This update includes the following bug fixes and enhancements: - Fix a crash when opening the Settings panel on macOS 12 or earlier - Improve handling of direct date downloads when the targeted puzzlee has an unexpectedly missing puzzle - Changing orientation between Across and Down in a completed word now implies "retyping" mode - Fixed a bug that caused the Settings panel to become very wide after selecting the Web Puzzles pane - Fixed a bug that could prevent the selected word's clue from scrolling into view - Fixed a bug that prevented very old puzzles from AV Club from downloading as expected - Further refinements to time zone handling to ensure proper resolution of targeted puzzle URL - Fixes to address the mislabeling of puzzles with the wrong date - Keystrokes that advance selection are now ignored for a short time after selecting a word by typing its clue number If you enjoy Black Ink please consider spreading the word to fellow crossword lovers! Thanks.

This update includes the following bug fixes and usability improvements: - Improved typing mechanics when clicking into an already-completed answer to retype a new answer - Improve handling of puzzle dates when traveling between different time zones - Pressing space to erase now advances to next word if pressed a second time at end of word - Keystrokes that advance selection are now ignored for a short time after selecting as clue by typing its number - Fixed a bug that caused the next unsolved square to be selected even if the setting was turned off - Fixed a bug that prevented puzzles from downloading after canceling a login panel - Fixed a bug that prevented solved puzzles from being "opened as unsolved" - Fixed a crash that could occur when using QuickLook Preview on a puzzle Version 2.4.4 was included the following fixes: - Apply the expected rounded corners to the app icon - Fix the display of HTML based clues on macOS 10.15 Version 2.4.3 included the following changes: - Updated application icon to match the increasingly popular rounded-rectangle style - Fixed a bug that prevented smartened quotes from appearing in clue text - Fixed a bug that caused some clue rows to be too short or too tall - Improved the appearance of the overlay special entry field on a future OS update Version 2.4.2 included a number of changes to make the experience of solving puzzles better, including improvements to the main window clue text display, a fix for rendering images in clue text, and more! Here's the complete list of changes: - Improved layout of puzzle clue at top of window - Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues - Alt text on inline clue images are now conveyed to accessibility and tooltip text - Fixed a bug that caused the "Congratulations" panel to appear twice if auto-check is enabled - Fixed a bug that caused new puzzles opened without a save file to prompt for saving upon solving - Clues with images are now handled more correctly in printouts Version 2.4.1 included the following improvements: - Fix a bug that could prevent the newest available puzzle from being selected in the calendar - Quicklook previews of puzzles with checkmark, etc., symbols are now shown in color - Restored the functionality of the built-in crash reporting mechanism - When duplicating puzzles from the app's sandbox, the app now encourages saving outside the sandbox - Fix a problem that could cause previously solved puzzles to open as new after changing system date format Version 2.4 was a significant update with the following changes: - New: Quick Look support for puzzle files lets you preview puzzles stored outside of Black Ink - New: "Smartened" clue text for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …) - Printing improvements - New: Ink Saver option for text darkness in addition to grid darkness - New: Sizing options to specify larger or smaller grid and clues - New: Option to specify that the grid should print to a separate page - Restore header and footer sections on printed pages - Fix a crash that could occur when printing puzzle clues separately from the puzzle grid - In Dark Mode, the "white" puzzle squares are now a little lighter gray, for better contrast - Added a setting allowing automatic movement to next word after filling a word - Added a setting to configure the space bar to switch puzzle direction - Multi-character answers are now drawn inset slightly more from the edge of the square - Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers - Improved error handling for scenarios where an app like TripMode is blocking network access - Fix a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid - Escape key now causes About Box and Settings windows to close If you enjoy Black Ink please consider spreading the word to fellow crossword lovers! Thanks.

