The Puzzle
- This crossword honors the Newton on the 20th anniversary of its official discontinuation
-- 25 years since its initial release. 
Interactive version [below]; Check button: check puzzle for errors;
Reveal button: reveal current word
Print versions [.pdf]: puzzle; solution
Download puzzle file [.puz] (which includes solution);
open .puz in a crossword app, e.g.,- Mac, Windows, iPad: Across Lite (free)
- Android, iOS: Crosswords -- image below
- Newton: xWord Buddy -- note below
- Java (Zaurus, iPaq, Mac, Win, Lnx): CrozzWord -- note& image below
Author's notes: wherever you see "*" in a theme clue, read "Newton".
If you get stuck, you can use the Reveal (Word) button (in the interactive version),
use your device to lookup an obscure clue (or two), or peek at the complete solution (.pdf).- I'm a budding cruciverbalist and did not plan to submit this puzzle to NYT for publication,
so I figured it was ok to bend the rules in a few places to get other words/letters to fit/cross,
mainly by poking a little fun at the Newton and its overly-maligned character recognition.
So, there are several somewhat strange letter sequences in this puzzle --
notice '[misrecognized]' in clues. Also, since I live in Ashland, home of the long-time
Oregon Shakespeare festival, quotes from 'The Bard' appear in several clues. - Creating croswords provides me with challenges and satisfaction comparable to
developing software (Steve's Newton page), so I may create a few more
Newton-themed puzzles, especially if you contact me to let me know you want more.
xWord Buddy
- It was possible once to download a .puz file on the Newton with Newt's Cape and
open it in Tactile's xWord Buddy (xWB) using a Newt's Cape helper app for xWB 1.x.
Maybe version 1.0b9 that I found is too old? (plus it expires immediately: no unlock code avail).
xWB 2.1 has plugin settings for NetHopper & Newt's Cape, which don't appear to work
-- updating my helperApp page for xWB 2.1 doesn't work due to an apparent xWB API change
(before it also expired). - If anyone has a working Newton with a registered version of xWord Buddy,
and can transfer and display .puz files, could you send me a screenshot of
newton1.puz? Thx. I'd then replace generic screenshot [on right]
CrozzWord
- CrozzWord, a Java-based app that I developed in 2002-2003,
can still open local .puz files (Crozzword is no longer supported) - on right: this Newton puzzle in CrozzWord (macOS High Sierra)