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Solves crossword puzzles on-screen.  Create your own crossword puzzles.  Automatic Box Number Calculation.  Automatically places blocks symmetrically into the puzzle grid.  Reversing Puzzle feature. Gives you two complete puzzle grids from one!  Words and phrases up to 15 letters in length.  User Library to add or delete your own words, names and phrases.  Duplicated Word Checking - checks for duplicated words Across, Down or Across and Down.  Professional puzzle print outs of grid, box numbers and numbered clues. PUZZLE BUSTER Users Guide 1 This document explains how to use the PUZZLE BUSTER software. Topics covered are : Installing PUZZLE BUSTER onto your computer. : Solving newspaper Crossword Puzzles. : Creating your own Crossword Puzzles. : Solving Puzzles created by PUZZLE BUSTER. : Printing your PUZZLE BUSTER puzzles. : Other features of PUZZLE BUSTER. Table of Contents Installing PUZZLE BUSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Solving Newspaper Crossword Puzzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Create Your Own Puzzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adding Clues to Your Puzzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Other Features of PUZZLE BUSTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Solving Puzzles Created with PUZZLE BUSTER . . . . . . . . . 21 Printing your PUZZLE BUSTER puzzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Loading Puzzle Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Deleting Puzzle Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Using the User Database (Lookup). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Installing PUZZLE BUSTER 2 At the DOS prompt (I will assume C:>) Type the following MD \PUZ and press ENTER. CD \PUZ and press ENTER. Now place the PUZZLE BUSTER Disk 1 into Drive a: type this COPY A:*.* and press ENTER. Please do the last COPY command for as many disks as were received in your PUZZLE BUSTER distribution package. When all disks have been copied to your hard drive you are ready to use PUZZLE BUSTER. Place your distribution disks in a safe place. Type MENU and press ENTER. That's it! Please go through the following documentation with PUZZLE BUSTER on the screen. Although it is an easy program to use there are some powerful features you should know about. Solving Newspaper Crossword Puzzles. 3 After installing your PUZZLE BUSTER software type MENU at the DOS prompt and press ENTER. If you have EGA graphics or higher on your system you will see the PUZZLE BUSTER logo. Press any key when you are ready to continue. You will now see the PUZZLE BUSTER opening screen which is similar to the picture on the cover of this document. Select [1] New Puzzle - from the main menu. This results in the following screen. This is where you may Solve newspaper puzzles or CREATE your own puzzles. Current Puzzle -> NEW.PUZ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Important keys here are - Enter - causes a block to appear. - Del - deletes a letter or block. - Space - erases a letter or block. - Letters - enters uppercase letters. - BKSPACE - deletes a letter. Function keys - see info block above. Solving Newspaper Crossword Puzzles. 4 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Solving a crossword puzzle with PUZZLE BUSTER is very simple. Look at a puzzle in your local newspaper. It is usually a 15*15 grid. Your first task is to enter the black squares. To do this, simply move the cursor over as many spaces as required for the first word across the top of the grid. Hit Enter. Two blocks appear as shown above. PUZZLE BUSTER automatically places the symmetric twin block for you! All good puzzles are symmetrical in nature. Finish entering all of the blocks to match your newspaper crossword puzzle. NOTE. If you place a block in the wrong spot just move the cursor to it and press the spacebar. They will both disappear. Del will also erase a block. Below is my finished grid. We are now ready to start solving the puzzle. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Solving Newspaper Crossword Puzzles. 5 Now is a good time to save this grid to disk. It is now called NEW.PUZ. Press F8. If you wish to keep this name just press enter. A better way is to name this puzzle as 110191 (the date) or any name you like. After you have saved the puzzle press any key and you will be back in business. The next thing to do is to get PUZZLE BUSTER to CALCULATE BOX #'s. Press F4 then y. Move your cursor around the grid and you will see that all ACROSS, DOWN, ACROSS and DOWN numbers appear at the bottom of the grid. Nice ! If you add or erase a block the box numbers will disappear because they are no longer valid. Press F4 again and PUZZLE BUSTER will re-calculate them for you. Now, lets try our first clue. In my puzzle it is 1 ACROSS ... (Go by.) I'm pretty sure that the answer is PASS. Go to 1 Across / Down and type PASS. Lets do a DOWN clue now. It is 1 DOWN ... (Spaghetti) I suspect that the answer is PASTA. Go to 1 Across / Down and type PASTA. Lets try 2 DOWN. (using the A in PASS.) The Clue is 2 DOWN ... (Poker stakes) If you do a lot of crossword puzzles you will know that the answer is ANTES. Go to 2 DOWN and enter the answer. Your puzzle should appear as it does below. Current Puzzle -> NEW.PUZ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝP³A³S³SÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝA³N³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝS³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝT³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝA³S³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Solving Newspaper Crossword Puzzles. 