This update is a quick fix to 2.4.3 to address the following issues: - Apply the expected rounded corners to the app icon - Fix the display of HTML based clues on macOS 10.15 Version 2.4.3 included the following changes: - Updated application icon to match the increasingly popular rounded-rectangle style - Fixed a bug that prevented smartened quotes from appearing in clue text - Fixed a bug that caused some clue rows to be too short or too tall - Improved the appearance of the overlay special entry field on a future OS update Version 2.4.2 included a number of changes to make the experience of solving puzzles better, including improvements to the main window clue text display, a fix for rendering images in clue text, and more! Here's the complete list of changes: - Improved layout of puzzle clue at top of window - Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues - Alt text on inline clue images are now conveyed to accessibility and tooltip text - Fixed a bug that caused the "Congratulations" panel to appear twice if auto-check is enabled - Fixed a bug that caused new puzzles opened without a save file to prompt for saving upon solving - Clues with images are now handled more correctly in printouts Version 2.4.1 included the following improvements: - Fix a bug that could prevent the newest available puzzle from being selected in the calendar - Quicklook previews of puzzles with checkmark, etc., symbols are now shown in color - Restored the functionality of the built-in crash reporting mechanism - When duplicating puzzles from the app's sandbox, the app now encourages saving outside the sandbox - Fix a problem that could cause previously solved puzzles to open as new after changing system date format Version 2.4 was a significant update with the following changes: - New: Quick Look support for puzzle files lets you preview puzzles stored outside of Black Ink - New: "Smartened" clue text for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …) - Printing improvements - New: Ink Saver option for text darkness in addition to grid darkness - New: Sizing options to specify larger or smaller grid and clues - New: Option to specify that the grid should print to a separate page - Restore header and footer sections on printed pages - Fix a crash that could occur when printing puzzle clues separately from the puzzle grid - In Dark Mode, the "white" puzzle squares are now a little lighter gray, for better contrast - Added a setting allowing automatic movement to next word after filling a word - Added a setting to configure the space bar to switch puzzle direction - Multi-character answers are now drawn inset slightly more from the edge of the square - Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers - Improved error handling for scenarios where an app like TripMode is blocking network access - Fix a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid - Escape key now causes About Box and Settings windows to close If you enjoy Black Ink please consider spreading the word to fellow crossword lovers! Thanks.

This update includes the following changes: - Updated application icon to match the increasingly popular rounded-rectangle style - Fixed a bug that prevented smartened quotes from appearing in clue text - Fixed a bug that caused some clue rows to be too short or too tall - Improved the appearance of the overlay special entry field on a future OS update Version 2.4.2 included a number of changes to make the experience of solving puzzles better, including improvements to the main window clue text display, a fix for rendering images in clue text, and more! Here's the complete list of changes: - Improved layout of puzzle clue at top of window - Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues - Alt text on inline clue images are now conveyed to accessibility and tooltip text - Fixed a bug that caused the "Congratulations" panel to appear twice if auto-check is enabled - Fixed a bug that caused new puzzles opened without a save file to prompt for saving upon solving - Clues with images are now handled more correctly in printouts Version 2.4.1 included the following improvements: - Fix a bug that could prevent the newest available puzzle from being selected in the calendar - Quicklook previews of puzzles with checkmark, etc., symbols are now shown in color - Restored the functionality of the built-in crash reporting mechanism - When duplicating puzzles from the app's sandbox, the app now encourages saving outside the sandbox - Fix a problem that could cause previously solved puzzles to open as new after changing system date format Version 2.4 was a significant update with the following changes: - New: Quick Look support for puzzle files lets you preview puzzles stored outside of Black Ink - New: "Smartened" clue text for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …) - Printing improvements - New: Ink Saver option for text darkness in addition to grid darkness - New: Sizing options to specify larger or smaller grid and clues - New: Option to specify that the grid should print to a separate page - Restore header and footer sections on printed pages - Fix a crash that could occur when printing puzzle clues separately from the puzzle grid - In Dark Mode, the "white" puzzle squares are now a little lighter gray, for better contrast - Added a setting allowing automatic movement to next word after filling a word - Added a setting to configure the space bar to switch puzzle direction - Multi-character answers are now drawn inset slightly more from the edge of the square - Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers - Improved error handling for scenarios where an app like TripMode is blocking network access - Fix a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid - Escape key now causes About Box and Settings windows to close If you enjoy Black Ink please consider spreading the word to fellow crossword lovers! Thanks.

