XWord Interactive Crossword Puzzles (Java Applet)

The Xword Crossword Applet is the simplest way do a puzzle interactively on your computer. Just type the letters directly into the matrix. Click the mouse anywhere you want to type a letter, and the square will get the focus. If you type the correct letter, the color shows black otherwise it appears as red. The square which has the focus appears in green, and the squares which make up the following letters in the word appear as yellow. When you type a letter the focus shifts to the next letter in the word. Use the following key functions to do the puzzle:

Spacebar - toggles the UP or DOWN direction
Enter - cheat by inserting the letter in the square which has the focus (-1 penalty point)
Tab - move to the next word in the puzzle
Backspace - erases the letter in the square which has the focus
Arrow keys - move the focus to the next square right, left, up or down

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