KrossWordPlayer v1.4 Ernie Pasveer <epasveer@houston.rr.com>

Introduction

Hi all, here's a program to play (interactively solve) crosswords. It currently supports only .puz and .txt files, but can support other formats if people notify me of them.

The .puz and .txt formats are otherwise known as the AcrossLite formats, from Literate Software Systems (see http://www.litsoft.com/). The .txt format is an older version that has been replaced by the .puz format. AcrossLite provide a Java program, my version is a KDE 3.x program.

A acrosslite_conv program is also provided to convert .txt files to the .puz format from the command line.

To Use

Use "File->Open" to select and open a new .puz or .txt file.
Use "File->Save" to save the current solution to a .puz file to load it later.
Use the LMB in the crossword view to select a word. The clues, in both directions, are then hilighted in the clue views.
Use the RMB in the crossword view to toggle the typing direction.
Using the LMB in the clue view hilights the selected word in the crossword view.
Typing a letter enters that letter in the hilighted cell. The hilighted cell then advances to the next cell, if it can, in the typing direction.
The arrow keys can move you around, too.
The acrosslite_conv conversion program has this usage:
% acrosslite_conv puzzlename.txt puzzlename.puz

Hints

At anytime you can select a crossword cell/word and then use "View->Reveal Letter", "View->Reveal Word", or "View->Reveal Solution" to reveal a letter, word, or the entire solution.
At anytime you can select a crossword cell/word and then use "View->Check Letter", "View->Check Word", or "View->Check Solution" to check a letter, word, or the entire solution.

Feedback

Please email me with any feedback or suggestions. epasveer@houston.rr.com

Web sites with puzzles

http://www.litsoft.com/across/Gallery/begin.htm http://www.litsoft.com/across/Gallery/frank.htm http://www.litsoft.com/across/Gallery/avalon.htm http://www.litsoft.com/across/Gallery/caspian.htm http://www.litsoft.com/across/Gallery/squizz.htm http://www.litsoft.com/across/Gallery/special.htm http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/ae/games/index.html - Select "download a new puzzle" to get a .puz or .txt file.

Some other online newspapers sites have .puz files that can be downloaded.

Please email me with other sites that have .puz files.

Enjoy!!!