Each expert module generates a (possibly empty) candidate list for each clue, and the lists are merged together and placed into the grid by a centralized solver. We used a probabilistic representation throughout the system as a common interchange language between subsystems and to drive the ...
One was what he called a Dilemma Crossword. The grid had bars instead of black squares, and it was split into two identically structured 8x15 halves. Each clue was actually two different clues separated by a slash. The catch was that the solver had to figure out which answer was to be...
The word RETABLE originates from medieval Latinretrotabulumwhich stands for 'rear table'. In this clue's wordplay, RETABLE splits along its natural etymological join (RE+TABLE), with TABLE retaining its furniture meaning. Both of those clues show signs of definition/wordplay etymology cr...