Crossword Setting Tool
crosswords / setter
This is a crossword setting tool designed to produce crosswords in the style of The Times Quick or Quick Cryptic puzzles. The are set on a 13x13 grid and have a 180ยบ rotational symmetry.
Instructions
Enter letters in each white cell. Solutions will show in the clue list panel as you do so, with a * where a letter has not yet been filled. The puzzle can be downloaded by copying-and-pasting the JSON file below.
- Choose a grid size.
- Choose a template to start the puzzle.
- Space: Toggles a cell to be black or white. Symmetry of the grid will be maintained.
For more information about this software, please contact me.
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Across
- 1. ************* (13)
- 14. ************* (13)
- 15. ************* (13)
- 16. ************* (13)
- 17. ************* (13)
- 18. ************* (13)
- 19. ************* (13)
- 20. ************* (13)
- 21. ************* (13)
- 22. ************* (13)
- 23. ************* (13)
- 24. ************* (13)
- 25. ************* (13)
Down
- 1. ************* (13)
- 2. ************* (13)
- 3. ************* (13)
- 4. ************* (13)
- 5. ************* (13)
- 6. ************* (13)
- 7. ************* (13)
- 8. ************* (13)
- 9. ************* (13)
- 10. ************* (13)
- 11. ************* (13)
- 12. ************* (13)
- 13. ************* (13)
Copy the puzzle json below and add your clue text to complete the puzzle.
{
"name": "Unknown Name",
"setter": "Unknown Author",
"N": 13,
"cells": [
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________",
"_____________"
],
"clues": [
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 1,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 14,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 15,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 16,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 17,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 18,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 19,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 20,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 21,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 22,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 23,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 24,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "across",
"number": 25,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 1,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 2,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 3,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 4,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 5,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 6,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 7,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 8,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 9,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 10,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 11,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 12,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
},
{
"direction": "down",
"number": 13,
"text": "",
"solution": "*************"
}
]
}