6 We are about to use one of the most valuable and important features of PUZZLE BUSTER. F9 Lookup ACROSS ----------------- This has at its command 110,000 words for you to choose from!!! Lets do it. 10,000 words in shareware version. Move the cursor to 22 Across. The clue is 22 ACROSS ... (Query.) To see if PUZZLE BUSTER can solve this clue press F9. You will see the screen below. Current Puzzle -> NEW.PUZ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝP³A³S³SÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝA³N³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝS³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝT³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ ÝA³S³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß 22 Across ACROSS. Select number of letters in word. - 3 [a] 3 Letter Words [f] 8 Letter Words [j] 12 Letter Words [b] 4 Letter Words [g] 9 Letter Words [k] 13 Letter Words [c] 5 Letter Words [h] 10 Letter Words [l] 14 Letter Words [d] 6 Letter Words [i] 11 Letter Words [m] 15 Letter Words [e] 7 Letter Words Solving Newspaper Crossword Puzzles. 7 Look for the ' - 3 '. PUZZLE BUSTER has even guessed that you need a 3 letter word. Hit Enter and watch the screen. You will see a list of ALL 3 letter words that start with 'AS'. Nice ! ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ ÝP³A³S³SÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝASHÞ ÝA³N³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝASKÞ ÝS³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝASPÞ ÝT³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ ÝASSÞ ÝA³S³KÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý Þ ÝÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÞ Ý Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Move cursor to desired word and press ENTER <Ù Press ESC to abort selection. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Move the cursor up or down and the words are temporarily placed into your grid so that you may compare them to the others.(This is a great feature when you are creating your own puzzles.) When the cursor is on the word that matches the clue for 22 ACROSS ... ASK press enter and PUZZLE BUSTER will even type it into the correct spot for you. The F10 LOOKUP DOWN feature works exactly the same way. Lets try it. First enter ANNE into 14 ACROSS... The clue was Ms. Meara. Now we have SE for 4 DOWN .. The clue is .. Clan A little tougher but not too tough for PUZZLE BUSTER. Move the cursor to 4 Down. Solving Newspaper Crossword Puzzles. 8 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ ÝP³A³S³SÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝASHÞ ÝA³N³N³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝASKÞ ÝS³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝASPÞ ÝT³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝASSÞ ÝA³S³KÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ Ý Þ ÝÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Ý Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßß 4 Down Press F10 to Lookup DOWN words. PUZZLE BUSTER sees that you need a 4 letter word. Press Enter you will see 31 words that are 4 letters long and start with SE. Looking through them I see SECT which matches the clue 'Clan' very nicely thankyou. Move to SECT and press ENTER. PUZZLE BUSTER enters the word downward for you. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝP³A³S³SÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEALÞ ÝA³N³N³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEAMÞ ÝS³T³ ³C³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEARÞ ÝT³E³ ³T³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ ÝSEASÞ ÝA³S³KÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝSEATÞ ÝÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ ÝSECTÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEEDÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEEKÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEEMÞ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÞ ÝSEENÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEEPÞ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEERÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSEESÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSELFÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝSELLÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßßß This would be a good time to save you work so far. Press F8 and answer the prompts. And that is how to solve crossword puzzles from the newspaper and other sources with PUZZLE BUSTER ... Later we will show you how to SOLVE puzzles that you and other people have created with PUZZLE BUSTER ! Create Your Own Puzzles 9 Next we will create our own puzzle with CLUES, ANSWERS and BOX NUMBERS! This is a great for teachers and other fine folk. First select [1] New Puzzle from the main menu. You will see the screen below. This is where we will create a new puzzle. Current Puzzle -> NEW.PUZ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Puzzles often have a theme running through them. Some puzzles might have clues that have to do with colors or money or anything you can think of. Lets make our theme MONEY to help us get started. Lets make the first answer (CASH). Enter this word across the top of your puzzle grid. Press enter at the end of the word to cause the two symmetrically placed blocks to appear as in the example below. Current Puzzle -> NEW.PUZ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Create Your Own Puzzles 10 Now add the word (APSE), which is a church part, to the puzzle grid as below. Don't forget your block at the end of the word. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Decision time. I have decided to have 3 letter words for the DOWN words coming out of the top two words. Place blocks into the grid as they appear below. Enter the two 'E's as you see them. The give us two down words common to crossword puzzles. APE and South South East. Lets use F9 Lookup DOWN find a word for our puzzle coming off of the 'C' in CASH. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ Ý ³E³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Create Your Own Puzzles 11 Place the cursor on the 'C' in CASH. Press F9 for Lookup DOWN. The screen below appears. