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A "cross number" Fill-In Another Fill-in variation [clarification needed] A common variation on the standard Fill-In is using numbers, instead of specific words, sometimes called "cross numbers". [ 1 ] [ 8 ] In this puzzle, the entries could be listed as the number, a mathematical expression, or even an important year.
Dr.Fill is a computer program that solves American-style crossword puzzles. It was developed by Matt Ginsberg and described by Ginsberg in an article in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. [1] Ginsberg claims in that article that Dr.Fill is among the top fifty crossword solvers in the world.
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Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [32] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a standard dictionary, such as:
Will Shortz, the longtime crossword puzzle editor of the New York Times and NPR’s “puzzlemaster” for more than three decades, suffered a stroke last month and has spent the last several ...
The Cross-Wits is an American television game show. Two contestants, each paired with two celebrities, competed to fill in words in a crossword puzzle.It premiered on December 15, 1975, and lasted for five seasons until its cancellation on September 12, 1980.
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