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Solve Crossword Clues with AI

Enter a clue, add any known letters, and get possible answers with confidence and explanations. Built for quick solving, pattern matching, and cryptic clue help.

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Free daily solves available. AI answers can be wrong, so use results as hints — not guarantees.

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Crossword clue solver

5 normal · 1 cryptic / day

The more constraints you add, the better the suggestions. A clue alone works; a clue plus length or known letters works better.

Enter the clue exactly as you see it. Do not include personal or sensitive information.

Use ? for unknown letters, like C?O??. Inputs are normalized locally.

Optional, but it helps narrow the answer list.

Crossword type

Choose Cryptic if the clue uses wordplay, indicators, anagrams, hidden words, or double meanings.

Do not enter personal or sensitive information. Analytics do not receive raw clue text, answers, OCR text, image data, or full patterns.

Ready. The local frontend calls the TypeScript mock backend adapter; no model, OCR, email, or external storage is used.

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Possible answers

Compare candidates before filling your grid. Confidence is a guide, not a guarantee.

AI answers can be wrong. Use candidates, confidence, and explanations as hints — not guarantees.

Cryptic clue help

Understand the wordplay, not just the answer

Switch to Cryptic mode for possible definition, wordplay type, indicators, and parse steps. The reasoning may be uncertain, but it can help you learn how the clue works.

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Cryptic reasoning

Possible parse fields

  • Possible definition: final or first clue segment
  • Wordplay type: anagram, hidden word, charade, homophone, unknown
  • Indicator words: words that suggest the mechanism
  • Parse steps: concise, ordered breakdown
  • Uncertainty note: caveats when the parse is unclear

Cryptic clues can have more than one plausible parse. Treat this as a working explanation, not an official solution.

Fast, constrained, transparent

Designed for real crossword solving moments

Use the letters you already have

Add known letters from your grid to filter the answer list. Use ? for blanks, such as S??R? or ?A??E.

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Answers with explanations

Each result includes a short reason, pattern match, length match, and uncertainty note.

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Built for quick solving on your phone

Open, type, solve. No account required for basic daily use. Results are easy to scan on a small screen.

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Image solving is planned, not promised for unlimited use

Screenshot and photo solving are useful, but OCR and image processing cost more and need extra privacy controls. Image solving is waitlist-only in v1.

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Free-first MVP

Free to start, with fair daily limits

Basic clue solving is available with a free daily quota. Limits help keep the tool fast, affordable, and available without promising unlimited AI usage.

Normal solvesUp to 5/day in MVP
Cryptic basicUp to 1/day in MVP
Image/OCRWaitlist or limited beta
Future ProHigher limits may be $4.99–$5.99/month later

Exact launch limits may change while model quality, cost, and abuse protection are tuned. No unlimited AI usage is promised.

Coming later

Screenshot solving is coming later

Uploading a crossword image requires OCR, privacy controls, and extra cost limits. Join the waitlist if you want early access.

When enabled, upload only images you have the right to use. This mock form calls no external email, CRM, database, or storage service.

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Helpful answers, clear limits

Trust, safety, and privacy basics

AI candidates are hints, not guaranteed answers.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by any crossword publisher.

No raw clue, pattern, answer, explanation, OCR, or image data is sent to analytics.

Image/OCR is waitlist-only until privacy controls are ready.

Publisher names, if mentioned, are descriptive only. Do not upload or submit content you do not have the right to use.

FAQ

Questions before you solve

Is this an official crossword answer source?

No. Crossword Solver AI is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The New York Times, LA Times, WSJ, The Guardian, USA Today, or any crossword publisher.

Can AI answers be wrong?

Yes. Treat answers, confidence, and cryptic parsing as hints. Always check crossings and puzzle context.

Will image solving work in v1?

No. Image/OCR solving is waitlist-only for this v1 frontend because it needs extra privacy, cost, and abuse controls.

What analytics are used?

The frontend includes a safe event wrapper ready for GA4/GSC. It only allows aggregate flags like mode, has_pattern, has_length, and candidate_count.

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Start with the clue, then add pattern and length to reduce noisy guesses.

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