Hi Kevin,

Thank you for your attention!

On the principle, since all parts are cross-platform, it should be installable on all kind of OS: Windows, Linux, Mac (Intel/Silicon), etc. Of course, not all tested on my side, thus certainly some tuning are to be done to succeed with all parts of the code.

My own demo server is Linux (a few technical informations are available on the help hint on top-right of the interface).
The Front/Middleware side is Python. The Back side may be Python or Java (currently Java, much more efficient for the crossword builder algo).
The semantic part (similarity search, thematic glossary creation) is a Qdrant vector database using its ready to use Docker, and a small Qwen3 0.6B embedder (CPU via LlamaCpp).

For the data preprocessing (no need to re-evaluate for a new installation): word statistics were done on a large opus.nlpl.eu corpus set, word/multi-word were enriched with Scrabble dictionaries, Hunspell (also used for its grammatical typologies), and Wiktionary (also used for its definitions). Usage scoring of words and multi-words was done using a local small Qwen3.5 9B LLM (2x3060 12G GPUs using vLLM).

Clue helper is using Mistral Small.
The ChatBot is also using the local LLM.

I would really enjoy all kind of feedback/exchanges!
 

You now have precise control over a mix of three styles for generating random black-square patterns: % sparse (French), % grouped (American), % aligned (American).

I can't find a link to download a printable Premier puzzle.  The link to https://puzzles.kingdigital.com/images/pdfprint/premier/premier_20230212.pdf quordle comes back with "Not Found".  Any help?

I totally understand your frustration with the broken link for the Premier puzzle. It seems that link might have expired or been removed. You might want to check Frank Longo's official website or puzzle forums to see if anyone has shared a new link.

I love how you've woven together the history of these puzzle themes with interesting trivia about the Four Tops and Chef Boyardee. It's amazing to see how language and culture intersect in such creative ways. The anecdotes about gunslingers and the meanings behind expressions add a nice touch of humor too!
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Features

Crossword generation

• Six languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese.
• Bilingual grids: across words in one language, down words in another.
• Any size from 5×5 to 50×50, plus ready-made formats ("Préconfigurations"): grids up to 30×30 work reliably; 50×50 is still being fine-tuned.
• Three difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard).
• Symmetric black-cell layouts: horizontal, vertical, diagonal, both ways, or rotation.
• Seven levels of computing effort for filling the grid automatically, from the quick "Flash" to the exhaustive "GridZilla".
• Themed grids: vocabulary and clues steered toward a subject you choose.
• "Challenge Words": force your own words into the grid.

Clues

• Clues written automatically by an AI language model, in the grid's language.
• Grounded in real dictionary definitions, grammar and example sentences.
• Short generated title for every grid.
• "Recompute": rewrite every clue of a grid, saved as a new version.
• Local AI model by default; optional cloud AI models (Mistral, Claude...) with automatic fallback to the local AI model.

Playing

• Playable grid in the browser, with keyboard or on-screen keyboard.
• "Check" and "Solution" buttons, without losing your answers.
• Zoom and sliders for large grids.
• Grid statistics: word count per length.
• Timer and progress saved under your nickname; resume anytime.
• Per-grid leaderboard (correct letters, then time).
• Shareable "Play" link for each grid.

Interactive mode (build a grid yourself)

• Place words one at a time ("Next") or by hand, undo step by step.
• Toggle black cells by hand, mirrored if the symmetry option is on.
• Word suggestions per slot, per crossing, by start or end.
• Warnings on letters that would block a crossing word.
• Highlighting of impossible, poor and set-aside slots.
• Letter statistics for every empty cell.
• "Clean": remove impossible zones automatically.
• "Finish the grid" / "Finish the zone": let the generator complete it.
• Suggested and automatic definitions, suggested titles.
• "Correct": fix spelling and grammar in a definition or title.
• Drafts saved automatically ("Créations"), publish to the Library.
• Reopen any Library grid, or any generation attempt, for editing.

Library and export

• Every grid stored in a shared Library, filterable by language and level.
• Player count per grid; "seen" tracking.
• PDF download (one or two A4 pages).
• Across Lite .puz download.
• SVG/PNG images of each published grid and its solution.

Tools

• Dictionary: same-root search, real definitions, AI-proposed definitions.
• Synonyms and theme-related words.
• Paraphraser: 5 rewordings of a sentence.
• Bilingual lookups side by side.
• One-click links to Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral and Euria.
• David FALCON: chat assistant for help and hints, without spoiling answers.
• Crossword news panel (RSS feeds and publishers' daily grids).

Interface and deployment

• Interface in six languages, following the chosen language.
• Nickname protected by a secret word.
• Online-user counter and CPU/GPU load meters.
• Runs entirely locally, on CPU or GPU (NVIDIA, Apple Silicon).
• Optional dual-GPU setup.
• Server available in Python or Java, interchangeable.
• Batch generator to pre-fill the Library.
• Command-line generator.
• Dictionaries rebuildable from their original sources.