Play CrossWorld - The LA Times Edition Online

CrossWorld: The LA Times Edition came out in 1996 as part of the MS-DOS Classic Games series. It was developed by CrossWorlds Software and published by Merit Software, fitting right into that era of straightforward, thoughtful puzzle games that didn't rely on flashy graphics. You could tell it was made for players who enjoyed a good mental workout without a lot of hand-holding.

You control a cursor, moving from screen to screen to solve crossword-style puzzles. Your main goal is to fill in the grid by typing answers based on given clues, with each correct word revealing parts of a larger hidden image. The game progresses screen by screen, and some puzzles require you to uncover thematic or trivia-based answers that interconnect. The pacing is deliberate, and the difficulty can spike with more obscure references, demanding patience and sometimes a bit of guesswork. It feels like quietly untangling a knot, one thoughtful entry at a time.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".