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From: mazlack@ernie.berkeley.edu (Lawrence J. Mazlack)
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Subject: Re: CROSSWORD PUZZLE REQUEST REPOST
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Date: Thu, 3-Apr-86 15:25:28 EST
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>
>I posted an article about two weeks ago asking if anyone had or knew of a 
>public domain program for building crossword puzzles.  It would work something
>like this.  I would feed it words and definitions and it would build the 
>necessary structure and format it for printing.  If it can do more so much the
>better.  
>
>I am reposting because I came up empty handed and thought I would try again.  I
>would also like to mention that I had many many people send me email asking for
>a copy of it when I found one.  Since so many people are interested in it 
>if you do have one or know of one could you post the info (source) to the
>Net please?
>

I did something along these lines as a research project awhile ago.  The problem
is not simple. My source is not available (it is sitting on tape, 1500 mi away).
I would love to see what someone else might have done.

Larry Mazlack
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