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It gives you access to any crossword puzzle using the Across Lite format, which typically has a.puz extension.

The default sources it offers include the Wall Street Journal crossword, Chronicle of Higher Education, New York Times Premium Crossword, and American Values Club.

There is also an option to open Across Lite puzzle files that you downloaded from the Web or received through email.

I tend to run through the across clues, check the puzzle to identify wrong answers, and then either delete or change my answers.

So, even though you may have eliminated a wrong answer, when you enter another letter into a box that was checked previously, it will recheck that letter.

This might be disconcerting at first because boxes that originally had no letters in them when checked do not display either a red X or a green checkmark, whether or not the letter in that box is correct.

In other words, you can end up with an incorrect down answer with one letter with a green checkmark because that letter is correct, but the remainder of the word hasnt been checked.

Once you realize this is how Black Ink works, it isnt a problem.

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I love using this option when I get stuck, particularly when the clue has to do with a person who is popular in an area Im not familiar with, such as a particular movie or music genre.

It saves me from having to resort to one of the many crossword puzzle answer Web sites.

Sometimes you just cant work through enough other clues to find the answer to the clue you are stuck on.

A nice part of Black Inks Reveal feature is that it tags the letters that it filled in with a blue eye symbol in the box.

That lets you know how much of the puzzle, if any, you needed help with.

To me, this is an incentive to use the option only as a last resort.

The timer appears at the bottom of the window, and its easy to pause or reset it as needed.

But later on, if you open a puzzle from the same source, you get the previous days puzzle.

This feature lets you open an earlier puzzle if you missed a day.

Both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal crosswords are set up so Mondays puzzle is very easy, but the puzzles get progressively harder through the week until Saturday.

So, if you only occasionally do puzzles and want easy ones, it might be best to aim for Mondays.

You can select the puzzle source (the Red Sweater Web site offers a nice guide to other options) to optimize the difficulty level, or just work your way through the week from easy to more difficult.

If you already have a New York Times subscription, its a nice way to do the crossword puzzle digitally on your Mac.

The price feels reasonable if you will be using it regularly, given its advanced features.

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