This update includes a number of of changes to make the experience of solving puzzles better, including improvements to the main window clue text display, a fix for rendering images in clue text, and more! Here's the complete list of changes: - Improved layout of puzzle clue at top of window - Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues - Alt text on inline clue images are now conveyed to accessibility and tooltip text - Fixed a bug that caused the "Congratulations" panel to appear twice if auto-check is enabled - Fixed a bug that caused new puzzles opened without a save file to prompt for saving upon solving - Clues with images are now handled more correctly in printouts Version 2.4.1 included the following improvements: - Fix a bug that could prevent the newest available puzzle from being selected in the calendar - Quicklook previews of puzzles with checkmark, etc., symbols are now shown in color - Restored the functionality of the built-in crash reporting mechanism - When duplicating puzzles from the app's sandbox, the app now encourages saving outside the sandbox - Fix a problem that could cause previously solved puzzles to open as new after changing system date format Version 2.4 was a significant update with the following changes: - New: Quick Look support for puzzle files lets you preview puzzles stored outside of Black Ink - New: "Smartened" clue text for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …) - Printing improvements - New: Ink Saver option for text darkness in addition to grid darkness - New: Sizing options to specify larger or smaller grid and clues - New: Option to specify that the grid should print to a separate page - Restore header and footer sections on printed pages - Fix a crash that could occur when printing puzzle clues separately from the puzzle grid - In Dark Mode, the "white" puzzle squares are now a little lighter gray, for better contrast - Added a setting allowing automatic movement to next word after filling a word - Added a setting to configure the space bar to switch puzzle direction - Multi-character answers are now drawn inset slightly more from the edge of the square - Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers - Improved error handling for scenarios where an app like TripMode is blocking network access - Fix a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid - Escape key now causes About Box and Settings windows to close If you enjoy Black Ink please consider spreading the word to fellow crossword lovers! Thanks.

Version 2.4.1 includes the following improvements: - Fix a bug that could prevent the newest available puzzle from being selected in the calendar - Quicklook previews of puzzles with checkmark, etc., symbols are now shown in color - Restored the functionality of the built-in crash reporting mechanism - When duplicating puzzles from the app's sandbox, the app now encourages saving outside the sandbox - Fix a problem that could cause previously solved puzzles to open as new after changing system date format Version 2.4 was a significant update with the following changes: - New: Quick Look support for puzzle files lets you preview puzzles stored outside of Black Ink - New: "Smartened" clue text for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …) - Printing improvements - New: Ink Saver option for text darkness in addition to grid darkness - New: Sizing options to specify larger or smaller grid and clues - New: Option to specify that the grid should print to a separate page - Restore header and footer sections on printed pages - Fix a crash that could occur when printing puzzle clues separately from the puzzle grid - In Dark Mode, the "white" puzzle squares are now a little lighter gray, for better contrast - Added a setting allowing automatic movement to next word after filling a word - Added a setting to configure the space bar to switch puzzle direction - Multi-character answers are now drawn inset slightly more from the edge of the square - Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers - Improved error handling for scenarios where an app like TripMode is blocking network access - Fix a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid - Escape key now causes About Box and Settings windows to close If you enjoy Black Ink please consider spreading the word to fellow crossword lovers! Thanks.

