Black Ink Crosswords2.4 - App Store

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.

Version History - New calendar interface for browsing and downloading puzzles by date
- Completed puzzles are now automatically moved to a subfolder in the puzzles list
- Fixed a bug that delayed the latest puzzle from a source from appearing
- Fixed a bug that caused some clue text to exceed the bounds of the clue area
- Black Ink now shows in the "Open With" menu item in the Files app when selecting a puzzle file
- Drag and drop of puzzle files to the app is now supported
- Fixed a bug that caused image clues to draw outside the visible clue area
- Fixed a bug that caused full-color clue images to draw inverted 2.4 Sep 14 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! 2.3.10 Feb 27 This update includes these bug fixes and enhancements:

- 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. Pleaser tell a friend! 2.3.9 Feb 20 This update includes a number of bug fixes and usability improvements to keep your puzzle solving time more reliable and more enjoyable!

- Fixed a crash that could occur while updating puzzle lists
- Pressing space to erase now advances to next word if pressed a second time at end of word
- Improved appearance of About and Acknowledgements presentation from Settings
- Improved handling of puzzle dates when traveling between different time zones
- Authentication panels for paid sources now use a standard password entry field
- Improved typing mechanics when clicking into an already-completed answer to retype a new answer
- Fixed a bug that caused the next unsolved square to be selected even if the setting was turned off
- Fixed a bug that caused the puzzle source list to jump awkwardly up after loading a new puzzle

Thanks for using Black Ink. Tell a friend! 2.3.8 Jan 30 This update fixes a bug introduced in the previous release that caused clue text to draw outside the bounds of the clue area.

Version 2.3.6 included the following fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused clue text to appear too small on iPads
- Fix a bug that prevented smartened quotes from appearing in clue text
- Fix a bug that could prevent previous purchases from being restored correctly
- Fix an incorrectly rendered apostrophe character in one of the built-in puzzles

Version 2.3.5 included a couple bug fixes:

- Fix a crash that could occur when reopening a puzzle
- Fix a bug that could cause the clue text to appear blank after reopening the app

Version 2.3.4 included a fix for "inline image clues," which are sometimes used by NYT puzzles, and a few other fixes:

- Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues
- Fix a bug where progress made on Imported Puzzles was not persisted
- Fix a bug that caused a crash if Imported Puzzles cannot be loaded
- Prevent a gap appearing between the keyboard and clue after showing settings

Version 2.3.3 included the following changes:

- Fix a bug that caused puzzles to appear unsorted in the puzzle list
- Fix a bug that caused newly downloaded puzzles to disappear from the list after reopening the app
- Fix a bug that could cause previously solved puzzles to appear blank

Version 2.3.2 fixed a bug that prevented notifications from being displayed when a puzzle is solved correctly.

Version 2.3.1 included the following important fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused slow typing response in some puzzles
- Fix a bug that could cause some "imported" (directly downloaded from web) puzzles to show blank titles

Version 2.3 included a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3.7 06/21/2025 This update includes the following fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused clue text to appear too small on iPads
- Fix a bug that prevented smartened quotes from appearing in clue text
- Fix a bug that could prevent previous purchases from being restored correctly
- Fix an incorrectly rendered apostrophe character in one of the built-in puzzles

Version 2.3.5 included a couple bug fixes:

- Fix a crash that could occur when reopening a puzzle
- Fix a bug that could cause the clue text to appear blank after reopening the app

Version 2.3.4 included a fix for "inline image clues," which are sometimes used by NYT puzzles, and a few other fixes:

- Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues
- Fix a bug where progress made on Imported Puzzles was not persisted
- Fix a bug that caused a crash if Imported Puzzles cannot be loaded
- Prevent a gap appearing between the keyboard and clue after showing settings

Version 2.3.3 included the following changes:

- Fix a bug that caused puzzles to appear unsorted in the puzzle list
- Fix a bug that caused newly downloaded puzzles to disappear from the list after reopening the app
- Fix a bug that could cause previously solved puzzles to appear blank

Version 2.3.2 fixed a bug that prevented notifications from being displayed when a puzzle is solved correctly.

