Crostica: a free daily acrostic puzzle

A word puzzle with a famous quotation hidden inside

What is an acrostic puzzle?

An acrostic hides a quotation inside a set of clues. Every letter of every answer is also one letter of the quotation, so each answer you solve fills in more of it. When you're done, the first letters of the answers, read from top to bottom, spell the name of the person who said it.

How Crostica works

• There is a new puzzle every day, built from a well-known quotation. Everyone plays the same one.
• Read a clue and type its answer. A right answer drops its letters into the quotation. A wrong one changes nothing. If you get stuck, you can spend coins to reveal a letter or a whole answer.
• Once you sign in, you can build your own puzzle on any topic you like, such as jazz or the Roman Empire. You get 2 free builds in any 24 hours, and each build after that costs 25 coins.
• Solve the daily puzzle every day to build a streak. The daily leaderboard ranks the fastest solves.

Questions

Is Crostica free?

Yes. Every puzzle is free to play. Hints cost coins, and you earn coins by solving puzzles.

Do I need an account?

No. You can play as a guest right away. Sign in with your email or with Apple to keep a streak, earn coins, appear on the leaderboard and build your own puzzles. Your guest games move into your account when you sign in.

Is there an iPhone app?

It's coming to the App Store. Until then, Crostica works in Safari on your iPhone. When the app arrives, sign in with the same account and your coins and streak come with you.

When does the daily puzzle change?

A new daily puzzle starts every day at midnight UTC.

How do I report a puzzle?

If a clue or answer looks wrong, tap the … button to open the puzzle menu, then choose Report this puzzle. You need to be signed in. You can also email support@crostica.com with the puzzle's name and what you saw.

More help is on the support page. See also the privacy policy and terms of service.