A second version began airing on September 8, 1986, titled The All-New Crosswits, and was hosted by David Sparks with Michelle Roth as announcer.

This version was produced by Crossedwits Productions in association with Outlet Communications, Inc., and distributed by ABR Entertainment.

Both versions were produced as daily shows, although the original Cross-Wits aired in many markets as either a once- or twice-weekly series.

The contestant captain of one team chose a word in the puzzle, by number and orientation (across or down), and designated one star to play it.

This version was taped before the era of computerized graphics and featured a manually operated game board that used back-lit tiles which illuminated to show the letters in each word.

Hostess Fiala would use a long pointer to indicate the position of each word on the board, as the numbers on the squares were too small to be seen by home viewers.

The gameboard for this version was entirely computer-generated, and its coloration varied depending on the subject of the master puzzle (person, place, or thing).

In the 1986 version, contestants who solved all ten words won a trip and the opportunity to win a car.

The revival was shown on The Family Channel from June 7[2] to August 27, 1993,[3] and on the now-defunct American Independent Network from 1997 to 1998.

On October 26, 2014, cable network GSN aired two episodes of the revived version, both from December 1986 featuring Rosie O'Donnell and Arsenio Hall, respectively.