Black Ink 2.4 for Mac brings a whole slew of new features and fixes, including QuickL - New: Quick Look support for puzzle files lets you preview puzzles stored outside of Black Ink - New: "Smartened" clue text for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …) - Printing improvements - New: Ink Saver option for text darkness in addition to grid darkness - New: Sizing options to specify larger or smaller grid and clues - New: Option to specify that the grid should print to a separate page - Restore header and footer sections on printed pages - Fix a crash that could occur when printing puzzle clues separately from the puzzle grid - In Dark Mode, the "white" puzzle squares are now a little lighter gray, for better contrast - Added a setting allowing automatic movement to next word after filling a word - Added a setting to configure the space bar to switch puzzle direction - Multi-character answers are now drawn inset slightly more from the edge of the square - Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers - Improved error handling for scenarios where an app like TripMode is blocking network access - Fix a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid - Escape key now causes About Box and Settings windows to close

This update includes the following general improvements: - Fix a bug that prevented the puzzle chooser from defaulting to the previously selected month and year - Non-applicable comments in some visual NYT clues are no longer displayed - Printing improvements to avoid splitting a clue's text across pages or wrapping prematurely - Puzzle timer now records puzzle solve timing even if timer is not visible - If the app is opened in the background, puzzle timer won't start until app is activated Accessibility Improvements: - Puzzle square status such as being circled or shaded, marked incorrect, etc., are now announced by VoiceOver - Fix a bug that could prevent changed values to cells being reflected by VoiceOver Version 2.3.2 fixed a bug, introduced in 2.3.1, that caused an alert to appear after every entry if "Auto check" is enabled and the puzzle has no answers included. The 2.3.1 update included the following changes: - New puzzle sources: Lex's Minis and Lex's Crosswords - Improved the accuracy of overlay image drawing over puzzle grid - Fixed the drawing of overlay image drawing in printed puzzles - Attempting to check or reveal answers on puzzles with no answers now displays an explanatory alert - Improve performance when opening the puzzle chooser when it has to search many years for an unsolved puzzle - Now adapts the window size more precisely when screen resolution changes - Fix a glitch that caused the Puzzle Notes text to no longer fit in the popover when detached from window - Puzzle chooser now ensures the selected source name is visible - Fix an issue that caused excessive memory use when opening and closing many puzzles - Now supports entering a hyphen or a period as a special entry answer Black Ink 2.3 included the following changes: - Now supports puzzles that specify graphical overlays on the puzzle - Now supports puzzles that specify multiple correct answers for a given square - Blank answers that are correct are now treated as such - Small adjustments to size and layout of puzzle title and copyright - Fix a bug that caused puzzles to close without being saved in some cases - Now requires macOS 10.15.4 or later

This update fixes a bug, introduced in 2.3.1, that caused an alert to appear after every entry if "Auto check" is enabled and the puzzle has no answers included. The 2.3.1 update included the following changes: - New puzzle sources: Lex's Minis and Lex's Crosswords - Improved the accuracy of overlay image drawing over puzzle grid - Fixed the drawing of overlay image drawing in printed puzzles - Attempting to check or reveal answers on puzzles with no answers now displays an explanatory alert - Improve performance when opening the puzzle chooser when it has to search many years for an unsolved puzzle - Now adapts the window size more precisely when screen resolution changes - Fix a glitch that caused the Puzzle Notes text to no longer fit in the popover when detached from window - Puzzle chooser now ensures the selected source name is visible - Fix an issue that caused excessive memory use when opening and closing many puzzles - Now supports entering a hyphen or a period as a special entry answer Black Ink 2.3 included the following changes: - Now supports puzzles that specify graphical overlays on the puzzle - Now supports puzzles that specify multiple correct answers for a given square - Blank answers that are correct are now treated as such - Small adjustments to size and layout of puzzle title and copyright - Fix a bug that caused puzzles to close without being saved in some cases - Now requires macOS 10.15.4 or later