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³E³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß DOWN. Select number of letters in word. - 3 [a] 3 Letter Words [f] 8 Letter Words [j] 12 Letter Words [b] 4 Letter Words [g] 9 Letter Words [k] 13 Letter Words [c] 5 Letter Words [h] 10 Letter Words [l] 14 Letter Words [d] 6 Letter Words [i] 11 Letter Words [m] 15 Letter Words [e] 7 Letter Words Because we have placed a block 3 spaces down PUZZLE BUSTER can assume that we need a 3 letter word. Press ENTER to accept 3 letter words and the screen below appears. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCABÞ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCADÞ Ý ³E³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCALÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCAMÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCANÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCAPÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCARÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCATÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCAWÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝCAYÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßß Create Your Own Puzzles 12 Move the cursor to CAR and press ENTER. Our puzzle is really taking shape!. As shown below we now need a word for either the 'H' in 'CASH' or Across on the 'REE'. Lets find one for the 'H'. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝCABÞ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝCADÞ ÝR³E³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝCALÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝCAMÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝCANÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ ÝCAPÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ ÝCARÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ ÝCATÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ ÝCAWÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝCAYÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßß Place the cursor on the 'H' in 'CASH'. Select F10 to find words going down. Oh Oh! PUZZLE BUSTER thinks we need a 15 letter word!! That would be a little difficult to match up right now so instead tell PUZZLE BUSTER that we only want a 6 letter word. You may press either '6' or 'd' to do this. 5 letters with Shareware version. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝR³E³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß DOWN. Select number of letters in word. - 15 [a] 3 Letter Words [f] 8 Letter Words [j] 12 Letter Words [b] 4 Letter Words [g] 9 Letter Words [k] 13 Letter Words [c] 5 Letter Words [h] 10 Letter Words [l] 14 Letter Words [d] 6 Letter Words [i] 11 Letter Words [m] 15 Letter Words [e] 7 Letter Words Create Your Own Puzzles 13 As you see below PUZZLE BUSTER has given us a nice list of words that start with 'HE'. Just what we needed. As you cursor through the words note which ones might fit best with the 'REE' across. I liked 'HELMET' and 'REEL' so move to 'HELMET' and press ENTER. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELENAÞ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELENSÞ ÝR³E³E³L³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELIUMÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELLOSÞ Ý ³ ³ ³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELMETÞ Ý ³ ³ ³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELOMAÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELOTSÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELPEDÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHELPERÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHEMMEDÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHEMMERÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝHEMPENÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHENNASÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHENRIKÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝHENRYSÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßßßßß You should place a block at the end of 'HELMET' by moving the end of the word and pressing ENTER. Your screen will appear like the one below. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝR³E³E³L³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Now we should get a word that will fit the 'REEL' across. Move the cursor to the 'R' in 'REEL'. Select F9 Lookup ACROSS. Since we don't want a fifteen letter word here lets try some 6 letter words. Press '6' or 'd' to tell PUZZLE BUSTER to get all 6 letter words that start with 'REEL'. Hmm, only 2 words, but they are both good ones. Move the cursor to 'REELED' and press ENTER. The result appears below. 5 letter maximum with Shareware version. Create Your Own Puzzles 14 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝREELEDÞ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝREELERÞ ÝR³E³E³L³E³D³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ Ý Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F3 KILL word in LookupÞ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý Þ Place a block at the end of 'REELED'. You are now well on your way to creating YOUR OWN Crossword Puzzles. Congratulations! Remember to save (F8) as you create. It would be a shame if the power went out and you forgot to save. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝREELEDÞ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝREELERÞ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ Ý Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F3 KILL word in LookupÞ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³E³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³T³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ Ý Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ Ý Þ The finished puzzle appears below. It is now time to add CLUES to the puzzle. Once this is done we can PRINT it out and give a copy to our friends, students or anyone for that matter to solve. They would also be able to try solving it on their own computer (if they have purchased PUZZLE BUSTER) when you give them the files that PUZZLE BUSTER created for you. More on this later. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Adding Clues to Your Puzzle 15 As a prelude to adding clues there is something I must mention. Always check for duplicate words in your puzzle. It is amazing how easily and often they will slip into the puzzle unnoticed. It is also very difficult to spot them with the naked eye. Good puzzles simply never have 2 words the same in them. To check your puzzle for dupes just press F6 SEEK Word Pairs. PUZZLE BUSTER will check every possible angle for dupes and will warn you if it finds one. If a dupe is found just cursor to the offending word and change it to something else. The following screens show PUZZLE BUSTER doing its SEEK Word Pair check. ÛÛ²²±±°° W O R K I N G °°±±²²ÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³RÞÛÝC³A³PÞÛÛÛÝB³EÞÛÝO³N³TÞ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝA³P³EÞÛÝA³L³A³NÞÛÝL³OÞÛÝP³I³EÞ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝS³S³EÞÛÝN³I³L³EÞÛÝU³NÞÛÝE³N³EÞ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝH³E³L³M³E³TÞÛÝC³C³RÞÛÝI³C³E³DÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝÛÛÛÝE³DÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³U³B³A³SÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝS³O³D³AÞÛÝH³E³A³TÞÛÝI³S³I³SÞÛÞ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ ÝA³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝE³A³RÞÛÝF³R³U³M³P³SÞ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ ÝI³T³E³MÞÛÝE³TÞÛÝG³OÞÛÝE³P³I³CÞ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ ÝL³E³G³E³N³DÞÛÝB³A³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³OÞ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ ÝÛÝR³O³D³EÞÛÝV³A³S³TÞÛÝC³O³S³TÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝA³W³A³I³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝH³IÞÛÛÛÞ Checking duplicates ACROSS ÝH³A³I³LÞÛÝD³I³MÞÛÝB³O³I³L³E³RÞ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝO³L³DÞÛÝP³IÞÛÝA³D³A³MÞÛÝM³A³EÞ ÝNED Þ ÝG³E³EÞÛÝC³OÞÛÝN³O³D³EÞÛÝE³S³EÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝS³E³AÞÛÝB³SÞÛÛÛÝT³E³NÞÛÝN³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÛÛ²²±±°° W O R K I N G °°±±²²ÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ Checking duplicates DOWN ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝREED Þ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Adding Clues to Your Puzzle 16 There are a few rules to ADDING CLUES. 1) The puzzle must contain NO blank spaces. 2) The puzzle must not have a previous clue file. A puzzle can only be changed if Clues have NOT been added to it. This is because by changing even one letter in a completed puzzle you will have made the clue for that change word invalid. I will show you a way to keep your old clues for this changed puzzle later but if a block has been added or deleted from a completed puzzle there is no way to get the clues back without re-entering new ones. You see, if a block is added to or from the puzzle then the box numbers can not match up properly with the clues which were based on the old numbers. Adding Clues to Your Puzzle If you would like to see your puzzle REVERSED press F5 REVERSE Puzzle and suddenly, you have a new puzzle! You could save this under a new name also. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³RÞÛÝC³A³PÞÛÛÛÝB³EÞÛÝO³N³TÞ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝA³P³EÞÛÝA³L³A³NÞÛÝL³OÞÛÝP³I³EÞ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝS³S³EÞÛÝN³I³L³EÞÛÝU³NÞÛÝE³N³EÞ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝH³E³L³M³E³TÞÛÝC³C³RÞÛÝI³C³E³DÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝÛÛÛÝE³DÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³U³B³A³SÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝS³O³D³AÞÛÝH³E³A³TÞÛÝI³S³I³SÞÛÞ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ ÝA³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝE³A³RÞÛÝF³R³U³M³P³SÞ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ ÝI³T³E³MÞÛÝE³TÞÛÝG³OÞÛÝE³P³I³CÞ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ ÝL³E³G³E³N³DÞÛÝB³A³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³OÞ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ ÝÛÝR³O³D³EÞÛÝV³A³S³TÞÛÝC³O³S³TÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝA³W³A³I³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝH³IÞÛÛÛÞ ÝH³A³I³LÞÛÝD³I³MÞÛÝB³O³I³L³E³RÞ ÝO³L³DÞÛÝP³IÞÛÝA³D³A³MÞÛÝM³A³EÞ ÝG³E³EÞÛÝC³OÞÛÝN³O³D³EÞÛÝE³S³EÞ ÝS³E³AÞÛÝB³SÞÛÛÛÝT³E³NÞÛÝN³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Adding Clues to Your Puzzle 17 Press F5 again and you are back to where you started. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ Ý F9 Lookup ACROSS. Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ Ý F10 Lookup DOWN. Þ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ Ý F2 ADD word to Lookup Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F3 KILL word in Lookup Þ ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ Ý F4 CALCULATE Box #'s. Þ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ Ý F5 REVERSE Puzzle. Þ ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý F6 SEEK Word Pairs. Þ ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ Ý F8 SAVE Puzzle. Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ Ý ESC - Save or EXIT. Þ ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß The puzzle above is ready to have clues added to it. If you have not completed the puzzle as above don't worry. I did. Just go to then main menu and select option [4] Add Clues to Puzzle. When you see the screen below, cursor to CASH.PUZ and press ENTER. LOADING FILES ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ºASCII.PUZ ºº You may use PgUp, PgDn or the º ºCAR.PUZ ºº ARROW keys to scan the listed º ºCASH.PUZ <-ºº filenames. º ºCCC.PUZ ºº º ºCCCC.PUZ ºº You may also TYPE the name. º ºCHRIS.PUZ ºº As you type, the cursor will º ºDATA.PUZ ºº MOVE to the first filename º ºGRAN.PUZ ºº that begins with the º ºNEW.PUZ ºº character you have typed. º ºPUZ.PUZ ºº When the cursor is over the º ºQQQ.PUZ ºº filename you are looking for, º ºSAMP1.PUZ ºº hit ENTER and that filename º ºSAMP2.PUZ ºº will be selected. º ºSAMP3.PUZ ºº Press ESC to Quit º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º Press INSERT to VIEW ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ You will see the following screen. PUZZLE BUSTER is about to calculate the BOX NUMBERS for you. Press 'y'. Adding Clues to Your Puzzle 18 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Ready to calculate Clue Numbers. º º Press [Y] to continue. [Q] to quit. º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ With your puzzle now loaded we are ready to enter the first clue. