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 SOLVEbutton.
At this time, the LCD will prompt
you to press Q,W, or E. Press the
Ebutton and the display will
reveal the letter that the cursor is
flashing on. Press the Wbutton
and the display will reveal the
word that the cursor is flashing
on. Press the Qbutton and the
display will reveal the entire
puzzle.
Keeping Score
You can check your score any
time you want by pressing the
SCORE button. The LCD will then
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 SOLVE key), minus
the number of incorrect letters,
minus any penalty points for
using the CHECK feature.
•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 andMore 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:
AUTO CHECK:Choose ON if
you would like for TVGuide®
Electronic Crossword to make a
sound any time that an incorrect
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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 LCD will display
a list of TVshows 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 UP and DOWN buttons to
scroll to the puzzle of your
choice, pressing ENTER to
confirm your selection.
PUZZLE NUMBER:Choose this
option to select a particular
puzzle number. When you
choose this option, the LCD will
prompt you to use the UP and
DOWN arrow buttons to increase
or decrease the puzzle number by
ten; or use the RIGHT and 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,
TRIED, or SOLVED.
Solving thePuzzle!
Once you have chosen your
puzzle as described above, the
TV Guide®Electronic
Crossword’s LCDwill display
the puzzle grid. By default, the
cursor will be flashing over the
first letter of the first word that
runs ACROSS. You can move
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 LCD. Press
ENTER to change the direction
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