“All the Words
Fit to Print”
Paper Crosswords
Forecast: Fair,
with scattered clues
Est. 1913
Price One Penny
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erases.
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move around;
Space
switches direction.
Tab
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Shift+Tab
jumps to the next or previous clue.
Enter
does the same.
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mode writes tentative guesses in grey graphite. Press
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to toggle it.
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marks wrong letters;
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fills in the answer (and is noted on your record).
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