EXCALIBUR 455-3 The New York Times Touch Screen Crossword Puzzle - Manual (Page 6)

that you choose the “ EASY” level
to get started.)
Choosing the puzzle
When you select a level, the
numbers of the puzzles corre-
sponding to your selected level
will appear on the screen. Your
display will look like this:
Touch any of the numbers to
display a puzzle.
This feature allows you to
select favorites, or avoid selecting
puzzles you’ve already worked. It
also allows you to compete with
others, by seeing who can work
the same puzzle the fa s t e s t .
(Note: there are more than 1,000
puzzles in your New York Times
Touch-Screen Crosswo r d, so it
requires more than one screen
“page” to list the puzzles. Touch
“ NEXT PAGE” to move through
the screens. The screen will dis-
p l ay “ L A S T PA G E” when the
final page of choices has been
displayed.
Working a puzzle
As soon as you touch a num-
ber with the stylus, your display
will fill with the chosen cross-
word puzzle. Naturally, all
“boxes” (each indicating a single
letter) are blank. Blanks between
words are indicated by a solid
black “box,” just as in the puzzles
printed in The New York Times.
You’ll see the cursor flashing
in the first blank “box” at the top
left of the puzzle. You can move
the cursor to any open square you
want simply by touching that
square. You can’t move the cursor
to a blocked-out (black) square.
Viewing hints
Naturally, you’ll want to see
the hint so that you can try to
solve the word. Simply touch the
HINT
key with your stylus. A new
screen will be displayed. At the
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