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ Ý Clue for ACROSS ³ Clue for DOWN Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ Ý!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!³!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Þ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ Clue is Required. ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ ENTER <ÄÙ.. Allows entering/changing clues. ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ F8 .. Saves clues as you work. ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ F10 .. Checks for missing clues. ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ ESC .. Allows exit and save. ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß 1 Across / Down With the cursor at 1 Across / Down press ENTER and you will see the following screen. Adding Clues to Your Puzzle 19 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ Ý Clue for ACROSS ³ Clue for DOWN Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ Ý!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!³!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Þ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ Clue is Required. ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß 1 Across / Down Enter your clue for 1 ACROSS [_____________________] Enter your clue for 1 DOWN [_____________________] Enter your clues into the boxes provided as shown below. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ Ý Clue for ACROSS ³ Clue for DOWN Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ Ý!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!³!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Þ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ ÝCurrency Automobile Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß 1 Across / Down Enter your clue for 1 ACROSS [Currency ] Enter your clue for 1 DOWN [Automobile ] Adding Clues to Your Puzzle 20 You may now enter all clues into your puzzle. As you move the cursor through the puzzle, the info box at the top right tells you if a clue is required or not for that cursor position. You may also use the F10 'Checks for missing clues' key to move quickly to the next place that a clue is required. You will know when all clues have been entered when you hit F10 and the message 'Congratulations! This Puzzle is complete.' appears as below. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³S³HÞÛÝS³A³I³LÞÛÛÛÝH³O³G³SÞ Ý Clue for ACROSS ³ Clue for DOWN Þ ÝA³P³S³EÞÛÝO³T³T³E³RÞÛÝA³L³E³EÞ Ý!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!³!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Þ ÝR³E³E³L³E³DÞÛÝE³G³OÞÛÝI³D³E³AÞ ÝCongratulations! This Puzzle is complete.Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝM³D³AÞÛÝM³E³D³A³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÝC³A³N³EÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝN³E³WÞÛÝP³C³BÞ ÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝH³E³E³DÞÛÝA³D³I³O³SÞ ENTER <ÄÙ.. Allows entering/changing clues. ÝP³A³LÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝV³I³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ F8 .. Saves clues as you work. ÝÛÝN³E³C³T³A³RÞÛÝB³A³T³M³A³NÞÛÞ F10 .. Checks for missing clues. ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝC³U³TÞÛÝG³A³SÞÛÛÛÝD³O³TÞ ESC .. Allows exit and save. ÝB³L³U³R³BÞÛÝF³O³R³TÞÛÝB³A³D³EÞ ÝE³O³NÞÛÝA³I³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝO³M³E³NÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß And that is that. You now know how to create your own Crossword Puzzles. Congratulations indeed! Other Features of PUZZLE BUSTER 21 The rest of this document will concern itself with the other features of PUZZLE BUSTER. Solving Puzzles Created with PUZZLE BUSTER Puzzles that you create with PUZZLE BUSTER are of lasting usefulness. You can go back to them and try to solve one on screen a year from now if you wish. It is surprising how difficult it can be, even though it was you who created it!. If you have developed a puzzle that you are particularly proud of, why not use your modem to up-load it to your favourite bulletin board? You can be sure that many of the users there will have PUZZLE BUSTER and will really appreciate the chance to try to solve your puzzle. When you wish to up-load a puzzle or give it to a friend (who has purchased PUZZLE BUSTER) to try on-screen you will need 2 files. These make up your complete puzzle. In the case above the 2 files you would need are : CASH.PUZ and CASH.ADD Both files are always required. To solve a PUZZLE BUSTER puzzle on screen is simplicity itself. Select [5] Solve Existing Puzzle from the main menu. Load CASH1.PUZ for this example just as you load any other file in PUZZLE BUSTER. Once loaded you will see the following screen. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Clue for ACROSS ³ Clue for DOWN Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!³!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝMoney Auto Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ F10 .. Cheat key !!! Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ESC .. Exit Solve. Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß 1 Across / Down Notice the clues in the box at the upper right. As you move the cursor the clues will change to correspond with the blank that the cursor is on. Type your answer to the clue into the grid at the proper location. Either Across or Down. If you get stuck try using the cheat key (Spacebar or F10). It will briefly display the answer at the bottom of the grid as shown below! Solving Puzzles Created with PUZZLE BUSTER 22 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý Clue for ACROSS ³ Clue for DOWN Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!