This update includes a variety of bug fixes and enhancements: - New puzzle sources: Lex's Minis and Lex's Crosswords - Improved the accuracy of overlay image drawing over puzzle grid - Fixed the drawing of overlay image drawing in printed puzzles - Attempting to check or reveal answers on puzzles with no answers now displays an explanatory alert - Improve performance when opening the puzzle chooser when it has to search many years for an unsolved puzzle - Now adapts the window size more precisely when screen resolution changes - Fix a glitch that caused the Puzzle Notes text to no longer fit in the popover when detached from window - Puzzle chooser now ensures the selected source name is visible - Fix an issue that caused excessive memory use when opening and closing many puzzles - Now supports entering a hyphen or a period as a special entry answer Black Ink 2.3 included the following changes: - Now supports puzzles that specify graphical overlays on the puzzle - Now supports puzzles that specify multiple correct answers for a given square - Blank answers that are correct are now treated as such - Small adjustments to size and layout of puzzle title and copyright - Fix a bug that caused puzzles to close without being saved in some cases - Now requires macOS 10.15.4 or later

This updates includes the following changes: - Now supports puzzles that specify graphical overlays on the puzzle - Now supports puzzles that specify multiple correct answers for a given square - Blank answers that are correct are now treated as such - Small adjustments to size and layout of puzzle title and copyright - Fix a bug that caused puzzles to close without being saved in some cases - Now requires macOS 10.15.4 or later

Black Ink 2.2.11 fixes a crash that could occur when authenticating the New York Times on macOS 10.13. Black Ink 2.2.10 fixes an inadvertent change in 2.2.9 that prevented the app from launching on macOS versions 10.13 and 10.14. Black Ink 2.2.9 was an update to fix a problem that prevents logging in to the New York Times. Black Ink 2.2.8 included the following fixes: - Improvements to NYT authentication process - Calendar picker favors the current/latest puzzle date if a new puzzle has arrived since last opening - Calendar picker allows selection of valid puzzle days from the next/previous month Version 2.2.7 mitigated issues that caused NYT to think Black Ink users are "robots." Version 2.2.6 addresed an issue in 2.2.5 that broke the "Mark incorrect answers as you enter them" option. Version 2.2.5 included these changes: - Prevent a superflous error message when canceling Across Lite export - Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day - Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover - Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window - Answers with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included Version 2.2.4 featured these changes: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

Black Ink 2.2.10 fixes an inadvertent change in 2.2.9 that prevented the app from launching on macOS versions 10.13 and 10.14. Black Ink 2.2.9 was an update to fix a problem that prevents logging in to the New York Times. Black Ink 2.2.8 included the following fixes: - Improvements to NYT authentication process - Calendar picker favors the current/latest puzzle date if a new puzzle has arrived since last opening - Calendar picker allows selection of valid puzzle days from the next/previous month Version 2.2.7 mitigated issues that caused NYT to think Black Ink users are "robots." Version 2.2.6 addresed an issue in 2.2.5 that broke the "Mark incorrect answers as you enter them" option. Version 2.2.5 included these changes: - Prevent a superflous error message when canceling Across Lite export - Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day - Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover - Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window - Answers with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included Version 2.2.4 featured these changes: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