Version 2.3.1 included the following important fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused slow typing response in some puzzles
- Fix a bug that could cause some "imported" (directly downloaded from web) puzzles to show blank titles

Version 2.3 included a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3.6 06/18/2025 This update includes a couple bug fixes:

- Fix a crash that could occur when reopening a puzzle
- Fix a bug that could cause the clue text to appear blank after reopening the app

Version 2.3.4 included a fix for "inline image clues," which are sometimes used by NYT puzzles, and a few other fixes:

- Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues
- Fix a bug where progress made on Imported Puzzles was not persisted
- Fix a bug that caused a crash if Imported Puzzles cannot be loaded
- Prevent a gap appearing between the keyboard and clue after showing settings

Version 2.3.3 included the following changes:

- Fix a bug that caused puzzles to appear unsorted in the puzzle list
- Fix a bug that caused newly downloaded puzzles to disappear from the list after reopening the app
- Fix a bug that could cause previously solved puzzles to appear blank

Version 2.3.2 fixed a bug that prevented notifications from being displayed when a puzzle is solved correctly.

Version 2.3.1 included the following important fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused slow typing response in some puzzles
- Fix a bug that could cause some "imported" (directly downloaded from web) puzzles to show blank titles

Version 2.3 included a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3.5 06/05/2025 This update includes a fix for "inline image clues," which are sometimes used by NYT puzzles, and a few other fixes:

- Restored and improved handling of inline images in puzzle clues
- Fix a bug where progress made on Imported Puzzles was not persisted
- Fix a bug that caused a crash if Imported Puzzles cannot be loaded
- Prevent a gap appearing between the keyboard and clue after showing settings

Version 2.3.3 included the following changes:

- Fix a bug that caused puzzles to appear unsorted in the puzzle list
- Fix a bug that caused newly downloaded puzzles to disappear from the list after reopening the app
- Fix a bug that could cause previously solved puzzles to appear blank

Version 2.3.2 fixed a bug that prevented notifications from being displayed when a puzzle is solved correctly.

Version 2.3.1 included the following important fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused slow typing response in some puzzles
- Fix a bug that could cause some "imported" (directly downloaded from web) puzzles to show blank titles

Version 2.3 included a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3.4 05/27/2025 Version 2.3.3 includes the following changes:

- Fix a bug that caused puzzles to appear unsorted in the puzzle list
- Fix a bug that caused newly downloaded puzzles to disappear from the list after reopening the app
- Fix a bug that could cause previously solved puzzles to appear blank

Version 2.3.2 fixed a bug that prevented notifications from being displayed when a puzzle is solved correctly.

Version 2.3.1 included the following important fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused slow typing response in some puzzles
- Fix a bug that could cause some "imported" (directly downloaded from web) puzzles to show blank titles

Version 2.3 included a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3.3 03/06/2025 Version 2.3.2 fixes a bug that prevented notifications from being displayed when a puzzle is solved correctly.

Version 2.3.1 included the following important fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused slow typing response in some puzzles
- Fix a bug that could cause some "imported" (directly downloaded from web) puzzles to show blank titles

Version 2.3 included a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3.2 03/06/2025 Version 2.3.1 includes the following important fixes:

- Fix a bug that caused slow typing response in some puzzles
- Fix a bug that could cause some "imported" (directly downloaded from web) puzzles to show blank titles

Version 2.3 included a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3.1 03/05/2025 This update brings a significant number of new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

Among the major improvements are the ability to hide solved puzzles and view puzzle notes, but the update also includes all the following changes:

- Redesigned "Actions" menu with standard menu interface
- Added a menu item for opening Settings to the Actions menu
- Clue text is now "Smartened" for prettier quotes, dashes, and ellipses (“”, ‘’, —, …)
- Puzzle notes can now be viewed when available for a puzzle
- Puzzle date and completion status are now shown along with the puzzle title
- Puzzle lists can be filtered to show only puzzles that have not been completed
- A progress indicator is now shown after clicking the download puzzle button
- Overlay images are now drawn on top of the puzzle grid contents and clue numbers
- Restored header and footer sections on printed pages
- Multi-character answers are now inset slightly more from the edge of the square
- Fixed a bug that could cause overlay images to draw outside the bounds of the puzzle grid
- Fixed a bug that caused special answer entry to sometimes fill adjacent squares
- Improved performance when loading a list with lots of puzzles
- Improved performance of puzzle printing

Enjoy! 2.3 03/02/2025 This update is a quick fix for a crashing bug when trying to log in to several of the subscription puzzle services supported by the app.

