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PUZZLE BY TV PROGRAM
Choose this option to select a
puzzle that has a large number of
clues that relate to the indicated
TV program. When you choose
this option, the
will display
LCD
a list of TV shows in alphabetical
order. You'll notice that there is a
number in parentheses next to
each title. That number indicates
the number of clues that relate to
that particular show. You can use
the
and
buttons to
UP
DOWN
scroll to the puzzle of your
choice, pressing
to
ENTER
confirm your selection.
:
Choose this
PUZZLE NUMBER
option to select a particular
puzzle number. When you
choose this option, the
will
LCD
prompt you to use the
and
UP
arrow buttons to increase
DOWN
or decrease the puzzle number by
ten; or use the
and
RIGHT
LEFT
arrow buttons to increase or
decrease the puzzle number by
one.
You will notice that the
LCD
displays the puzzle status under
the puzzle number to indicate
whether the puzzle is
,
NEW
, or
.
TRIED
SOLVED
Solving the
Puzzle!
Once you have chosen your
puzzle as described above, the
®
TV Guide
Electronic
Crossword's
will display
LCD
the puzzle grid. By default, the
cursor will be flashing over the
first letter of the first word that
runs
. You can move
ACROSS
around the grid in any direction
that you choose using the arrow
buttons and the circular diagonal
buttons which surround the
arrow buttons.. Position the
cursor over the first letter of
the word you wish to solve. The
clue for that word is displayed at
the bottom of the
. Press
LCD
to change the direction
ENTER
that the word runs (down or
across). The clue automatically
changes to match the word
direction. Once you are ready to
-
fill in the blanks, use the
A
Z
alphabet buttons to type in your
answer.
If you need help solving the
puzzle, please keep in mind that
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your Electronic Crossword can
help you according to what you
need. Let's say that you have
drawn a blank and cannot think
of the word. Maybe all you need
is a clue. Press the
button.
SOLVE
At this time, the
will prompt
LCD
,
you to press
, or
. Press the
Q
W
E
button and the display will
E
reveal the letter that the cursor is
flashing on. Press the
button
W
and the display will reveal the
word that the cursor is flashing
on. Press the
button and the
Q
display will reveal the entire
puzzle.
Keeping Score
You can check your score any
time you want by pressing the
button. The
will then
SCORE
LCD
show the Score screen which dis-
plays the following items:
The total number of correct
•
letters you have entered.
The number of letters that
•
have been revealed by the
Electronic Crossword.
The total number of incorrect
•
letters you have entered.
The total number of penalty
•
points assessed.
The score, which equals the
•
number of correct letters minus
the letters that were revealed
(using the
key), minus
SOLVE
the number of incorrect letters,
minus any penalty points for
using the
feature.
CHECK
The time taken thus far to
•
resolve the puzzle.
The puzzle number
•
The best score. Please keep
•
in mind that the best score
information is updated when a
new puzzle is selected. Dashes
will be shown in place of
numbers until a non-zero score
has been achieved.
The best time.
•
Options and
More Options!
You'll want to become familiar
with the Options screen, because
this screen offers various alterna-
tives for setting up your game, as
well as saving your puzzles.
Once you are in this screen, you
will see the following items:
:
Choose
if
AUTO CHECK
ON
®
you would like for TV Guide
Electronic Crossword to make a
sound any time that an incorrect
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