Black Ink 2.2.9 is an update to fix a problem that prevents logging in to the New York Times. Black Ink 2.2.8 included the following fixes: - Improvements to NYT authentication process - Calendar picker favors the current/latest puzzle date if a new puzzle has arrived since last opening - Calendar picker allows selection of valid puzzle days from the next/previous month Version 2.2.7 mitigated issues that caused NYT to think Black Ink users are "robots." Version 2.2.6 addresed an issue in 2.2.5 that broke the "Mark incorrect answers as you enter them" option. Version 2.2.5 included these changes: - Prevent a superflous error message when canceling Across Lite export - Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day - Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover - Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window - Answers with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included Version 2.2.4 featured these changes: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update includes the following fixes for: - Improvements to NYT authentication process - Calendar picker favors the current/latest puzzle date if a new puzzle has arrived since last opening - Calendar picker allows selection of valid puzzle days from the next/previous month Version 2.2.7 mitigated issues that caused NYT to think Black Ink users are "robots." Version 2.2.6 addresed an issue in 2.2.5 that broke the "Mark incorrect answers as you enter them" option. Version 2.2.5 included these changes: - Prevent a superflous error message when canceling Across Lite export - Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day - Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover - Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window - Answers with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included Version 2.2.4 featured these changes: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update mitigates issues that caused NYT to think Black Ink users are "robots." Version 2.2.6 addresed an issue in 2.2.5 that broke the "Mark incorrect answers as you enter them" option. Version 2.2.5 included these changes: - Prevent a superflous error message when canceling Across Lite export - Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day - Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover - Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window - Answers with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included Version 2.2.4 featured these changes: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This is a quick fix to address an issue in 2.2.5 that broke the "Mark incorrect answers as you enter them" option. Version 2.2.5 included these changes: - Prevent a superflous error message when canceling Across Lite export - Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day - Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover - Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window - Answers with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included Version 2.2.4 featured these changes: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update includes the following fixes: - Prevent a superflous error message when canceling Across Lite export - Clicking the circle in the calendar interface now jumps to the current day - Fix a bug that prevented Edit -> Copy from working in the Puzzle Notes popover - Fix a bug that prevented the Puzzle Notes popover from staying open while detached from window - Answers with diacritical marks (like Ñ) are now considered correct even if diacritical is not included Version 2.2.4 featured these changes: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update includes a number of improvements to the app: - Puzzle Notes popover is now keyboard navigable - Refinements to focused square coloring - Shift-arrow keystroke now changes focused word without changing the current direction - Fix issues with text encoding of Across Lite puzzles with unicode characters - Puzzle picker now supports left arrow key to navigate from calendar view back to puzzle list - Check for Updates now includes a link to Version History when there are no new updates - Fix some subtle issues with determining the valid dates for downloading puzzles Version 2.2, the last major feature update, included these changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

