Black Ink Crosswords

Solve crosswords with style

Free · In‑App Purchases

Black Ink, the popular Mac crossword-solving app, is now available for iOS! Enjoy the stunningly beautiful grids and elegant solving mechanics of this beloved app. Works with multiple free puzzles available on the web, and with paid puzzles including the New York Times, American Values Club, Inkubator, Crossword Nation, and more.

  • 4.4
    out of 5
    21 Ratings

This update: - Fixes a problem that caused login attempts to the New York Times to fail if the New York Times app is also installed on the device - Clues with literal newlines are now interpreted and formatted correctly Version 2.3.9 included the following changes: - Fixed a bug that caused two puzzles to download every time the download button was tapped - Changing orientation between Across and Down in a completed word now implies "retyping" mode - Fixed a bug that prevented very old puzzles from AV Club from downloading as expected - Added a "Contact Support" menu item to the Settings panel to provide a way to share data with Red Sweater - 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 as clue by typing its number Thanks for using Black Ink. Please tell a friend!

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    The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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    • Seller
      • Red Sweater Software
    • Size
      • 23.9 MB
    • Category
      • Puzzle
    • Compatibility
      Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
      • iPhone
        Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
      • iPad
        Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
      • iPod touch
        Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
      • Apple Vision
        Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Languages
      • English
    • Age Rating
      13+
      • 13+
      • Infrequent
        Profanity or Crude Humor
        Mature or Suggestive Themes
        Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
        Guns or Other Weapons
    • In-App Purchases
      Yes
      • Monthly Premium Features $1.99
      • Annual Premium Features $19.99
      • One-Time Purchase $99.99
    • Copyright
      • © 2009-2026 Red Sweater Software