The New York Times Crosswords Explained

The New York Times Crosswords
Developer:	Budcat Creations
Publisher:	Majesco Entertainment
Genre:	Puzzle
Modes:	Single-player, wireless up to 4 players
Platforms:	Nintendo DS

The New York Times Crosswords is a video game released on May 22, 2007, for the Nintendo DS.

Gameplay

Players use the stylus to write the letters using handwriting recognition, with keyboard optional. There are 1,000 puzzles with increasing levels of difficulty over the days of the week, just like the crosswords published in the New York Times (Mondays are easiest, Saturdays are hardest, and Sundays are significantly larger, but only the difficulty of a Thursday).^[1] Wireless allows up to 4 players to compete or work as a team to complete puzzles.

Reception

Nintendo World Report rated the game a 9.0.^[2]

Further reading

• News: New York Times Crosswords Review. IGN. Harris. Craig. 2012-05-14. none.

Notes and References

1. News: Shortz . Will . 2001-04-08 . ENDPAPER: HOW TO; Solve The New York Times Crossword Puzzle . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-07-04 . 0362-4331 . March 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309184925/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/magazine/08PUZZLE.html?ex=1236830400&en=5e6b94bdf1884b70&ei=5070 . live .
2. News: The New York Times Crosswords. Burchfield. Evan. 2007-06-29. Nintendo World Report. 2023-07-04. July 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704042025/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/13730/the-new-york-times-crosswords-nintendo-ds. live.