Across
Lite
software |
This is the useful free software made available by Literate Software Systems that allows
you to play many crosswords online or from your hard drive.
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Crossword
Compiler |
This is software (version 8 ranging from $49 to $169 as of
September 2011) you should consider if you want to create
crosswords.
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Crossdown |
Another professional-strength crossword creator, this program is similar to Crossword Compiler and as of
July 2011 version 7 costs $59.95.
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NYT
Crossword
Reference |
Barry Haldiman's superb Web site for
seeing New York Times crosswords, and a lot more.
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XWord Info |
This already-historic site, by Jim Horne and now Jeff Chen, shows every NYT
crossword and its answers in an extremely handy way, and it's
reliable and inexplicably, almost magically, up to date.
But there's so much more. If you are a constructor you
already know about this resource. If you are a fan of NYT
crosswords you will be astonished at how much interesting
statistical information Jim and Jeff have collected and have updated every day
since November 21, 1993.
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American
Crossword
Puzzle
Tournament |
Much good information about crosswords, not just the
annual tournament hosted by Will Shortz.
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Cruciverb-L
forum |
A forum for crossword puzzle constructors, this is a bunch of
clever people talking
about how to create and market crosswords. Subscribing is free,
and you can get a daily e-mail digest of posts.
This is
the only mailing list I subscribe to, and I've read every post since I joined in January of 1999.
I've even contributed a few.
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NYT
crosswords |
Pages from The New York Times Web site about their crosswords (duh) and other games, including forums.
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Ray Hamel's Crossword
Page |
This site includes some long lists on various pages of links to other sites about crossword puzzles. |
swordCros |
Yet another forum for crossword constructors, this one
restricts its membership to people who've passed a rigorous series of actual blood tests and DNA
screenings to weed out the genetically nugatory.
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NYT M-F
Puzzles
BarnesNoble
Amazon.com
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I list these links because the introduction of this book, edited by Will Shortz, is based in large part on a very small part
of the very essay on crossword puzzles you're reading now. Also, the cover apparently underwent an update from April 2002 to July.
The full title is The New York Times Monday Through Friday Easy to Tough Crossword Puzzles.
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The Crossword Obsession
Amazon.com
BarnesNoble
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I list these links because snippets of
the very crossword essay you're reading now are quoted on a few pages of this otherwise commendable book (Oct 2001) by Coral Amende.
The full title is The Crossword
Obsession: The History and Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime.
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Pat Tricks |
Cleverly named for outstanding puzzle constructor Patrick Merrell,
this is a blog about crosswords you should read. |
Diary of a
Crossword Fiend |
Blog by well-regarded crossword constructor Amy Reynaldo Daily
commentary on the good crosswords (including New York Times, Los
Angeles Times, The Onion, Washington Post/CrosSynergy, Wall Street
Journal, and more) |
Matt Gaffney's
Weekly Crossword Contest |
As stated, a crossword puzzle every Friday you can play online and win
a prize for. The puzzles are later explained and analyzed, and
some of them are extraordinary. |
L.A. Times Crossword
Corner |
A fact-packed blog about the well-respected daily Los Angeles Times
crossword puzzle, edited by Rich Norris. |
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