🧩 Can AI Write Crossword Clues?

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AI-Powered Clue Suggestions for Your Themed Crossword

Imagine this: you're in the middle of writing clues for a cinema-themed puzzle. The word WINDOW fits your grid perfectly, but you can't seem to find a clue for it that would reflect the cinema theme.

Enter PuzzleMe's AI-powered clue suggestions. You've always been able to see a whole list of clues for a word in your grid. With PuzzleMe's AI Copilot, you can sort the list of clues based on a theme. Type in the theme "cinema", and voila! The clue "Hitchcock's 'Rear _____'", referring to the famous 1956 movie Rear Window, shows up right at the top. '

Clue suggestions with themes is now live on the PuzzleMe creator. Try it out and find inspiration for writing clues that match your puzzle's theme.

Morning Brew Creates a Mini Crossword Puzzle Hunt

The Morning Brew treated its subscribers with a five-puzzle mini crossword hunt in August. The hunt begins with a breezy mini crossword, and the grid keeps expanding with a new mini puzzle once you've solved the previous one.

This puzzle is a stellar example of PuzzleMe's powers, highlighting features such as custom grids, pre-filled letters and background images. If you can dream of a puzzle, we'll make sure you can build it on PuzzleMe.

Make your way through the crossword hunt to experience your beloved mini crosswords in a new way. With this puzzle by Jack Murtagh, the Brew continues its tradition of publishing new and innovative game formats with PuzzleMe.

Could Vulture’s Cinematrix Be the Wordle for Movie Buffs?

Last year, we told you about Immaculate Grid, a daily sports quiz in the form of a tic-tac-toe board, with teams listed across the top and down the left side. The correct answer for each square is a player who played for both the teams corresponding to that square.

When Neil Janowitz and Joe Reid at Vulture played the game, they saw how easily the concept could lend itself to the entertainment industry. The result is Vulture's Cinematrix, an adaptation of the format for movie buffs.

Cinematrix is consistently the top story on Vulture's website. The game also tempts free users to become subscribers by directing them to Vulture's paywalled coverage of the mentioned movies.

From the Crossworld

PuzzleMe Spotlight

A selection of features from PuzzleMe, the most advanced digital platform for games

1. Get Hints and Levels on Word Flower

Word Flower is a game that requires patience and dedication. After finding the easy words, it's all about how long you can keep playing with the letters to uncover new words.

For players who might need some help (or even motivation) along the way, we've added a couple new features. One is the "Hint" button, which points solvers towards a word they haven't found yet. The other is a flowery progress bar, so that they can see their progress unfold in real time.

2. Accessibility Features

At Amuse Labs, we’re committed to making sure everyone can enjoy our puzzles. You can turn on voice-over mode on PuzzleMe crosswords to have clues read out loud and hear the letters you’ve already filled in. With speech recognition, you can also fill in answers and navigate word-based games using just your voice.

Our games use color-blind-friendly palettes, and you can switch between light and dark themes to suit your visual comfort. For those who prefer a good old-fashioned printout, we offer printing options with adjustable font sizes to keep things easy to read.

3. Game Completion Tunes

For dedicated puzzle solvers, there’s nothing quite like the moment when they’ve finally solved it. To make the moment special, PuzzleMe gives you the ability to play a signature tune celebrating their achievement.

We’ve made a few tunes available for you to choose from, and you can even upload your own. Add game completion tunes to your games and give your players something to look forward to.

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