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By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

Need crossword help? Try OneAcross

Thursday July 9, 2009
one across

If you're a fan of crossword puzzles, and you need a bit of help (especially on that dastardly Sunday crossword puzzle!), you'll want to give One Across, a crossword search/computational engine, a try. Here's how One Across works:

  • Enter your crossword clue into the "clue" field.
  • Enter the pattern, i.e., the length of the word, into the "pattern" field.

Click on "Go!". One Across will run through hundreds of different words that fit your clues and give you ones that fit. Nice shortcut for those really tough crossword puzzle clues!

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