Version 2.2.3 includes improvements to the puzzle picker, general app appearance, and more. ** Puzzle picker ** - Undownloaded puzzle dates are now emphasized in the calendar - Fix an issue that sometimes prevented the latest puzzle being opened - Restore ability to press return in the Puzzle Chooser to open the selected puzzle - The puzzle picker calendar now stays in the same general timeframe across subsequent openings - If a valid puzzle is not found for a chosen date, the next available puzzle is now downloaded ** Puzzle appearance ** - Restored previous darkness of the puzzle highlight color in Dark Mode - More improvements to positioning of letters in puzzle cells - Reduced the spacing between clues in the clue lists ** General usability ** - New preference supports automatically closing window after solving a puzzle - Fix a rare issue that prevented special answers from being verified/corrected/revealed correctly - "Start Over" now clears any puzzle status flags as well as the entered answers Version 2.2.2 included these changes: - Fix a crashing bug when opening NYT puzzles on some Macs - Fix drawing of clue text with superscript and subscript characters Version 2.2.1 included a number of incremental improvements and bug fixes: - Color preferences can now be reset to default values - Printed puzzles now include any formatting, e.g. italics, bold, that are specified for clues - Puzzles based on east coast US timezone should now be available at the appropriate time in other time zones - Fix a bug in 2.2 that caused kerning of text to be disabled in the clue lists - Fix a bug that caused the app to sometimes become unresponsive while handling formatted clue text - Fix auto-shrinking of clue font size to fit longer clues without clipping them - Fix a variety of cosmetic glitches that affected older versions of macOS - Fix a bug that prevented clues and grid numbers from being printed by default - The puzzle timer no longer restarts automatically if a reopened puzzle is already solved - Checking a puzzle that is complete and correct now re-displays completion panel Version 2.2 included all of these improvements: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This version includes two fixes: - Fix a crashing bug when opening NYT puzzles on some Macs - Fix drawing of clue text with superscript and subscript characters Version 2.2.1 included a number of incremental improvements and bug fixes: - Color preferences can now be reset to default values - Printed puzzles now include any formatting, e.g. italics, bold, that are specified for clues - Puzzles based on east coast US timezone should now be available at the appropriate time in other time zones - Fix a bug in 2.2 that caused kerning of text to be disabled in the clue lists - Fix a bug that caused the app to sometimes become unresponsive while handling formatted clue text - Fix auto-shrinking of clue font size to fit longer clues without clipping them - Fix a variety of cosmetic glitches that affected older versions of macOS - Fix a bug that prevented clues and grid numbers from being printed by default - The puzzle timer no longer restarts automatically if a reopened puzzle is already solved - Checking a puzzle that is complete and correct now re-displays completion panel Version 2.2 included all of these improvements: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update includes a number of incremental improvements and bug fixes: - Color preferences can now be reset to default values - Printed puzzles now include any formatting, e.g. italics, bold, that are specified for clues - Puzzles based on east coast US timezone should now be available at the appropriate time in other time zones - Fix a bug in 2.2 that caused kerning of text to be disabled in the clue lists - Fix a bug that caused the app to sometimes become unresponsive while handling formatted clue text - Fix auto-shrinking of clue font size to fit longer clues without clipping them - Fix a variety of cosmetic glitches that affected older versions of macOS - Fix a bug that prevented clues and grid numbers from being printed by default - The puzzle timer no longer restarts automatically if a reopened puzzle is already solved - Checking a puzzle that is complete and correct now re-displays completion panel Version 2.2 included all of these improvements: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update includes the following changes: * New calendar-based puzzle browser for easier download of historical puzzles * * Preferences now includes an option to run in Dark Mode, Light Mode, or System default * * New York Times Enhancements * - Support for shaded squares (previously they were shown as circles) - Support for italics, bold, and special characters in clue text * Other fixes and enhancements * - The app now prompts to open another puzzle after finishing with one - When solving, the delete key now moves to previous word if first letter is already blank - Improved performance opening next puzzle for sources that have a large number of previously downloaded puzzles - Improved drawing of checked/revealed/incorrect symbols especially on non-Retina displays - Puzzle answers are now considered correct even if they don't match upper/lower case - Fix a crashing bug that could occur if right-clicking on the preview puzzle in Preferences - Improved the appearance of answer letters in cells, particular longer "Special Entry" answers - Elapsed solving time is now saved with the puzzle when closing/re-opening - The Copy Clue menu item no longer includes the clue number in the copied text - Fix a crash that could occur when entering special answers in some puzzles - Accessibility: puzzle chooser now hides puzzle source icons from VoiceOver If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update addresses a bug with New York Times puzzle importing that caused today's puzzle, October 31, 2021, to be imported wrong. If you already imported today's puzzle you will need to delete the puzzle file from your Mac and then re-import the puzzle to get the correctly formatted puzzle. The update also improves conversion of NYT puzzles by translating shaded puzzles to circled squares, and by improving compatibility with Across Lite. Version 2.1.8 included fixes to ensure that circled squares now appear correctly in NYT puzzles. If you already downloaded the NYT puzzle from September 12, you can delete it and re-download it to get the circles to appear. Version 2.1.7 included these bug fixes and improvements: - Improve memory usage performance when opening and closing puzzles - Prevent editing and deletion of built-in puzzle sources. Disable them if you want to hide them from the list. - Further improvements to the compatibilty of saved puzzles with Across Lite Version 2.1.6 included a fix for validation of premium features purchases. Version 2.1.5 included these fixes: - Saved puzzles are now compatible with being opened in Across Lite - Add a new Edit menu item to "Copy Clue" for the selected word - Fix a bug that could cause puzzle clues to print over the grid in some layouts - Fix a crashing bug when printing some puzzles - Improve VoiceOver behavior with respect to focused word after switching focus direction Version 2.1.4 included these fixes: - Support for downloading NYT puzzles that are released the night before - Fix a bug that caused NYT downloads to fail from certain time zones with positive offsets from GMT Version 2.1.3 included these updates: - Restored support for logging in to download Premium NYT puzzles - Fix visual glitches with puzzle source icons after switching between dark and light modes - Fix a bug that could cause puzzle source icons to draw very large in the Open Web Puzzle menu - Improvements to letter alignment within puzzle squares - Fine-tune the placement of the focus ring when entering special answers - If special entry is open while the window is resized the field now moves with the window - Remove Chronicle of Higher Education whose puzzles are no longer updated Version 2.1.2 included these updates: - Added Washington Post Sunday to the web puzzles list - Added Liz Gorski's Crossword Nation premium puzzle - Fix a crashing bug that could occur while printing or shortly after - Fix a bug that could distort the puzzle shape when zooming in or out of full screen mode - Fix a bug that caused part of a checkbox label in preferences to be cut off Version 2.1.1 included the following changes: - Adapt to support puzzles that mix diagramless and regular formats - Fix a bug that prevented puzzle window from being resized by dragging the window's edge - Selected clue is now scrolled to visible with a little buffer area around it in the clue list - Now marks any incorrect answers in the puzzle when enabling the "Automatic Correction" preference - Remove "move to unsolved after switching direction" preference as it was not behaving well Version 2.1 included the following changes: - Performance enhancements for Apple Silicon based Macs - Now supports printing very large puzzles that require more than 2 pages - Fix issues printing in landscape mode or to small paper sizes If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!

