| Name | Extracted | Size | Date | Description |
| CCK13.ZIP | Yes | 93225 | 1/10/1994 | Crossword Construction Kit 1.2 creates a 15x15, diagonally symmetrical crossword puzzle. It outputs the grid and solution as EPS files for a professional appearance. Clues can be saved separately as text files, which you may format as you desire. (Kijin Jung) (Reg.Fee: $19) |
| CCPSYS.ZIP | Yes | 203392 | 11/18/1993 | Computer Crossword Puzzles System is for people who enjoy solving or creating their own crossword puzzles. In CCPS you can have up to 5000 words in the library, and up to 500 puzzles and up to 100 puzzle layouts. After the puzzle is completely solved the computer will ask you if you want to print the completed puzzle on paper. This is the only time you can print the completed puzzle. You can print the unsolved puzzle with a list of clues any time you wish. When you are creating puzzles, the program will let you add new words to the dictionary. (Note: When you press I for Information, a file is not found, but the program is easy to use without any help screens.) (Nael Software) (Reg.Fee: $?) |
| COMPUZZL.ZIP | Yes | 67627 | 11/20/1993 | Compuzzle is a first-rate, computerized crossword puzzle. The program is easy to use. As you scroll across or down the screen, the clues are shown at the bottom of the screen for the across and down spaces you are on, and you can type in all or part of answers at any time. The program will optionally verify your answers as you enter each character, after each word, or after the puzzle is done. Answers can be saved and restored for play at a later time. (DLC Software) |
| CROSSP61.ZIP | Yes | 235039 | 7/12/1994 | Crossword Power 6.01 is a powerful menu-driven crossword puzzle generator. Requires 512K. (Terry L Jepson) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $42) |
| CRSASST.ZIP | Yes | 83141 | 5/17/1994 | Crossword Puzzle Assistant will help in the design and printing of a 20 x 20 square crossword. The maximum number of words that may be used is 75. A dictionary of words is included from which you may have the program pull words with which to finish the puzzle. (John A. Ridgley) (Reg.Fee: $10) |
| CWC600.ZIP | Yes | 228556 | 7/22/1994 | Crossword Creator 6.0 can be used for designing or solving crossword puzzles. It provides the tools needed to layout a crossword puzzle on your computer's screen, define a short clue for each word in the puzzle, and save the puzzle to disk. The maximum puzzle dimensions are 36 columns by 22 rows. The program remembers up to 30 words that are not placed successfully and allows you to select them without retyping. (Brad Kaenel) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $20) |
| CWF14.ZIP | Yes | 974904 | 10/11/1994 | Cross Word Finder 1.4 generates a list of words that match a specified length and letter pattern. The list can be used either for creating or solving crossword puzzles where some of the letters are known. The master list contains 200,000 words, yet is extremely fast. Requires a hard disk with 4 meg free during installation; space used after installation is 2.6 meg. (Benjamin White) (Reg.Fee: $25) |
| DXWORD.ZIP | Yes | 64084 | 5/17/1994 | DXWord 1.0 is a computerized scratchpad for working on diagramless crossword puzzles. It displays a 23 by 21 diagram on which letter can be entered and squares filled as needed. Some or all of the square contents can be erased or moved. The diagram can be resized without losing data and data can be printed and also saved and recalled. EGA/VGA video is required. (William N. Tavolga) (Reg.Fee: $15) |
| PUZZLER.ZIP | Yes | 33527 | 5/18/1994 | Puzzler helps you solve crossword puzzles, unscramble anagrams or any other kind of puzzle where you only know some of the letters of a word. It has a dictionary of over 112,000 words and abbreviations. (Acropolis Software) (Reg.Fee: $10) |
| PUZZLEX.ZIP | Yes | 110485 | 9/13/1994 | PuzzLex aids in solving crosswords and other types of word puzzles. It is easy to use but also flexible and powerful in its ability to search through the supplied dictionary to suggest solutions. (Neville Bentley) (Reg.Fee: $�15) |
| TOM_CRSS.ZIP | Yes | 160579 | 11/18/1993 | Tommy's Crosswords is a personal crossword puzzle management system, allowing you to create and solve computerized crossword puzzles in color. (Tommy's Toys) (Reg.Fee: $20) |
| WORDF_CO.ZIP | Yes | 295372 | 5/17/1994 | WordFind 8.1s is a system to assist you in finding words for crossword puzzles and for other types of word puzzles such as acrostics. (Castle Oaks Computer Services) (Reg.Fee: $15) |
| WORDLOK.ZIP | Yes | 60830 | 5/17/1994 | Wordlok 1.1b is a crossword puzzle-building program that fills words into user-defined puzzle grid layouts. It has an internal list of 1750 words between two and eight letters long. Puzzles may have up to 10 rows and 38 columns with a total of 255 words. We have seen other puzzle builders that could not fill a complete puzzle, but this one did so easily in our testing. (Virtual Solutions) (Reg.Fee: $15) |
| XDOWN28.ZIP | Yes | 295402 | 1/27/1994 | Crossdown 2.8 lets you create and solve crossword puzzles on-screen. It employs a very attractive mouse-based graphic interface. You simply click on a space, choose an across or down clue, and type in your answer. A help mode is available for when you get stuck, which reveals one letter at a time. If you get really frustrated, all words in the puzzle can be revealed. Seven example puzzles are included, and you can easily create your own. Requires EGA/VGA, 512K, and a mouse. (Sam Jr. Bellotto) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $31) |
| XPRO.ZIP | Yes | 37880 | 5/17/1994 | CrossPro is a crossword puzzle generator. As you give it words, it will cycle through the positions the word could go given the words already given. Then it aids in writing clues, lets you move words around, and keeps a pending list of words which can be added in at any time. (Nicholas Petreley) (Reg.Fee: $20) |
| XWORD.ZIP | Yes | 177377 | 6/9/1994 | Daily Crossword 1.1 allows you to construct and solve crossword puzzles. (Reg.Fee: $30-40) |
| XWORD11.ZIP | Yes | 177379 | 5/25/1994 | The Daily Crossword 1.1 allows you to construct and solve crossword puzzles. Features include automated crossword construction, on screen solving of crosswords, printout of the lattice, clues and solution, and facilities for maintaining a pool of lattice designs and dictionaries. You can create new dictionaries, add words and clues to existing dictionaries, display statistics of a dictionary, and there is also a special word feature for personal greetings or advertising slogans. Requires VGA, 512K Ram, and 1MB of disk space. (G. John Stevens) (ASP) (Reg.Fee: $30-40) |
| XWORDC11.ZIP | Yes | 184604 | 10/7/1994 | Crossword Challenge 1.1 is a crossword puzzle game for VGA. Features include the ability to peek at answers and to save your work to disk. Requires a hard disk and 640K RAM. (Philip P. Kapusta) (Reg.Fee: $9-16) |
| XWORDJJ.ZIP | Yes | 27248 | 5/17/1994 | XWordJJO 1.6 is a fast, flexible and compact menu-driven crossword puzzle tool box. While easy to use, it is intended for serious crossword puzzle creators. (JJO Software) (Reg.Fee: $20) |
| XWORDS2.ZIP | Yes | 70010 | 5/17/1994 | Crosswords #2 contains ten easy to medium level crossword puzzles. You can ask for a one-letter hint or see the entire solution. Incomplete puzzles can be saved to a file and recalled later. Mouse support is included. Requires EGA/VGA. (Tracker Software) (Reg.Fee: $5) |