xword-dl
⬛⬜⬛ Command line tool to scrape crosswords from online solvers and save them as .puz files ⬛⬜⬛ (by thisisparker)
xword
Cross-platform crossword solving (by mrichards42)
| xword-dl | xword | |
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| 2 | 5 | |
| 138 | 41 | |
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| 7.9 | 4.8 | |
| 10 days ago | 7 days ago | |
| Python | C++ | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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xword-dl
Posts with mentions or reviews of xword-dl.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-10.
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Browser extension for downloading .puz/.jpz files from Crossword applets
There's nothing too groundbreaking here - a great PuzzleMe -> PUZ/JPZ bookmarklet was posted here just last week, and xword-dl can pull puzzles from applets as well - but my hope is this makes it a bit easier to use and keep up to date, and also supports a few more formats + has a bit deeper compatibility for trickier puzzles.
- Downloading New Yorker puzzles (puz/jpz/etc.) -- any ideas?
xword
Posts with mentions or reviews of xword.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-30.
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is there any way to find the Puzzle Mania now :(
Go here and either download the Windows or Mac OS X installer --- it should be XWord-macOS.zip or XWord-Windows.exe.
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Crossword Scraper updates - now supports NYT!
Support for the Acrostic puzzles at the WSJ. I like these puzzles, but I've found the applet to be extremely slow at responding to text input, which makes it a pain to use. This allows you to download .jpz files which can be solved with XWord or Crossword Nexus.
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Love NYT crossword app the death, but struggling financially. Any cheaper ways to get a subscription?
Many apps will also get you a load of other premium quality free crosswords, such as USA Today, Universal, LA Times, etc. The aformentioned alphacross or Xword, just to name two apps.
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Downloading New Yorker puzzles (puz/jpz/etc.) -- any ideas?
The New Yorker downloader in XWord is fixed, and I think it's likely that there'll be a new release of the app soon.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing xword-dl and xword you can also consider the following projects:
crosshare - Crosshare is a free and ad-free community for crossword constructors and solvers
CrosswordScraper - Browser extension which downloads crosswords from crossword applets for offline solving.
downloadacross - chrome extension for downloading crosswords from various sources