We show you the best websites and apps for German crossword puzzles – including help tools when things get tricky.
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Tired of puzzle books? Then try a crossword puzzle online.
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The well-loved crossword puzzle has also made it into the digital age. In addition to numerous mobile puzzle apps, all popular newspapers and magazines offer the puzzles free of charge on their websites. So that you don’t have to search for a long time, we have put the best sources in this guide for you.
Basics first: what is a crossword puzzle?
A crossword puzzle is a letter puzzle in which the words you are looking for must be entered in crossing rows and columns. In its simplest form, the questions are in a separate, numbered list. Another widespread variant is placing the questions directly in the puzzle, what is called a
Sweden riddle
referred to as. Other variants are like this
cross grid,
the
number puzzle
or that
“American” crosswords.
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In the classic crossword puzzle, the questions are outside and refer to the corresponding place in the puzzle with numbers.
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The best websites for online crossword puzzles
On the Internet you will find a veritable jungle of puzzle sites, but only very few can really convince – either because the operation of the puzzles leaves something to be desired or because you have to torture yourself through advertising videos. But there is another way, as the following pages show:
Southgerman newspaper:
There is a new Swedish puzzle with different levels of difficulty every day on the SZ website. To start, you simply have to click in the fields and type in the respective letters. Once you have found the solution word, you can display the rest of the puzzle in full by clicking on “Solve”.
Hamburger evening paper:
The daily Swedish riddles in the Hamburger Abendblatt are also visually appealing. As a subscriber, you also have access to the archive in case you want to solve more puzzles. But what we particularly liked: Below the puzzle you will find a few more, including a number crossword puzzle, sudokus or – brand new and popular – the German Wordle.
Schwedenraetsel.net:
This puzzle page offers you a stately archive of Swedish puzzles from the last few years. An ideal resource if you don’t want to settle for one puzzle a day.
Crossword.net:
You can get the classic crossword puzzle on this page. It is very practical that you can choose the size of the puzzle (small, medium, large) at the beginning. The questions are shown to you when you move the mouse pointer over the fields, which makes the whole thing very clear. As a highlight, you have three jokers available to resolve individual fields/letters.
In the event that you get stuck at all, we would like to introduce you to the crossword puzzle dictionary. This help tool gives you a list of solutions to a question. Here’s how it works: Enter your question in the search bar at the top, select the number of boxes and click on “Search now”.
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The crossword dictionary helps when things get tricky.
The best apps for online crossword puzzles
For on the go or at home on the sofa, you can easily download your favorite puzzles to your smartphone or iPhone via an app. We present the best of them below:
Swedish crossword
Swedish crossword
generates any number of crossword puzzles in different levels and languages. The app comes without any gimmicks or excessive features, which allows you to fully focus on the puzzles. Before you begin, set the grid size of your puzzle and the level of difficulty. The practical thing is that you can zoom in on the answer fields, which makes filling them in easier. Incidentally, the clumsy name of the app is due to a translation error, but that in no way spoils the fun of the game. The essentials in brief:
Unlimited number of puzzles
Different levels, grid sizes and languages can be configured
Topics and interests selectable
Simple, uncluttered design
Mobile-friendly operation
Download: Android | iOS
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For those who like it classic: Swedish crossword puzzle
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Crossword Free
at
Crossword Free
you get a comprehensive collection of games in three levels of difficulty. As with the previous app, multiple languages are available, which is handy if you want to expand your vocabulary in, for example, English or French. What is particularly helpful is that the app points out wrong answers so that the fun doesn’t end in frustration at some point. This is what Crossword Puzzle Free offers:
Different levels of difficulty
Several languages can be set
Notice of wrong answers
Very simple operation
Modern, simple design
Download: Android | iOS
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Crossword Puzzle Free is ideal for both beginners and experts.
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codycross
The app
codycross
offers a very colorful and varied crossword puzzle experience in story format. The background is the emergency landing of an alien of the same name on earth, which you must now help to learn more about the planet. To do this, you have to solve word puzzles on different topics and eras in order to finally find the final solution word. What we particularly appreciate about the app:
Attractive and very intuitive interface
In-app purchases possible but not required
Offline mode available
Power-ups as “Letter Joker”
Very varied thanks to different theme worlds
Download: Android | iOS
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In Codycross, they solve word puzzles to help an alien explore the earth.
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Cross grid word puzzle
If you need a change from the many Swedish riddles, this app might be of interest to you. Grid Word Puzzle is all about grids in different levels to challenge beginners and experts alike. The only downside is that the free version only provides two puzzles per day, but there is no risk of getting bogged down in the app. The design is modern and the color can even be adjusted. All features at a glance:
Two exciting cross grids per day
Multiple difficulty levels and languages
Very clear and easy to use
Beautiful design with selectable colors
Download: Android | iOS
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This app provides two exciting cross grid puzzles every day.
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