Criss Cross II
Criss Cross II by Anthony Stuchel

Criss Cross is a variation of the popular crossword puzzle. Solve the puzzle by selecting words from the list and placing them in the correct position in the puzzle grid. The trick is to make all the words provided fit into the criss-crossed puzzle.

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Main Menu

Playing Criss Cross II


Main Menu

Criss Cross II is a very simple program to understand and use. The following choices are available from the main menu.

File

New Puzzle…

Starts a new puzzle. Select a Criss Cross file (*.CRS) from the file dialog that appears and press OK.

Reset Puzzle

Resets the puzzle. Clears all words from puzzle and puts them back in the list of available words.

Print Puzzle…

Prints the puzzle in its current state as well as a list of unused words.

Print Empty Puzzle…

Prints the current puzzle without any filled-in words as well as a list of puzzle words.

Exit

Exits Criss Cross II

Options

Sound FX

Turn the sound effects on or off during game play.

Background…

Choose the color of the background behind the puzzle to your own preference.

Font…

Change the font used when displaying the puzzle. Your choice may depend on your current screen resolution. If you choose a font that is too large, you may not be able to see the entire puzzle on the screen at once.

Cheat (tsk tsk)

Show Word

Shows the correct word for the currently highlighted word in the puzzle grid.

Show Solution

Fills in the puzzle with the correct words.

Print Solution…

Prints out the puzzle with all of the words correctly entered.

Help

Help on Criss Cross II

Brings up this help file.

About Criss Cross II…

Displays warranty and other information about Criss Cross II.

About this Puzzle…

Displays information about the currently loaded puzzle.


Playing Criss Cross

Adding a Word

To solve the puzzle, first highlight a word field in the puzzle by clicking on one of its squares with the mouse. Then select a word from the list of available words at the right by double-clicking on the word in the list or by pressing the ENTER or SPACE key to select the highlighted word. If the word you select does not conflict with other words already in the puzzle, it will be placed in the highlighted word field in the puzzle.

Removing a Word

If at any time you wish to remove a word from the puzzle, click on any part of the word with the right mouse button. The selected word will be removed from the puzzle and added back into the list of available words. You may also remove the selected word from the puzzle by pressing the BACKSPACE or DEL key.

You may replace a word that has been placed in the puzzle by simply selecting any other word from the word list that will fit in its place.

Cheating

Now you wouldn't want to cheat, would you? Under the Options menu is the Cheat menu, which allows you to reveal the word that should be in a certain part of the puzzle, reveal the whole puzzle, or print the solution to the puzzle.