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  • Cruciverbalizer Labs

    I've added some sketchily working features to my testing area.

    Currently there's a .PUZ file player, something that generates crosswords from uploaded books, and a picture-based crossword whose clues are inscrutable to the point of uselessness. Oct 30, 2009 9:09:21 AM

  • Dictionary Editor and Changelog

    I've added a dictionary search which will hopefully become a collaborative dictionary editor. Also, there's a changelog with some pretty graphs so that you can monitor when I'm productive. Oct 21, 2009 9:10:15 AM

  • PDF Exports

    PDF exporting is now implemented for random and published grids. If you click on the wee printer icon underneath the grid (it'll show up when you hover your mouse over the grid), it should give you the option to download a PDF version of the grid. Oct 13, 2009 11:56:12 PM

  • New New Solver

    I've updated the solver, so it should have a much higher success rate now. Also, completion attempts on the builder will add black cells -- I'll make a toggle for this shortly. The generator can create a fully random grid now, which you can see on a small grid or a larger one. Oct 5, 2009 1:21:36 PM

  • Auto-Filler

    Puzzle solving is implemented in the builder. I wouldn't count on it to fill very large grids, or ones with a lot of longer words, but it when it works, it's awesome. There's a basic undo function that'll undo words entered from suggestions or words entered from the solver.

    To give it a try, login and create a puzzle. Click the "Try to fill in the blanks" button. Sep 20, 2009 5:28:09 PM

This here's the prototype for a crossword generating and building site. It uses wordnet's extensive database of terms and a heap of hacky scripts. Currently it can:

  1. generate simple and obscure crosswords
  2. assist in creating crossword puzzles, which can be saved and published; you‘ll need a login to save your creations

On all of the random grids, the clues are simply wordnet's dictionary definitions with the terms edited out. Random grids are generated on-the-fly and owe a heavy debt to the MINION CSP solver.


Published Crosswords

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Impossibly Small #1
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Heteronymically speaking
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Crosswordier
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Crossword Town.

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