Version 2.2.4 included the following changes:

- Fixed an issue that could cause Special Answer entry to be unreadable in Dark Mode
- Fixed an issue that prevented changing the Color Scheme default back to Automatic
- Fixed a bug that caused the wrong purchases to be shown in the unlock screen
- Lightened the selected square highlight in light mode to differentiate better from black squares

Version 2.2.3 was a quick fix to restore the expected behavior of the backspace key when deleting characters in a puzzle.

Version 2.2.2 included the following improvements:

- Added support for Dark Mode and Tinted versions of the application icon
- 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
- Improve the clue text area to better fit clue text in the available space
- VoiceOver: Puzzle square status such as being circled or shaded, marked incorrect, etc., are now announced

Version 2.2.1 was a quick fix to address a printing problem where larger puzzles would sometimes print with clues missing off the bottom of the page.

Version 2.2 added brand new PRINTING functionality for puzzles. Use the built-in printing feature to produce gorgeous, paper-based puzzles when you're in the mood to solve "the old-fashioned way", or when you need a stack of puzzles to solve while you're away from your phone or computer.

Puzzle printing is available to all customers who have unlocked premium features by purchasing a subscription or one-time unlock. Users who have not unlocked premium features can still try the feature out! Try printing any puzzle and a demo puzzle will be printed instead.

This update also includes support for rendering animated graphical overlays on puzzles that specify them. 2.2.5 11/20/2024 This update includes the following changes:

- Fixed an issue that could cause Special Answer entry to be unreadable in Dark Mode
- Fixed an issue that prevented changing the Color Scheme default back to Automatic
- Fixed a bug that caused the wrong purchases to be shown in the unlock screen
- Lightened the selected square highlight in light mode to differentiate better from black squares

Version 2.2.3 was a quick fix to restore the expected behavior of the backspace key when deleting characters in a puzzle.

Version 2.2.2 included the following improvements:

- Added support for Dark Mode and Tinted versions of the application icon
- 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
- Improve the clue text area to better fit clue text in the available space
- VoiceOver: Puzzle square status such as being circled or shaded, marked incorrect, etc., are now announced

Version 2.2.1 was a quick fix to address a printing problem where larger puzzles would sometimes print with clues missing off the bottom of the page.

Version 2.2 added brand new PRINTING functionality for puzzles. Use the built-in printing feature to produce gorgeous, paper-based puzzles when you're in the mood to solve "the old-fashioned way", or when you need a stack of puzzles to solve while you're away from your phone or computer.

Puzzle printing is available to all customers who have unlocked premium features by purchasing a subscription or one-time unlock. Users who have not unlocked premium features can still try the feature out! Try printing any puzzle and a demo puzzle will be printed instead.

This update also includes support for rendering animated graphical overlays on puzzles that specify them. 2.2.4 11/10/2024 This update is a quick fix to restore the expected behavior of the backspace key when deleting characters in a puzzle.

Version 2.2.2 included the following improvements:

- Added support for Dark Mode and Tinted versions of the application icon
- 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
- Improve the clue text area to better fit clue text in the available space
- VoiceOver: Puzzle square status such as being circled or shaded, marked incorrect, etc., are now announced

Version 2.2.1 was a quick fix to address a printing problem where larger puzzles would sometimes print with clues missing off the bottom of the page.

Version 2.2 added brand new PRINTING functionality for puzzles. Use the built-in printing feature to produce gorgeous, paper-based puzzles when you're in the mood to solve "the old-fashioned way", or when you need a stack of puzzles to solve while you're away from your phone or computer.

Puzzle printing is available to all customers who have unlocked premium features by purchasing a subscription or one-time unlock. Users who have not unlocked premium features can still try the feature out! Try printing any puzzle and a demo puzzle will be printed instead.