³!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝMoney Auto Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ Þ F10 .. Cheat key !!! Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ ESC .. Exit Solve. Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ Ý ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß 1 Across / Down CASH / CAR And that's it. Nice eh? Printing your PUZZLE BUSTER puzzles. Shareware version excluded 23 To print your completed puzzle (the puzzle must also have all clues entered in order to be printed) select option [6] Print Puzzles from the main menu. You will then see the screen below. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ºASCII.PUZ ºº You may use PgUp, PgDn or the º ºCAR.PUZ ºº ARROW keys to scan the listed º ºCASH.PUZ ºº filenames. º ºCASH1.PUZ ºº º ºSAMP2.PUZ ºº Press ESC to Quit º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º Press INSERT to VIEW ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Now tell PUZZLE BUSTER what kind of printer you are using. ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Press D for Dot Matrix Press L for Laser Press Esc to Quit ... ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß If the printer is not ready you will see the following message. ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ PRINTER IS NOT ON-LINE ... PLEASE CORRECT or press ESC to Quit ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß If the printer is ready PUZZLE BUSTER will now verify the puzzle. NOTE. If spaces are found in the puzzle you will be asked to complete the puzzle before printing. ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Verifying Box numbers and Clues... Please stand by... ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Printing your PUZZLE BUSTER puzzles. Shareware version excluded 24 PUZZLE BUSTER then makes sure that all clues have been entered. If so, printing will continue. ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝI³S³S³U³EÞÛÝC³H³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Everything is ready ... Press P to print this Puzzle. Press A to print Puzzle and Answer Sheet. Press ESC to cancel this print job. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß At this point everything checks out and we are ready to go. If you wish just the blank puzzle and clues printed press 'P'. If you wish the blank puzzle, clues and Answer sheet printed press 'A'. Loading Puzzle Files 25 ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ºASCII.PUZ ºº You may use PgUp, PgDn or the º ºCAR.PUZ ºº ARROW keys to scan the listed º ºCASH.PUZ ºº filenames. º ºCASH1.PUZ ºº º ºCCC.PUZ ºº You may also TYPE the name. º ºCCCC.PUZ ºº As you type, the cursor will º ºCHRIS.PUZ ºº MOVE to the first filename º ºDATA.PUZ ºº that begins with the º ºGRAN.PUZ ºº character you have typed. º ºNEW.PUZ ºº When the cursor is over the º ºPUZ.PUZ ºº filename you are looking for, º ºQQQ.PUZ ºº hit ENTER and that filename º ºSAMP1.PUZ ºº will be selected. º ºSAMP2.PUZ ºº Press ESC to Quit º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º Press INSERT to VIEW ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ At the 'loading files' menu above if you move to a file with the cursor and then press INSERT you will see the puzzle displayed along with status information as shown in the examples below. ºSAMP1.PUZ º ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ºSAMP2.PUZ º ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß º º Press any key to continue... ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Puzzle is now complete. Clues may now be added to this Puzzle. Clues have been added to this Puzzle. ºSAMP1.PUZ º ÝO³P³E³CÞÛÝI³M³PÞÛÝO³I³L³M³E³NÞ ºSAMP2.PUZ º ÝN³I³N³EÞÛÝS³P³I³T³SÞÛÝE³A³S³EÞ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÝT³E³E³DÞÛÛÛÝS³C³O³TÞÛÝR³E³E³DÞ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß º º Press any key to continue... ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Puzzle is now complete. Clues may now be added to this Puzzle. ºPUZ.PUZ º ÝA³L³F³R³E³DÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ºQQQ.PUZ º ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÞ ºSAMP1.PUZ º Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ºSAMP2.PUZ º Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Ý ³ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ ÞÛÝ ³ ³ ³ Þ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß º º Press any key to continue... ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Puzzle is NOT complete. Clues may NOT be added to this Puzzle. Deleting Puzzle Files 26 DELETING FILES ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ºASCII.PUZ ºº You may use PgUp, PgDn or the º ºCAR.PUZ ºº ARROW keys to scan the listed º ºCASH.PUZ ºº filenames. º ºCASH1.PUZ ºº º ºCCC.PUZ ºº You may also TYPE the name. º ºCCCC.PUZ ºº As you type, the cursor will º ºCHRIS.PUZ ºº MOVE to the first filename º ºDATA.PUZ ºº that begins with the º ºGRAN.PUZ ºº character you have typed. º ºNEW.PUZ ºº When the cursor is over the º ºPUZ.PUZ ºº filename you are looking for, º ºQQQ.PUZ ºº hit ENTER and that filename º ºSAMP1.PUZ ºº will be selected. º ºSAMP2.PUZ ºº Press ESC to Quit º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º Press INSERT to VIEW ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝA³S³C³I³IÞÛÝD³A³D³SÞÛÝW³A³R³TÞ ÝR³E³A³R³SÞÛÝA³L³I³TÞÛÝI³R³O³NÞ ÝT³A³N³KÞÛÛÛÝT³U³N³EÞÛÝT³E³N³TÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝS³T³E³A³MÞÛÝW³A³SÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝA³MÞÛÝO³I³LÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝL³E³N³SÞÛÞ ÝL³EÞÛÝM³E³A³N³E³RÞÛÝS³N³O³WÞÛÞ ÝA³L³O³E³SÞÛÝA³D³AÞÛÝO³D³I³EÞÛÞ ÝS³I³CÞÛÛÛÛÛÝY³E³SÞÛÛÛÛÛÝS³E³EÞ ÝÛÝS³E³E³RÞÛÝE³M³PÞÛÝS³E³E³P³SÞ ÝÛÝS³A³S³HÞÛÝD³A³Y³B³E³DÞÛÝE³PÞ ÝÛÝA³N³T³IÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝE³L³IÞÛÝR³YÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÝT³H³E³F³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝP³E³T³EÞÛÝH³A³R³EÞÛÛÛÝO³P³E³NÞ ÝS³T³E³MÞÛÝA³S³I³AÞÛÝB³R³A³V³OÞ ÝT³A³N³SÞÛÝT³H³O³RÞÛÝE³S³T³E³RÞ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß About to DELETE Puzzle file ASCII.PUZ About to DELETE Clue file ASCII.ADD Are you SURE ? (Y/N) Clue files in PUZZLE BUSTER have the extension .ADD as part of their name. If a clue file is part of a .PUZ file they will BOTH be deleted when you type 'Y' at the above prompt. If you do not wish to delete the selected file just press 'N' or ESC. You will then exit this menu and the file(s) will not be deleted. Using the User Database (Lookup) 27 With PUZZLE BUSTER you may create and use your own dictionary of words, names and phrases for use in creating and solving puzzles. A good use for this option is adding the names of famous people etc. This is especially useful if you do the television listings puzzle. To add a word select [1] New Puzzle from the main menu. Now press F2 Add Word to Lookup. You will see the following screen. You may do this any time you are editing any puzzle. 5 letter maximum with Shareware version. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ PUZZLE BUSTER ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²ºÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Enter the new word to ADD to the LOOKUP list: º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Word--> º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Press ESC to cancel. º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Enter you new word into the box provided. Our word will be SMURFS. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ PUZZLE BUSTER ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²ºÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Enter the new word to ADD to the LOOKUP list: º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Word--> SMURFS º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Press ESC to cancel. º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ Using the User Database (Lookup) 28 If the word already exists in the main Lookup section you will simply be returned to the puzzle screen. Otherwise you will briefly see the following screen while PUZZLE BUSTER adds your word to Lookup. ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ PUZZLE BUSTER ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²ºÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Enter the new word to ADD to the LOOKUP list: º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Word--> SMURFS º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²º Press ESC to cancel. º²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛº²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²º ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Now ADDING the word [ SMURFS ] to Lookup list. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Deleting words from Lookup is just as simple. To delete a word select [1] New Puzzle from the main menu. Now press F2 Kill Word in Lookup. You will see the following screen. Delete Word ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³RÞÛÝC³A³PÞÛÛÛÝB³EÞÛÝO³N³TÞ ÝLOOKUP Þ ÝA³P³EÞÛÝA³L³A³NÞÛÝL³OÞÛÝP³I³EÞ ÝÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÞ ÝS³S³EÞÛÝN³I³L³EÞÛÝU³NÞÛÝE³N³EÞ Ý BORDERCOLLIE Þ ÝH³E³L³M³E³TÞÛÝC³C³RÞÛÝI³C³E³DÞ Ý HAPPYBIRTHDAY Þ ÝÛÛÛÝE³DÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³U³B³A³SÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ISNT Þ ÝS³O³D³AÞÛÝH³E³A³TÞÛÝI³S³I³SÞÛÞ Ý MATERHORN Þ ÝA³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝE³A³RÞÛÝF³R³U³M³P³SÞ Ý MEGAMOUTH Þ ÝI³T³E³MÞÛÝE³TÞÛÝG³OÞÛÝE³P³I³CÞ Ý MERRYCHRISTMAS Þ ÝL³E³G³E³N³DÞÛÝB³A³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³OÞ Ý MOTHERGOOSE Þ ÝÛÝR³O³D³EÞÛÝV³A³S³TÞÛÝC³O³S³TÞ Ý NTH Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝA³W³A³I³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝH³IÞÛÛÛÞ Ý POPEPAUL Þ ÝH³A³I³LÞÛÝD³I³MÞÛÝB³O³I³L³E³RÞ Ý QWERTY Þ ÝO³L³DÞÛÝP³IÞÛÝA³D³A³MÞÛÝM³A³EÞ Ý SHERRIL Þ ÝG³E³EÞÛÝC³OÞÛÝN³O³D³EÞÛÝE³S³EÞ Ý SMURFS Þ ÝS³E³AÞÛÝB³SÞÛÛÛÝT³E³NÞÛÝN³E³DÞ Ý TAPDANCERS Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Press DEL to mark/unmark a word for deletion. Press ESC to return to puzzle. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Using the User Database (Lookup) 29 Move the cursor to the word you wish to delete. Now press the Del key. The word is now deleted even though you can still see it. If you decide to un-delete it just press Del again and the word is now back among the living. Press Esc to quit and any words marked will definitely be deleted. Delete Word ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÝC³A³RÞÛÝC³A³PÞÛÛÛÝB³EÞÛÝO³N³TÞ ÝDELETED Þ ÝA³P³EÞÛÝA³L³A³NÞÛÝL³OÞÛÝP³I³EÞ ÝÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÞ ÝS³S³EÞÛÝN³I³L³EÞÛÝU³NÞÛÝE³N³EÞ Ý BORDERCOLLIE Þ ÝH³E³L³M³E³TÞÛÝC³C³RÞÛÝI³C³E³DÞ Ý HAPPYBIRTHDAY Þ ÝÛÛÛÝE³DÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³U³B³A³SÞÛÛÛÛÛÞ Ý ISNT Þ ÝS³O³D³AÞÛÝH³E³A³TÞÛÝI³S³I³SÞÛÞ Ý MATERHORN Þ ÝA³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝE³A³RÞÛÝF³R³U³M³P³SÞ Ý MEGAMOUTH Þ ÝI³T³E³MÞÛÝE³TÞÛÝG³OÞÛÝE³P³I³CÞ Ý MERRYCHRISTMAS Þ ÝL³E³G³E³N³DÞÛÝB³A³RÞÛÛÛÛÛÝT³OÞ Ý MOTHERGOOSE Þ ÝÛÝR³O³D³EÞÛÝV³A³S³TÞÛÝC³O³S³TÞ Ý NTH Þ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝA³W³A³I³TÞÛÛÛÛÛÝH³IÞÛÛÛÞ Ý POPEPAUL Þ ÝH³A³I³LÞÛÝD³I³MÞÛÝB³O³I³L³E³RÞ Ý QWERTY Þ ÝO³L³DÞÛÝP³IÞÛÝA³D³A³MÞÛÝM³A³EÞ Ý SHERRIL Þ ÝG³E³EÞÛÝC³OÞÛÝN³O³D³EÞÛÝE³S³EÞ Ý SMURFS <- Þ ÝS³E³AÞÛÝB³SÞÛÛÛÝT³E³NÞÛÝN³E³DÞ Ý TAPDANCERS <- Þ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Press DEL to mark/unmark a word for deletion. Press ESC to return to puzzle. ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Other Notes and Hints 30 Duplicated Words - Work Around If you are Adding Clues to a finished puzzle and discover that you forgot to check for duplicate words you can do two things. 1) Forget it and just make up a different clue. This is not the most professional way to create a puzzle though. 