USA TODAY PLAY Crosswords

Name: USA TODAY PLAY Crosswords
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.8687500953674316 (1604 reviews)
Author: USA TODAY

USA TODAY

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1.6K reviews

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About this game

Play the USA TODAY daily crossword, plus Quick Cross, a full puzzle archive, horoscopes, and more - all in one app.

Start your day with a fresh crossword puzzle, solve a Quick Cross when you're short on time, or explore thousands of past puzzles in the USA TODAY archive.

Beyond crosswords, enjoy daily horoscopes for every sign.

Features:

DAILY USA TODAY CROSSWORD
- Solve a new crossword puzzle every day

QUICK CROSS
- Fast, bite-sized crossword challenges

PUZZLE ARCHIVE
- Access past crosswords and Quick Cross anytime

HINTS WHEN YOU’RE STUCK
- Get help and keep solving

PROGRESS TRACKING
- Track stats and resume puzzles anytime

DAILY HOROSCOPES
- Explore horoscope content and zodiac insights any time.

SUDOKU AND MORE
- Additional puzzle formats beyond crossword

Play today. Come back tomorrow. Start your streak with USA TODAY PLAY.

More Information:
• Privacy Policy: https://cm.usatoday.com/privacy/
• Terms of Service:  https://cm.usatoday.com/terms/

Daily Crossword Puzzles & Sudoku

Updated on

Sep 3, 2026

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Location, Personal info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

1.34K reviews

Mary Long

July 19, 2026

until yesterday I played the simple, old daily crossword. Today it is a mess of garish colors and shapes. When I type in letters they cross the line into the cells below. it's just not playable. This happened once before but then returned to the simple version but this version is just useless.

5 people found this review helpful

Joey Brown

November 11, 2024

The games are ok if a little buggy, but the real issue is that paying for the subscription doesn't remove ads on all the games. The ads are near constant. Every time you click into the game you have to watch an ad, and there are random banner ads several times a minute that cover half the screen. When you click to minimize them the music cuts out and the controls lock up for a few seconds. This makes playing anything timed very annoying because the timer doesn't stop for the ads.

21 people found this review helpful

USA TODAY

November 13, 2024

Hi there! Please email usatodaycrosswordsupport@gannett.com and we will be happy to assist.

Eddie Ware

July 17, 2021

New software update is awful! Keyboard takes up too much space and you can't see the whole puzzle. The archive has you scroll down which takes forever instead of choosing a date on a calendar. But most important for me is that I'm unable to print blank puzzles to take to work since I can't have my phone at work. What a waste of a $40/year subscription!

35 people found this review helpful