Sympathy Tutorial

0.8 Completing the Crossword

At the end of the previous step the selection in the Light Properties dialog in Sympathy should have been changed to 3 across, so that the dialog looks like this (note that the selection appears in the title bar as 3a):

To complete the crossword, we simply need to repeat Step 6 and Step 7 for every light in the puzzle. Here is a list of the remaining lights and the answer and clue for each:

Click in the box to the right of Answer: and enter harem, then click in the Clue box and enter Women's quarters. Then click on Next > to move to 6 across and repeat the process. Continue until you reach 15 down.

When you come to do 10 across and 3 down, you should see that the correct enumerations are automatically generated based on the way the answer is punctuated.

If you enter many crosswords in this way, you may find that it is quicker to use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse. The shortcuts most frequently used in this dialog are:

• Alt + U switches to the Clue box
• Alt + W switches to the Answer box
• Alt + N advances to the next light
• Alt + P returns to the previous light

Note that you can also describe the way each clue works using the Explanation box. Explanations appear alongside the filled grid when you print or export the solution.

You have now entered all the answers and clues and can click on the Close button in the Light Properties dialog. Every white cell in the grid should now have a letter in, so that the main window appears as shown at the start of the next step.

Relevant Help Sections

Light Properties Text Tab

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