Cipher Cross: Number Crossword

Cipher Cross is a codeword puzzle, also known as a cipher crossword or number crossword. There are no clues to read. Every white square has a number, and the same number is always the same letter. A few letters are given to start you off. Work out the rest, and every across and down run becomes a real English word. HOW IT PLAYS Tap a square, then type a letter. Every square with that number fills in at once, so one right letter can open up a whole corner of the grid. Tap the same square again to switch between across and down. Under the grid sits the code key: all 26 letters, each showing the number it is on, so you can see at a glance which letters you have already used. A padlock marks the letters that were given. If you put one letter on two numbers, both turn red straight away. Undo and Restart cost nothing. ONE ANSWER EVERY TIME Every puzzle has exactly one answer, and each one is checked by computer before it goes into the game. You can reach it by reasoning from the letters you have, one word at a time, without having to guess. NO PRESSURE • No timer • No lives • Nothing to lose. Take as long as you like. If the grid is full but something doesn't fit, the game tells you gently and lets you keep looking. 300 PUZZLES IN 12 CHAPTERS • Wren, a small bird, explains the rules over four short tutorial puzzles, starting on a 5x5 grid. • The grids grow from 5x5 to 11x11 as the chapters go on. • The Keykeeper's Journey: each chapter is a place, from the Garden Shed and the Old Library to the Lighthouse and the Observatory. Finish a chapter to add its antique key to your key ring. There are 12 keys to collect. HINTS WHEN YOU WANT THEM • Check: any wrong letters flash red for 3 seconds. It costs nothing if everything is right. • Reveal a letter: fills in one number's letter everywhere on the grid. • Reveal a word: fills in a whole word. • Reveal a row: fills in a whole row of the grid. Hints cost coins, which you earn by finishing puzzles. A gift opens every 5 puzzles, and there is a Lucky Wheel on the main menu. PLAY ANYWHERE The puzzles are built into the game, so you can play without an internet connection. ADS AND PURCHASES Cipher Cross is free to download and contains ads: a banner during play, an ad between some puzzles (never in the middle of one), and sometimes an ad when you come back to the app. Optional videos can give you a hint, 25 coins or an extra spin of the Lucky Wheel, and you only watch one if you choose to. A one-time Remove Ads purchase removes the banner, the ads between puzzles and the ads when you return. The optional videos stay available. Coin packs are also available. WHO IT IS FOR For anyone who enjoys the codeword or crossword page of a newspaper and would like one in their pocket. Early puzzles take a minute or two. The largest grids take longer, so a few puzzles fit a cup of tea or a quiet evening. The puzzles are in English.

Welcome to Cipher Cross, a codeword puzzle where every number hides a letter. • 300 puzzles in 12 chapters, from 5x5 to 11x11 grids • Every puzzle has exactly one answer, no guessing needed • No timer, no lives: take as long as you like • Collect 12 antique keys on the Keykeeper's Journey • Hints when you want them: Check, or reveal a letter, word or row • Plays offline