This update also includes support for rendering animated graphical overlays on puzzles that specify them. 2.2.3 10/11/2024 This update includes the following improvements:

- Added support for Dark Mode and Tinted versions of the application icon
- 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
- Improve the clue text area to better fit clue text in the available space
- VoiceOver: Puzzle square status such as being circled or shaded, marked incorrect, etc., are now announced

Version 2.2.1 was a quick fix to address a printing problem where larger puzzles would sometimes print with clues missing off the bottom of the page.

Version 2.2 added brand new PRINTING functionality for puzzles. Use the built-in printing feature to produce gorgeous, paper-based puzzles when you're in the mood to solve "the old-fashioned way", or when you need a stack of puzzles to solve while you're away from your phone or computer.

Puzzle printing is available to all customers who have unlocked premium features by purchasing a subscription or one-time unlock. Users who have not unlocked premium features can still try the feature out! Try printing any puzzle and a demo puzzle will be printed instead.

This update also includes support for rendering animated graphical overlays on puzzles that specify them. 2.2.2 10/10/2024 Version 2.2.1 is a quick fix to address a printing problem where larger puzzles would sometimes print with clues missing off the bottom of the page.

Version 2.2 added brand new PRINTING functionality for puzzles. Use the built-in printing feature to produce gorgeous, paper-based puzzles when you're in the mood to solve "the old-fashioned way", or when you need a stack of puzzles to solve while you're away from your phone or computer.

Puzzle printing is available to all customers who have unlocked premium features by purchasing a subscription or one-time unlock. Users who have not unlocked premium features can still try the feature out! Try printing any puzzle and a demo puzzle will be printed instead.

This update also includes support for rendering animated graphical overlays on puzzles that specify them. 2.2.1 06/09/2024 Version 2.2 adds brand new PRINTING functionality for puzzles. Use the built-in printing feature to produce gorgeous, paper-based puzzles when you're in the mood to solve "the old-fashioned way", or when you need a stack of puzzles to solve while you're away from your phone or computer.

Puzzle printing is available to all customers who have unlocked premium features by purchasing a subscription or one-time unlock. Users who have not unlocked premium features can still try the feature out! Try printing any puzzle and a demo puzzle will be printed instead.

This update also includes support for rendering animated graphical overlays on puzzles that specify them. 2.2 06/08/2024 This update is a quick fix for a crash introduced in version 2.1.2, when "Auto Correction" is enabled and you try to solve a puzzle that doesn't have answers included, such as the Friday Wall Street Journal puzzles.

Version 2.1.2 included a variety of bug fixes and improvements:

- New puzzle sources: Lex's Minis and Lex's Crosswords

- Improved the accuracy of overlay image drawing over puzzle grid

- Attempting to check or reveal answers on puzzles with no answers now displays an explanatory alert

- Fix a crash that could occur when using a mouse on iPad and selecting the "Enter Special Answer" button

- Fix a bug that caused Restore Purchases to erroneously show "Lifetime Unlock" as purchased

- When a very long clue is displayed, make sure the corresponding space in the puzzle is scrolled into view

- Now supports entering a hyphen or a period as a special entry answer

- Added a close button to NYT authentication panel

Version 2.1 featured an all new native design for Apple Vision Pro, and support for graphical puzzle overlays (supplied by some New York Times puzzles):

- Native Apple Vision Pro support

- Now supports puzzles that specify graphical overlays on the puzzle

- Now supports puzzles that specify multiple correct answers for a given square

- Keyboard shortcuts are now shown as expected when holding the Command key down on keyboard

- Improvements to the appearance and behavior of the in-app purchase interface

- Now supports keyboard shortcuts for Enter Special Answer (Cmd-Opt-M) and Clear Word (Cmd-Delete) 2.1.3 05/04/2024 Version 2.1.2 includes a variety of bug fixes and improvements:

- New puzzle sources: Lex's Minis and Lex's Crosswords

- Improved the accuracy of overlay image drawing over puzzle grid

- Attempting to check or reveal answers on puzzles with no answers now displays an explanatory alert

- Fix a crash that could occur when using a mouse on iPad and selecting the "Enter Special Answer" button

- Fix a bug that caused Restore Purchases to erroneously show "Lifetime Unlock" as purchased

- When a very long clue is displayed, make sure the corresponding space in the puzzle is scrolled into view

