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LA Times (and lots of other) dead links
Phoenix Person:
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As far as the LA Times crossword database is concerned I don't think there is any staff member dutifully transcribing the crossword into .PUZ format
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There was someone doing this daily up until recently. I used to work the LA Times puzzles every day on my phone, but can’t now because there is no .PUZ format available
Glenn9999:
--- Quote from: steve413 on January 28, 2019, 12:09:47 PM ---I don't think there is any staff member dutifully transcribing the crossword into .PUZ format.
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It's automated (about the only way it could be). Like I mentioned, most online puzzles have XML data associated with the "player". One could download this and translate it into PUZ via program. The thing I think is that there's some human interaction somewhere in triggering this process somewhere that needs to happen periodically.
BJMcBean:
You're right. The contribution is voluntary because I appreciate having the LA Times puzzle in Across Lite. I do it on my Mac and like the AcrossLite format. Simply stated, I can get the NY Times AcrossLite version from their site and a printable version of the LA Times on their site. I'm simply stating that the LA Times in AcrossLite is my only reason to contribute.
BGoldstein:
Dead, dead, moribund, pushing up the daisies.
DEAD, DEAD, DEAD
And not just the LA Times. So many useless links ...
BGoldstein:
Even Jonesin is dead here, though one can find it at http://herbach.dnsalias.com/Jonesin/jz190131.puz
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