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REVIEW
Crossword on LG webOS is a generic-titled puzzle filler from an indie developer.
A free crossword game from Valeriy Skachko, shipped to the LG Content Store without a descriptive listing or branded identity — a no-frills TV puzzle that lives or dies on whether the grid library and remote handling hold up.
BY THE APP COMRADE DESK · MAY 10, 2026 · 2 MIN READ
Crossword on LG webOS is one of those Content Store entries that asks you to trust the install before it has told you anything about itself. The name is the generic English noun for the genre, the developer is listed under their personal name with no studio behind it, and the store page carries no description, no release date, and no review count. Three screenshots, a “5” rating on LG’s notoriously noisy scale, a free-to-install tag — that is the entire pitch.
Generic-named TV crosswords succeed when the grid library is deep and the remote handling stays out of the way. They fail when the library is finite, the input model is fussy, and the user runs out of grids before the habit takes hold. Without a description to verify against, the install is a coin flip on whether this falls into the first camp or the second.
What is knowable: it is free, it runs on LG webOS, it is built around the Magic Remote, and it is not affiliated with any newspaper crossword brand. Everything else — content depth, difficulty progression, daily-puzzle refresh, hint mechanics — has to be discovered after install rather than read off the listing.
Generic-named TV crosswords succeed when the grid library is deep and the remote handling stays out of the way.
FEATURES
Crossword is a free LG webOS puzzle game from independent developer Valeriy Skachko, listed in the Content Store under the simplest possible name. It is not the New York Times Crossword, not a licensed newspaper crossword, and not affiliated with any of the recognised crossword brands — just a standalone TV crossword built for webOS remote input.
The store listing carries no long description and no release date, so the feature set has to be read off the three preview screenshots and the genre tag. Expect grid puzzles played with the Magic Remote, letter entry via on-screen keyboard or directional navigation, and a self-contained content library bundled into the app rather than a server-fed daily.
Free with no published in-app-purchase data. The developer ships under their personal name, which usually signals a small indie operation rather than a studio with a content pipeline behind it.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Free crossword games on TV platforms exist because there is a real audience for low-stakes puzzle filler on a big screen, and LG's Content Store catalogue is thin in this category compared with Apple or Google. A generic-titled free entry from an indie developer fills a gap that the licensed brands have not bothered to fill on webOS.
The Magic Remote is the right input for this genre — pointer selection of a grid square is faster than directional-pad scrubbing, and on-screen keyboards are tolerable when you can point at the letter instead of stepping across rows. If the game commits to that input model, the basic loop should work.
ROOM TO IMPROVE
The generic name is the first red flag. Crossword apps that ship without a brand, without a publication tie-in, and without a descriptive store listing are almost always working from a finite bundled puzzle library — once you've cleared the included grids, there is no daily refresh to come back for. The lack of a description, rating count, or release date in the LG listing compounds the uncertainty: there is nothing to verify before the install.
The "5" rating shown in the store is on LG's scale, which is famously noisy and based on tiny sample sizes — it is not a meaningful quality signal for a niche puzzle title.
CONCLUSION
Crossword is a free indie puzzle game with no listing detail to verify it against, sitting in a category where licensed competitors don't show up on LG. For an idle evening it is plausibly fine; as a long-term crossword habit it is unlikely to hold up against what the newspaper apps offer on phones. Install it if you want a TV puzzle to fill twenty minutes; don't expect a daily content stream.