PUZ files exist as 2 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: Across Lite Crossword Puzzle
The PUZ file extension refers to Across Lite crossword puzzle files. PUZ files contain a single puzzle for users to fill out or print using Across Lite software. The New York Times and other publicati...
The PUZ file extension refers to Across Lite crossword puzzle files. PUZ files contain a single puzzle for users to fill out or print using Across Lite software. The New York Times and other publications provide PUZ files as free downloads for premium subscribers. For example, daily crossword puzzles often have dated filenames like “apr0911-4.puz.”
Since PUZ files use a proprietary format, they can only be opened with Across Lite. Across Lite is free crossword puzzle software available for download on Windows and Mac. Over 400 file formats can be viewed with File Viewer Plus.
PUZ files are considered game files. But they can also be compressed files. The PUZ file extension has two main file types. The dominant related application was developed by Literate Software.
The parser for PUZ files is designed to round-trip all data even unknown fields. This makes testing easier. The library has been tested on over 9,700 crossword puzzles in PUZ format from archives of publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Onion, and the Wall Street Journal. It can round-trip 100% of them with full fidelity.
While Across Crossword Puzzle is a popular type of PUZ file, there are 4 known uses of the .PUZ extension:
1) Across Crossword Puzzle
2) Crossword Creator Puzzle
3) Microsoft Publisher Document
4) Puzzle Buster Puzzle
We have not yet analyzed these files in detail or what they are used for. We’re working on it.
Files with .puz extension contain packed documents. Use Microsoft Publisher to open .puz files. Publisher exports .puz files to other formats. To open .puz files on Windows, right click file, click "O...
Files with .puz extension contain packed documents. Use Microsoft Publisher to open .puz files. Publisher exports .puz files to other formats. To open .puz files on Windows, right click file, click “Open with”>”Choose another app”, select a program, check “Always use this app”. To open on Mac, right click file, click “Open with”>”Other…”, select a program, check “Always Open With”.
Learn about .puz file extension and open .puz files with software programs. Free online .puz file tools allow viewing, editing, converting, merging, splitting, and comparing .puz files without installing anything.
Windows operating systems support .puz files. Microsoft created .puz file format and programs to work with them. Software like Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Office open .puz files. If a .puz file does not open, the problem is likely the lack of appropriate software. The application itself may not open .puz files in Publisher. Manually set the file to open in Publisher from file Properties in the context menu.
Most .puz files associate with the Microsoft Publisher Packed Format. Windows supports .puz files. Microsoft created the Microsoft Publisher Packed Format. Software like Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Office open .puz files.
We assist with opening, editing, converting, and printing .puz files. Many share .puz files without instructions on using them. This makes determining compatible editing, converting, or printing programs difficult. We provide information on compatible software, editing instructions and conversion options to effectively use .puz files. Our aim is simplifying the process of using the .puz file format.
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