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After creating or selecting your word lists, there may rice purity test be an option to assign specific lists to Across and Down clues. This could be in the settings or preferences menu.
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Software / Technical / Re: Different Across and Down Word Lists Crossword Compiler
« Last post by tonyadams on February 01, 2024, 08:16:52 PM »
No, Crossword Compiler does not currently offer the option to use different Buckshot Roulette word lists for Across and Down clues.
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General Discussion / Re: A dupe too far?
« Last post by yaniebogisish on February 01, 2024, 05:17:19 AM »
Clearly, we are clueless. If the story and other aspects are outstanding, these might be overlooked. The wisest thing to do is to deal with these issues if they're making you feel bad. Go ahead and submit it if moving things around won't cure them (which is highly improbable).
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General Discussion / Re: Importing Specific Crossword question...
« Last post by williamshane on February 01, 2024, 05:00:15 AM »
The Alphacross app currently only supports importing puzzles in the.puz format, which is specific to sources like The New York Times or USA Today Crossword puzzles. The format requirements for Daily American Crossword puzzles, on the other hand, are not publicly available or documented by their creators or publishers, and there is no official support for importing them into third party apps like Alphacross. So, unfortunately, there is currently no way to directly import Daily American Crossword puzzles into the app. If you're interested in knowing whether the Daily American Crossword currently or in the future offers official support for importing their puzzles into third party programs like Alphacross, you might reach out to the authors or publishers of the puzzle.
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General Discussion / Re: Word Lists
« Last post by Glenn9999 on January 26, 2024, 10:18:28 PM »
I'm relatively new and playing around with various word lists (using Crossfire). What supplemental word list(s) do you find to have the liveliest, freshest words and realistic scoring (I find too many give 50+ to very obscure words)?  Which would you avoid at all costs due to lots of junk that is unusable? Thanks so much for the input.

Indeed, I agree with mmcbs.  All these things (Software, word lists, etc) are is tools, the biggest factor on success or failure of a puzzle is how the constructor uses the tools to construct the puzzle.  Same as a carpenter can use the best tools made to build a shoddy house.  Skill is always required.   In this case, you can use the the word lists as help to indicate what will work in a slot, but it's up to you to select the best words that will work for the goal you have for the puzzle.
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General Discussion / Re: Word Lists
« Last post by cuhnkedrik on January 26, 2024, 06:16:14 AM »
Mark, I'm thanks. Indeed, I do it word-by-word. I simply figured some would be less distracting than others. So many useless terms shock me, and I don't understand how they make it onto these lists (pardon the pun). geometry dash

 
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Today's Puzzles / Re: Language lesson: The February 3 crossword
« Last post by pablitos1 on January 11, 2024, 07:37:56 PM »
Katie Hale is originally from Houston and now lives in London. Her crosswords have been appearing in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times since 2021. Her puzzle today includes five clues with foreign words which are to be taken literally. Hale wrote on Twitter that "this idea sat in my drafts folder for well over a year before I managed to find a way to make it work."

Bise, literally: FRENCHKISS
Cangkir, literally: CUPOFJAVA
Zevk, literally: TURKISHDELIGHT
Quando, literally: WHENINROME
La lluvia, literally: THERAININSPAIN

Bise is the French word for "kiss." Cangkir is the Javanese word for "cup." Zevk is the Turkish word for "pleasure" or "delight." Quando is the Italian word for "When." Lluvia is the Spanish word for "rain."

Dutch settlers planted coffee trees in Bali, Cebu, Sumatra, Java and other Southeast Asian islands in the 17th century. It is unclear why "java" has become a generic term for coffee. Java, by the way, has a population of 152,000,000 and is the world's most populous island.

Turkish delights are confections that originated in Turkey in the late 1800s. Known as lokum in Turkey, they typically are small cubes of flavored gel containing chopped dates, hazelnuts, walnuts or pistachios. Here is a recipe:

https://www.aspicyperspective.com/the-tastiest-turkish-delight-recipe-lokum/

The expression "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" means that if we are visiting a foreign country, we should follow the customs of the people who live there. Variations of the saying first appeared in the 16th century but the most common version appeared in 1777 in Interesting Letters of Pope Clement XIV, a book published three years after the Pope's death: “The siesta or afternoon’s nap of Italy, my most dear and reverend Father, would not have alarmed you so much if you had recollected that when were at Rome, we should do as the Romans do."

"The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain" is a line from George Bernard Shaw''s 1913 play Pygmailion. The 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady was adapted from the play. Julie Andrews starred in a movie version in 1964. Hoping to rid her of her thick Cockney accent, Professor Henry Higgins has Eliza Doolittle practice saying the "rain in spain" line. Here is Julie Andrews as Eliza. By Jove, I think she's got it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmU3iANbgk papa's games

As for the meaning of "French kiss".....well.....I'd be too embarrassed to share it here. You can look it up.


I never made it through the last mission. But then I looked up how to do it on YouTube. Thanks for the info.
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General Support / Re: Clue Search
« Last post by grovedoor on January 08, 2024, 08:54:14 PM »
I actually solved it in 30 minutes and still didn't get the answer. Real hacking. Needs a lot of reasoning.
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General Support / Re: Frank Longo's Premier puzzle link?
« Last post by grovedoor on January 08, 2024, 08:52:33 PM »
Normally these questions will have answers displayed at the end of the day. Now you have probably found the answer, right? This type of puzzle really hacks the brain a lot mini crossword
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General Support / Re: New York Times
« Last post by knockveins on January 08, 2024, 05:48:07 AM »
You might need to log in to view certain links. To determine whether the problem is specific to any one device or web browser, try clicking geometry dash lite on the link using various devices and browsers. I have not encountered the same error issue as you.
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