- Now supports entering a hyphen or a period as a special entry answer

- Added a close button to NYT authentication panel

Version 2.1 featured an all new native design for Apple Vision Pro, and support for graphical puzzle overlays (supplied by some New York Times puzzles):

- Native Apple Vision Pro support

- Now supports puzzles that specify graphical overlays on the puzzle

- Now supports puzzles that specify multiple correct answers for a given square

- Keyboard shortcuts are now shown as expected when holding the Command key down on keyboard

- Improvements to the appearance and behavior of the in-app purchase interface

- Now supports keyboard shortcuts for Enter Special Answer (Cmd-Opt-M) and Clear Word (Cmd-Delete) 2.1.2 04/30/2024 Version 2.1 features an all new native design for Apple Vision Pro, and support for graphical puzzle overlays (supplied by some New York Times puzzles).

Here's a list of all the changes in this update:

- Native Apple Vision Pro support

- Now supports puzzles that specify graphical overlays on the puzzle

- Now supports puzzles that specify multiple correct answers for a given square

- Keyboard shortcuts are now shown as expected when holding the Command key down on keyboard

- Improvements to the appearance and behavior of the in-app purchase interface

- Now supports keyboard shortcuts for Enter Special Answer (Cmd-Opt-M) and Clear Word (Cmd-Delete) 2.1 03/15/2024 Version 2.0.5 includes the following fixes:

- Fix validation of lifetime premium features purchases
- Blank answers that are correct for a puzzle are now treated as such

Version 2.0.4 fixed an issue that prevented logging in to the New York Times.

Version 2.0.3 focused on improving the accessibility of the app with improvements for VoiceOver and other assistive technologies:

- Focused word now tracks movement of voiceover cursor
- Expose custom action for "change puzzle focus direction"
- Now announces selected square when describing focused word

Version 2.0.2 improved the behavior of the app's text rendering in settings and list views, with respect to system-wide text magnification. It also improves the authentication workflow for puzzle sources with web-based login.

Version 2.0.1 addressed a problem in 2.0 that prevented the in-app subscription offerings from appearing, and some of the most recent bug fixes from being present in the release. 2.0.5 02/26/2024 Version 2.0.4 fixes an issue that prevented logging in to the New York Times.

Version 2.0.3 focused on improving the accessibility of the app with improvements for VoiceOver and other assistive technologies:

- Focused word now tracks movement of voiceover cursor
- Expose custom action for "change puzzle focus direction"
- Now announces selected square when describing focused word

Version 2.0.2 improved the behavior of the app's text rendering in settings and list views, with respect to system-wide text magnification. It also improves the authentication workflow for puzzle sources with web-based login.

Version 2.0.1 addressed a problem in 2.0 that prevented the in-app subscription offerings from appearing, and some of the most recent bug fixes from being present in the release. 2.0.4 02/05/2024 Version 2.0.3 focuses on improving the accessibility of the app with improvements for VoiceOver and other assistive technologies:

- Focused word now tracks movement of voiceover cursor
- Expose custom action for "change puzzle focus direction"
- Now announces selected square when describing focused word

Version 2.0.2 improved the behavior of the app's text rendering in settings and list views, with respect to system-wide text magnification. It also improves the authentication workflow for puzzle sources with web-based login.

Version 2.0.1 addressed a problem in 2.0 that prevented the in-app subscription offerings from appearing, and some of the most recent bug fixes from being present in the release.

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.
Version 2.0.2 improved the behavior of the app's text rendering in settings and list views, with respect to system-wide text magnification. It also improves the authentication workflow for puzzle sources with web-based login.

Version 2.0.1 addressed a problem in 2.0 that prevented the in-app subscription offerings from appearing, and some of the most recent bug fixes from being present in the release.

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. 2.0.3 02/02/2024 Version 2.0.2 improves the behavior of the app's text rendering in settings and list views, with respect to system-wide text magnification. It also improves the authentication workflow for puzzle sources with web-based login.

Version 2.0.1 addressed a problem in 2.0 that prevented the in-app subscription offerings from appearing, and some of the most recent bug fixes from being present in the release.

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. 2.0.2 01/25/2024