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Crossword Scraper by Jeff Davidson

Download .puz, .jpz, .ipuz, or .pdf files from crossword applets for offline solving.

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On many web pages which have interactive crossword puzzles, this extension will generate and provide download links to obtain the puzzles as .puz, .jpz, .ipuz, or .pdf files. This way, you can solve every puzzle with the app of your choosing, and save an archive of puzzles that you can solve at your leisure.

The following crossword applets are currently supported:
  • AmuseLabs (PuzzleMe)
  • Boston Globe
  • CNN
  • Crosshare
  • Crossword Compiler
  • Crossword Nexus
  • Crosswordr
  • Direct .puz links
  • GoComics
  • New York Times crosswords and acrostics
  • PZZL
  • The Daily Princetonian
  • The Guardian
  • The Week
  • Universal Uclick
  • Wall Street Journal crosswords and acrostics
  • World of Crosswords
  • XWord Info variety puzzles and pre-Shortzian crosswords

This extension is open-source - https://github.com/jpd236/CrosswordScraper - contributions welcome!
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  • Access browser activity during navigation

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  • Access your data for all web sites
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Version
1.3.25
Size
2.86 MB
Last updated
15 days ago (1 Aug 2025)
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Release notes for 1.3.25
  • Fix AmuseLabs/PuzzleMe decoding
  • Fix Washington Post scraping
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