2) Change the actual word. You can do the following as long as you DO NOT alter the block pattern for your puzzle. Do not add or delete any blocks!. First exit Adding Clues by pressing ESC. Load the file with option [2] Load Puzzle at the main menu. If you get the warning that clues exist for this puzzle just give a new name that you are sure does not exist yet. Try XYZ or something similar. Now with XYZ on the screen you may use all of PUZZLE BUSTER's features to change the duplicated word to something better. When you have done this (and you did NOT change any of the blocks) do this : 1) Press F8 and type the original name of the puzzle that had the duplicate words in it. When asked Overwrite this file ? Press y. Press Esc until you are at the main menu. You may now select [4] Add Clues to Puzzle and correct any clues that are now wrong since some of the words were changed when you did the above operation. You may want delete XYZ.PUZ because it has served its purpose. --------------------------------------------------------------- Backing up your puzzles. Since a fair amount of work can be put into creating your puzzles and clues I suggest that you do the following to safeguard your puzzles. 1) Exit PUZZLE BUSTER 2) You should be in your PUZZLE BUSTER directory. If not, please go there now. Try typing CD\PUZ and press enter. 3) Place a formatted disk in drive A: and close the door. Not the office door the drive door. 4) Type this Copy *.puz a: and press ENTER 5) Type this Copy *.add a: and press ENTER 6) Your puzzles and clues are now safely stored on the floppy disk. 7) Mark the disk PUZZLES and put it in a safe place. Puzzle Making Hints and Tips 31 A few things not to do when creating your puzzles are : 1) Try not to have any duplicated words in your puzzle. 2) Try not to have 1 letter words eg: ÝT³A³K³E³NÞÛÛÛÝE³A³TÞÛÛÛÝH³A³SÞ ÝÛÛÛÝS³A³OÞÛÛÛÛÛÝY³DÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÝRÞÛÛÛÝRÞÛÛÛÛÛÝL³E³GÞÛÛÛÞ ÝÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝA³TÞÛÞ The 'R' in 'EAR' above is all alone and will require a clue ACROSS. Not good. The 'E' in 'LEG' above will require a clue DOWN. Also not good. The 'R' all by itself above will require clues ACROSS and DOWN !!! Try to avoid this like the plague. 3) Try not to have too many blocks in your puzzle. Lots of words is the best (and hardest) way to go. ----------------------------------------------------------------- While selecting words from Lookup lists, try using words with lots of 'R's, 'S's, 'T's, 'L's, 'N's and 'E's in them. They seem to match up best with other words in the puzzle. SAVE AS YOU CREATE !! My rule of thumb for saving is this: As soon as I do something I would hate to re-do, I SAVE. If you have comments or suggestions for PUZZLE MASTER please forward them to : Mr. Gregory M. Duncan PENN-TECH Consulting 29 Fir Avenue St. Catharines ONT. CANADA L2P 1B8 Thank you for your interest in the PUZZLE MASTER Program. PUZZLE MASTER INDEX 32 1 letter words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 110,000 words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 15 letter words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6 letter words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ADD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Adding Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Answer Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BKSPACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 BOX NUMBERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Bulletin board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 CALCULATE BOX #'s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Cheat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Cheat Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Clues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Congratulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Congratulations! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 30 Create . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Creating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Del. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 DO NOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Dot Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Dupes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Duplicate words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 EGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Enter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Enter the first clue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Enter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 F10 Check for missing clues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 F6 SEEK Word Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 F8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 F9 Lookup ACROSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Grid.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Laser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Logo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 28 Lookup.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 NEW.PUZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 PUZZLE MASTER INDEX 33 Newspaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 NO blank spaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Other features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PRINT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Proud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PUZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Re-calculate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 REVERSED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 31 Solve Existing Puzzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Spacebar.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Squares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Symmetrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Symmetrically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Temporarily placed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Theme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Too many blocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Usefulness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Verify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23