CRUX is going Universal in September! And back to its regular price of $4.99 a few days after, so this is your chance to lock in the savings. Don't miss this sale! Enjoy solving puzzles on your iPad now, and download CRUX Universal on your iPhone and iPod Touch when the update is released. Minimum iOS is 3.2, so all devices but the original iPhone and iPod Touch 1st generation are supported. We will post the end-of-sale date here when the release schedule is finalized. Any questions? Please ask! CRUX Crosswords CRUX brings you a beautiful, fun, and intuitive way to solve crossword puzzles on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Now… TouchArcade Rating: $4.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsCRUX brings you a beautiful, fun, and intuitive way to solve crossword puzzles on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Now with iCloud puzzle sync, iOS 6, and iPhone 5 (taller display) support![ Excellent! ] WIRED App Guide : "The best crossword app for the iPad" [ 5 Stars! ] AppAdvice.com : "A Word Puzzler’s Delight"[ 4½ Stars! ] PadGadget.com : "A highly polished crossword app with tons of features"[ 4 Stars! ] TouchArcade.com : "Crossword Puzzles Have Never Looked This Good"[ 4 Stars! ] TapMag.co.uk : "A well-developed crossword puzzler that should keep addicts happy."CRUX presents the best crossword puzzles on the perfect platform for solving them. There are thousands of high-quality puzzles available for download from newspapers and other sources around the world. No matter if you're new to crosswords or a seasoned wordsmith, CRUX is great for everyone, and includes: - Fifteen exclusive puzzles by accomplished puzzle author Andrew Ries, organized by Easier, Average, and Harder difficulty- Multiple modes help you focus on what's important -- "Intersecting" presents a mini-puzzle made from the selected entry and all crossing entries-- "Incomplete" shows you only what's left -- "Related" shows only the themed or otherwise related entries- Related entries are automatically highlighted in all modes - Swipe gestures for directly picking any across/down entry from the grid - Enter letters as pen or pencil - Enter multiple letters in a cell ("rebus" entry) - Timer with pause feature- Clear/check/reveal a cell, entry, or the entire puzzle - View and sort downloaded puzzles by day, month, constructor, recently opened, etc.- Support for multiple users sharing one iPad - iPad "Home row" control layout lets you solve a puzzle fast without moving your hands - iPad 3-speed directional pad for cell-by-cell navigation CRUX currently supports the following US-style sources:o American Values Clubo Aries XWord by Andrew J. Ries- Chronicle of Higher Educationo CRooked Crosswordso Crossword Nation by Liz Gorski- Houston Chronicle- Ink Well- I Swear- Jonesin'- NY Times Classic* NY Times Daily* NY Times Monthly Bonus- People Magazine- Thinks.com- Washington Post Daily- Washington Post Puzzler- Washington Post TVAnd these UK-style sources:• Globe And Mail Cryptic• Globe And Mail Quick• Independent Concise• Independent Cryptic• Manchester Evening News• Sydney Morning Herald Cryptic (2002-2009)• Sydney Morning Herald Quick (2002-2009)+ Telegraph Cryptic+ Telegraph General Knowledge+ Telegraph General Knowledge Quick+ Telegraph Quick+ Telegraph Toughieo These puzzles are available with a valid subscription. See the following for more information: http://avxword.comhttp://ariesxword.comhttp://crookedcrosswords.comhttp://xwordnation.com* These puzzles are available with a NY Times Premium Crossword Membership. More information can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords+ The Telegraph puzzles are available with an online subscription. 7-day free trial available at: http://puzzles.telegraph.co.uk/site/register_free_trialAND FINALLY:If anybody has questions or a suggestion on how to improve the app, then PLEASE let us know by sending email to:[email protected]We love feedback! Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to write us already. Information Seller: Genre:Education, Puzzle, Word Release:Feb 16, 2011 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (6) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Inked Well-Known Member Nov 30, 2008 170 0 0 #2 Inked, Aug 29, 2011 Any chance support for landscape orientation made it into the next update? rumsoft Well-Known Member Feb 19, 2011 114 0 0 #3 rumsoft, Aug 29, 2011 Landscape for iPad will not be in the Universal update, but it's planned for the update right after that. We used some of what we developed for the smaller iPhone screen to make a landscape layout usable on iPad. pluto6 Well-Known Member Jun 21, 2009 5,837 3 38 Military #4 pluto6, Aug 29, 2011 For crossword puzzle fans, the ONLY competition Crux has is Crosswords by Standalone and that one is $10. For $3 you get an uber polished, great crosswords games with many, many options. Lots of sources, so you'll never run out, and Rumsoft is constantly supporting their product. No brainer for this one. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Landscape for iPad will not be in the Universal update, but it's planned for the update right after that. We used some of what we developed for the smaller iPhone screen to make a landscape layout usable on iPad.
For crossword puzzle fans, the ONLY competition Crux has is Crosswords by Standalone and that one is $10. For $3 you get an uber polished, great crosswords games with many, many options. Lots of sources, so you'll never run out, and Rumsoft is constantly supporting their product. No brainer for this one.
