Functions of Buttons

Layout of The New York Times

Electronic Crossword

LETTER SOLVE

PUZZLE SOLVE

SCROLL prompt is displayed	to view the solution to the
when there are multiple lines of	letter that the cursor is on.
text.	DELETE: Press this button to
	DELETE: Press this button to
A-Z:Press any of the alphabet	delete the entire puzzle solution,
buttons to enter the solution let-	the word that the cursor is on, or
ters on the puzzle grid.	the letter that the cursor is on.
UNDO: Press this button if you	Once you press this button, the
UNDO: Press this button if you	New York Times Electronic
wish to backspace over the solu-	Crossword will prompt you to
tion letter you just typed into the	choose one of the following com-
puzzle grid. Press to undo the pre-	mands:
vious command (in some cases).

		LCD
	WORD
		A-Z
	ON/OFF	UNDO
	SOLVE	CLUE
	DELETE	CLUE
	DELETE	SCORE
		SCORE
	NEW	+
	NEW	OPTION
		OPTION
		CHECK
		ENTER
		SCROLL
		CURSOR/DIAGONAL KEYS

NEW: Press this button any time you wish to start a new puzzle.

SOLVE: Press this button to show the solution to the entire puzzle, the solution to the word that the cursor is on, or the letter that the cursor is on. Once you press this button, the New York Times Electronic Crossword will prompt you to choose one of the following commands:

Q = Press this letter but-

Q = Press this letter but- ton to delete all letters on the puzzle grid.

W = Press this letter but- ton to delete the word that the cursor is on.

E = Press this letter button to delete the letter that the cursor is on.

+: Press this button any time you see the plus sign “+” in front of a clue. This means that the clue

ON/OFF: Press this button to turn the unit on or off.

CURSOR/DIAGONAL: Press

these buttons to move the cursor around the puzzle grid in the desired direction.

ENTER: Press this button to switch between ACROSS and DOWN clues. Press to confirm a choice.

SCROLL: Press this button to scroll down any time a clue con- sists of multiple lines of text. The

ton to view the solution to the entire puzzle.

W = Press this letter but- ton to see the solution to the word that the cursor is on.

E = Press this letter button

is used to solve additional words besides the one where the cursor is currently flashing. Press and hold down this button to view the other word locations that are part of this clue’s solution.

CLUE: Press this button to look