 2005

The only thing preventing me from using Krosswordz instead of the ugly and not Mac-like Across Lite is the fact that on scrambled puzzles (in my case, the New York Times crosswords), you can't enter a password to unscramble the puzzle. Krosswordz is only able to go online and see if an unscrambled version of the puzzle is available - which isn't too helpful if you've just completed a scrambled one. If the developer could fix this, I would GLADLY pay $8 for it.

[Version 1.3.2]

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Anonymous commented on 21 Sep 2005

Sorry, but this will probably never happen.

Literrate Software is the owner of the Across Lite file format. They do not provide any documentation for third-party applications to read such files.

Although it's pretty straight-forward to extract the basic information from these files, it's a different story with scrambled puzzles. Without any help from Literrate Software, I won't be able to find the right algorithm to unscramble such a puzzle.

The only thing I can do is to check if the website that has originally published this scrambled crossword has now published an unscrambled version. This happens with the Washington Post sunday puzzles. But if you have downloaded a scrambled puzzle from a source not supported directly by KrossWordz, I won't be able to find any unscrambled puzzle....

Anonymous reviewed on 21 Mar 2005

Provides elegant and uncluttered access to crosswords including several free daily online ones. (Unfortunately many newspaper crossword sections are now subscription services and the daily fix is getting expensive!)

[Version 1.1.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 15 Mar 2005

I can add these two features easily in the next release.
So stay tuned !

[Version 1.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 20 Jan 2005

A game that actually lives up to the hype!
This is a fantastic program for crossword aficionados who lust for access to lots of current puzzles.
Get it!
Pay the fee!
Enjoy!

[Version 1.0.1]

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