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Crossword Puzzles
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Brief History of Crossword Puzzles 
 This brief history of crossword puzzles describes early word games and explains that "the first known published crossword puzzle was created by a journalist named Arthur Wynne from Liverpool, and he is usually credited as the inventor of the popular word game. December 21, 1913 was the date and it appeared in a Sunday newspaper, the New York World." Includes the 1913 puzzle and its solution. From the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. http://www.crosswordtournament.com/more/wynne.html Topics: Games & Puzzles Last updated Dec 4, 2007 Crossword Puzzle Solver
Just the thing when you're stuck on a word. Enter the number of letters and the letters that you do know and receive a list of possible words. Note: "this engine finds only single English words, not phrases, names, or proper nouns ... and it only supports words up to 10 letters long." http://www.ojohaven.com/fun/crossword.html Topics: Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Mysteries and More Last updated Jul 25, 2005 Crossword Solver
Search for words starting with, containing, or ending with a string of letters. Or enter the letters you know in their respective squares of a form, tell the search engine how many letters are in the word and it will give you a list of words that fit. http://www.allwords.com/solver.php?v=508177707 Topics: Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Mysteries and More Last updated Jul 13, 2002 Crosswords
Hundreds of links to crossword puzzles, articles, crossword software packages, solving tools, anagram generators, and foreign language puzzles. Maintained by cruciverbalist, former New York Times Trivia Quiz Trivia Master, and librarian, Ray Hamel. http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/hamel/cp.html Topics: Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Mysteries and More Last updated Oct 26, 2005 The New York Times: Crosswords/Games
Free content from The New York Times includes a free weekly crossword puzzle from the online archive (updated every Monday), a daily sudoku puzzle, and articles about crossword puzzles, bridge, and chess. Also includes links to the Learning Network with crosswords for young solvers (with puzzles on topics such as American history, geography, and science), and a daily news quiz. Also includes links to related sites. Additional material is available for a fee. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/ Topics: Games & Puzzles Last updated Dec 4, 2007 OneAcross
A site for crossword puzzle enthusiasts, featuring "Crossword Clue Search," which analyzes clues for patterns and suggests words and is based on "Proverb (The Probabilistic Cruciverbalist)," a computer-based puzzle-solver created by Duke University. Other features include links to crossword sites, an anagram finder, and cryptograms. If "Proverb" fails you, try the "OneAcross Puzzle Forum," where you can seek assistance from other "puzzled" human hobbyists. http://oneacross.com/ Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Mysteries and More Last updated May 1, 2005 Scrambled Word / Crossword Puzzle Solver
Automatically solve scrambled words and get hints for crosswords based on letters. From a hobbyist. http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/solveit.html Topics: English Language, Games & Puzzles, Hobbies, Mysteries and More Last updated Jun 6, 2007 |
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