The Taming of the Clue: Making a Crossword Solver Bot
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An algorithm cross-references clues with a historical database and auto-classifies clue types, solving about 30 percent of puzzles by exact clue matches. The remainder uses per-clue generators to produce candidates, reduces the filling problem to boolean satisfiability, and solves it with Z cheff. The filled grid exports to HP GL to drive a vintage pen plotter that actually draws and fills letters, sometimes pausing for a mechanical nap.
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