Acrostic Crossword Puzzles

Name: Acrostic Crossword Puzzles
Price: 5.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (1500 reviews)
Author: Egghead Games LLC

Brain Game Fun, Easy to Hard

$5.99 · In‑App Purchases

1.5K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Word
Developer

Egghead Games LLC
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

26
MB

Acrostic puzzles are crosswords with a twist: find the hidden quote. This combination of crossword and cryptogram provides an entertaining brain workout. Each letter in the quote is linked to a letter in one of the clue answers. As you fill in more and more answers, more letters will begin to fill the quote grid, until eventually the entire quote is revealed. Once the quote is partially filled in, you can also do this process in reverse – each letter you add to the quote will fill in the corresponding letter in the clue answers. By working back-and-forth, eventually the entire quote and all clue answers will be revealed. The app includes 60 free quality puzzles with no ads, ever. They range from beginner to expert from renowned publishers like Acrostica, Acrostics by Cyn, Lovatts Puzzles, PennyPress Anacrostics, Puzzle Baron and Spanish language puzzles from Tav Ripo. Additional puzzle packs containing 48 to 50 puzzles are available for a small fee; the full library is 7100 puzzles! Advanced play features include automatic grid updating and indexing, see related cells, multi-level undo, remove errors, and hints. A wide range of difficulty levels will challenge beginners and seasoned players alike. If you like word games, crosswords or cryptograms, acrostic puzzles are a fun way to exercise your brain! Quality Software by Egghead Games. Contact us at support@eggheadgames.com or www.eggheadgames.com. We stand by our products and will happily refund your purchase if you’re not completely happy.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

1.5K Ratings

Loved this app until recently
04/11/2022

ptt50
This is by far the best acrostic format I have played. I have made more than 75 in app purchases for additional puzzles. Lately, it seems the “new” purchases are repeats of old puzzles. I don’t know if I should purchase any more add-ons. I don’t want to buy the same puzzles I have already completed. Can you tell me if this trend of repeating old puzzles continues?Update: I have updated this review to 5 stars. Michael with customer support worked diligently to correct the problem of repeated puzzles. Resolved the issue and kept me informed all along the way. Would highly recommend!

Developer Response
Hi there. Thanks for all those purchases! There certainly aren’t any intentional repeats, so I’m troubled to hear this. If you can provide any details at all, I’ll take a thorough look for duplicates as there shouldn’t even be one! Even if you can narrow down the publisher, that would help. Please email support@eggheadgames.com and we’ll get on it. Cheers, Michael
Loved this app until recently
04/11/2022

ptt50

This is by far the best acrostic format I have played. I have made more than 75 in app purchases for additional puzzles. Lately, it seems the “new” purchases are repeats of old puzzles. I don’t know if I should purchase any more add-ons. I don’t want to buy the same puzzles I have already completed. Can you tell me if this trend of repeating old puzzles continues?Update: I have updated this review to 5 stars. Michael with customer support worked diligently to correct the problem of repeated puzzles. Resolved the issue and kept me informed all along the way. Would highly recommend!
Developer Response 03/02/2022
Hi there. Thanks for all those purchases! There certainly aren’t any intentional repeats, so I’m troubled to hear this. If you can provide any details at all, I’ll take a thorough look for duplicates as there shouldn’t even be one! Even if you can narrow down the publisher, that would help. Please email support@eggheadgames.com and we’ll get on it. Cheers, Michael
Great Puzzle App
04/18/2023

rfabs
This is one of my favorite apps. I’ve enjoyed acrostics since I was a kid, but doing them on paper required lots of transferring letters from one part of the puzzle to another (it reminded me of double-entry bookkeeping). With this app, both halves of the puzzle are kept in synch, so it’s easier to guess words and see if they fit. The puzzles themselves are well-constructed, with a mix of tricky and easy clues. And the add-on packs let you keep refreshing new puzzles at a reasonable cost. Many thanks to the developers!
Great Puzzle App
04/18/2023

rfabs

This is one of my favorite apps. I’ve enjoyed acrostics since I was a kid, but doing them on paper required lots of transferring letters from one part of the puzzle to another (it reminded me of double-entry bookkeeping). With this app, both halves of the puzzle are kept in synch, so it’s easier to guess words and see if they fit. The puzzles themselves are well-constructed, with a mix of tricky and easy clues. And the add-on packs let you keep refreshing new puzzles at a reasonable cost. Many thanks to the developers!
Good puzzles; bad main screen remodels
08/10/2021

P.J. Cregg
I love this app bc it makes my favorite kind of puzzles so much more accessible. However, I would really like to be able to delete or at least hide puzzles I do not wish to complete. Also, when I opened the app just now, the “library” was gone, and it looks like I have to do puzzles in the random order the app assigns instead of going in the order of the publishers I choose to do. I give three stars because this is now two updates where the interface has gotten less user friendly and more rigid. Please give an option to hide or delete unwanted puzzles, and/or let the user go by just the publishers and numerical order they want. Thank you

Developer Response
Both these features are available in recent releases (and for at least the last 12-24 months (current version is 4.11.6). Sorry this isn't clearer!, Use the "Edit" option at the top left of the main screen to go into "hiding" mode. You can view puzzles either By Difficulty (the default) or By Publisher, which *I think* gives you what you were looking for? If not, please get in touch directly to help me understand. To un hide, go to the "More" tab and reverse the process, again using Edit.You can reach me anytime via email to support@eggheadgames.com. Thanks, Michael
Good puzzles; bad main screen remodels
08/10/2021

P.J. Cregg

I love this app bc it makes my favorite kind of puzzles so much more accessible. However, I would really like to be able to delete or at least hide puzzles I do not wish to complete. Also, when I opened the app just now, the “library” was gone, and it looks like I have to do puzzles in the random order the app assigns instead of going in the order of the publishers I choose to do. I give three stars because this is now two updates where the interface has gotten less user friendly and more rigid. Please give an option to hide or delete unwanted puzzles, and/or let the user go by just the publishers and numerical order they want. Thank you
Developer Response Apr 17
Both these features are available in recent releases (and for at least the last 12-24 months (current version is 4.11.6). Sorry this isn't clearer!, Use the "Edit" option at the top left of the main screen to go into "hiding" mode. You can view puzzles either By Difficulty (the default) or By Publisher, which *I think* gives you what you were looking for? If not, please get in touch directly to help me understand. To un hide, go to the "More" tab and reverse the process, again using Edit.You can reach me anytime via email to support@eggheadgames.com. Thanks, Michael
Best of the Best
Mar 17

EBurton64
I have played these Acrostic games by Egghead for years and absolutely love them. The format of the puzzles runs smoothly and I like the fact you can have a little help if you want it. The content of each puzzle is interesting and often amusing. A good form of entertainment that keeps me on my toes mentally. I had a problem with my iPad and lost all of my purchases. Egghead responded immediately and restored everything right away. Good people to work with.
Best of the Best
Mar 17

EBurton64

I have played these Acrostic games by Egghead for years and absolutely love them. The format of the puzzles runs smoothly and I like the fact you can have a little help if you want it. The content of each puzzle is interesting and often amusing. A good form of entertainment that keeps me on my toes mentally. I had a problem with my iPad and lost all of my purchases. Egghead responded immediately and restored everything right away. Good people to work with.

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