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NYT Crossword Mobile Optimiser, PKB + Square Screens

Optimises NYT Crossword for small square screens by replacing header with vertical sidebar and removing the virtual keyboard

作者
greasedupcrossworder
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总安装量
1
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版本
1.0
创建于
2025-09-06
更新于
2025-09-06
大小
71.5 KB
许可证
MIT
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NYT Crossword Mobile Optimiser, PKB + Square Screens

Make the NYT Crossword actually usable on small, square-ish phone screens that have a physical keyboard - niche use case, I know. Made with love for the Zinwa Q25 but tested on the Unihertz Titan Pocket.

If you're trying to do the crosser on these phones, this Userscript removes the on-screen keyboard and the header, replacing both with a vertical right sidebar. The grid smart-scales to fit; if there's vertical overflow with the grid, a maximise/minimise button contextually shows up to allow resizing for comfort.

Features

• Custom vertical sidebar

  • Timer
    • Tap to pause/resume
  • NYT logo button
    • Tap to open the day's puzzle in XWordInfo page
  • Grid resizer
    • Shows only when grid height overflows
    • Maximised: width fits container; left purple scrollbar to pan up and down
    • Minimised: fit the whole grid to the container
  • Settings
    • Opens native settings
  • Lifebuoy icon
    • Compact pop-up menu mirroring native cheat options
  • Rebus
    • Toggles rebus entry
  • Pencil
    • Toggles the native pencil mode on/off
  • ‹ / › previous/next clue
    • Navigate clues; repositioned from the clue bar into the sidebar

• Quality of life improvements

  • Remove app install banners / cross-promo on mobile

Configuration

Edit the CONFIG object near the top of the script:

  • sidebarWidth
  • sidebarBgColor
  • buttonSize, buttonSpacing, transitionDuration
  • enableXwordinfoLink
    • Toggle the XWordInfo function; false= non-functional NYT logo badge)
  • Sidebar icon visibility toggles
  • NYT logo button (showNytLogoButton)
  • Settings (showSettingsButton)
  • Lifebuoy (showCheatButton)
  • Pencil (showPencilButton)