The Crossword Construction Kit, version 1.3
Copyright (C) 1993 Kijin Jung, All Rights Reserved


     Welcome  to  The  Crossword Construction Kit, version  1.3!  CCK
     allows  you  to create square, diagonally symmetrical  crossword
     puzzles  -  the  kind  you  see in your local  newspaper.  After
     constructing and filling in the grid, CCK gives you  the  option
     of  saving  the  grid  and the solutions  as  EPS  files  for  a
     professional appearance, or as ASCII representations for a fast,
     convenient  way  to  view  your  puzzles.  Clues  can  be  saved
     separately as text files, which you may format as you desire.


     Registering CCK will give you the ability to create from a small
     9x9  grid  puzzle  up to a whopping 23x23 grid crossword  puzzle
     (CCK  shareware  is  limited to a 15x15 grid ONLY).  Registering
     also  eliminates  the  three second delay  at  the  introduction
     screen. The two versions are otherwise identical.


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     QUICK START

     Pressing F1 at most screens will invoke the context sensitive
     help engine.

     Start the Crossword Construction Kit by typing CCK at the DOS
     prompt. To examine the sample templates, choose "Load Template"
     and enter cck1 or cck2.

     To examine the sample game files, choose "Game Menu" from the
     Template Menu, choose "Load Game", and enter cck1 or cck2.
     NOTE: IF YOU HAVE GAME FILES FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION OF CCK,
     MAKE SURE TO UPDATE THEM USING THE CONVERT.EXE UTILITY.

     If you'd like to solve these games on paper, choose "Print to
     File" from the Game Menu, choose "Print Grid" and enter a file
     name (for example, cck1), which will create a file called
     CCK1.EPS. This EPS file can then be printed through an
     illustration program which imports EPS files or directly to a
     PostScript printer.

     To print the accompanying clues to a file, choose "Print Clues"
     from the print menu and enter a file name (for example, cck1),
     which will create a file called CCK1.TXT. This TXT file can then
     be formatted and printed as you wish.

     To quickly review the appearance of the sample files, choose
     "ASCII Draft", which will output the numbered grid, clues, and
     solution grid as ASCII representations (for example, cck1.asc).

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     If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or comments, you can
     write me at the address below, or if you're on the net, feel
     free to e-mail me.


	Kijin Jung
	32633 Surrey Lane
	Avon Lake, OH 44012

        Internet: kxj6@po.cwru.edu