CrossDown.com is a professional crossword puzzles development application
Title
Crossword puzzle software and online crossword puzzles by Crossdown
Description
CROSSDOWN BEGAN nearly a dozen years ago as a personal crossword construction program written by Sam Bellotto Jr. to help him develop puzzles by eliminating grid asymmetry, improper numbering, word duplicates, and missing clues—errors that plague most constructors. "I happily used the software for a year or so," says Bellotto, "constantly improving it until I had eventually developed the first version of Crossdown. I thought this was something other constructors would appreciate. Was I wrong!" The legendary Eugene T. Maleska didn't even want to look at it. Other constructors felt about computers the way most people feel about hungry alligators and kept a safe distance. Electric typewriters were challenge enough. Manual typewriters better.
"I can't say I wasn't disappointed, but I wasn't about to let all that hard work go to waste, either," points out Bellotto. A few modifications could turn Crossdown from a puzzle-development application into a computer-based game. If puzzle makers didn't want it yet, maybe there would be better reception from puzzle solvers.
Crossdown Version 1 was released in 1992 as a shareware game with 50 crosswords. It wasn't an overnight success, but sales slowly grew. Then a strange thing happened. Relates Bellotto: "I began to get eager letters from people asking if there was a way they could construct their own crosswords with my software!" Obviously, there was.
Languages
English
Address
- Crossdown, 133 Akron St
- Rochester NY 14609 US
Contact
- Bellotto Jr., Sam
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- 585 482 8092 999 999 9999, Fax: +1 585 419 8201
Additional Information
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External Links
- Alexa: CrossDown.com
