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Klew keeps two numbers as you solve: points for showing up, and a skill rating for how good you are. Here is exactly what moves each one, how par is set, why a fast solve can leave your rating where it was, and where rating losses come from.
Klew for Mac is live on the Mac App Store. A real native app with a real keyboard, full parity with iPhone and iPad, and one account that syncs everywhere. Buy once, solve on every Apple device.
v1.7 of Klew for iOS is live. Every solver now has an avatar: start with a design generated just for you, then pick a style and color that fit. It shows up across leaderboards, the Standings, profiles, and Today's Race, and the global Standings now show the full ladder.
v1.6 of Klew for iOS is live. A new home and lock screen widget keeps your streak and today's mini a glance away and fills in as you solve, and you can now tap any name on a leaderboard or the standings to open that solver's profile and follow them.
v1.5 of Klew for iOS is live. Follow other solvers and race the day's puzzle, and keep solving with no connection: today's puzzles download automatically and your progress syncs the moment you are back online.
v1.4 of Klew for iOS is live. Sign in with a code instead of a password, earn achievements as you solve, and finish on a cleaner screen with rate-and-review built in. Plus better sharing and optional daily reminders.
v1.3 of Klew for iOS is live. Every puzzle now has a leaderboard, the finish screen shows how your solve stacks up, a crown lands when you post the fastest time, and a new global Standings ranks solvers by skill rating.
v1.2 of Klew for iOS is live. Every solve now earns points and a skill rating, the home screen fills in as you go, a weekly recap rounds up your week, and you can share a clean solve to challenge a friend.
How a word for your outstretched arms became both a unit of ocean depth and what you do when you finally understand something.
One Old English verb meaning 'to puff up' fanned out into ocean swells, Victorian dandies, and 'things are going swell.' Same root, doing the same thing the whole way down.
v1.1 of Klew for iOS is live. A redesigned Profile tab, easy mode as a first-class choice during onboarding, and a fix to the All Sizes achievement.
Klew v1.0 is on the App Store. The whole project started with an iPad, an Apple Pencil, and the simple wish to solve a crossword the way it feels on paper.
Constructing puzzles teaches you how grids work, how clues mislead, and how to think in patterns. It's the fastest way to level up your solving game.
A complete guide to getting your crossword puzzle files into Klew on iOS and web, from iCloud to xword-dl.
We wanted a crossword app that respects your time: free puzzles, no ads, and a daily mini you can solve in minutes. Here's why.
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