This update ensures that circled squares now appear correctly in NYT puzzles. If you already downloaded the NYT puzzle from September 12, you can delete it and re-download it to get the circles to appear. Version 2.1.7 included these bug fixes and improvements: - Improve memory usage performance when opening and closing puzzles - Prevent editing and deletion of built-in puzzle sources. Disable them if you want to hide them from the list. - Further improvements to the compatibilty of saved puzzles with Across Lite Version 2.1.6 included a fix for validation of premium features purchases. Version 2.1.5 included these fixes: - Saved puzzles are now compatible with being opened in Across Lite - Add a new Edit menu item to "Copy Clue" for the selected word - Fix a bug that could cause puzzle clues to print over the grid in some layouts - Fix a crashing bug when printing some puzzles - Improve VoiceOver behavior with respect to focused word after switching focus direction Version 2.1.4 included these fixes: - Support for downloading NYT puzzles that are released the night before - Fix a bug that caused NYT downloads to fail from certain time zones with positive offsets from GMT Version 2.1.3 included these updates: - Restored support for logging in to download Premium NYT puzzles - Fix visual glitches with puzzle source icons after switching between dark and light modes - Fix a bug that could cause puzzle source icons to draw very large in the Open Web Puzzle menu - Improvements to letter alignment within puzzle squares - Fine-tune the placement of the focus ring when entering special answers - If special entry is open while the window is resized the field now moves with the window - Remove Chronicle of Higher Education whose puzzles are no longer updated Version 2.1.2 included these updates: - Added Washington Post Sunday to the web puzzles list - Added Liz Gorski's Crossword Nation premium puzzle - Fix a crashing bug that could occur while printing or shortly after - Fix a bug that could distort the puzzle shape when zooming in or out of full screen mode - Fix a bug that caused part of a checkbox label in preferences to be cut off Version 2.1.1 included the following changes: - Adapt to support puzzles that mix diagramless and regular formats - Fix a bug that prevented puzzle window from being resized by dragging the window's edge - Selected clue is now scrolled to visible with a little buffer area around it in the clue list - Now marks any incorrect answers in the puzzle when enabling the "Automatic Correction" preference - Remove "move to unsolved after switching direction" preference as it was not behaving well Version 2.1 included the following changes: - Performance enhancements for Apple Silicon based Macs - Now supports printing very large puzzles that require more than 2 pages - Fix issues printing in landscape mode or to small paper sizes If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review in the App Store. It means a lot. Questions or concerns about the app? Get in touch at support@redsweater.com. Thank you!