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Cross swords with a crossword

Image version, for printing, or tracing over your monitor with a pencil on a piece of paper
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Note: This experimental wikitext-based crossword utility should allow you to click on the boxes and type in answers, but I made it in about thirty minutes the night before publication, so it might not work properly for everyone (let me know if it does, so I can fix it for future editions). Also, there was one bug I couldn't figure out – don't press "enter" unless you want to end up on another page.

Clues / answers

Across

When the AGF runs out  RVV 
What to cite if you want to win an argument  PAGS 
Collegial examination  PR 
To build an encyclopedia  NOTHERE 
You can do this in articles, but not at other editors  SWEAR 
11  Tool that allows you to easily get in trouble  AWB 
14  Selective distinction given to those with a greatly outsized impact  SANFRANBAN 
17  Tragically underused noticeboard for wrangling out-of-control 15-down DFD 
18  The actual shortcut, even though everyone thinks it's just "CU"  CKU 
19  Education for aspiring 1-acrossers  CVUA 
20  Article classification that sounds unimpressive to non-Wikipedians  GOOD 
22  Large driver of Arbitration Report pageviews  DRAMA 
25  Like 21-down, but can also be created at 24-down  GS 
26  Technically, this is  ITN 
27  Justification for block when your 11-across run puts goatse on the Main Page  CIR 
29  Required for IPs but not Danes  MASK 

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Place to ask why we don't just make a bot to welcome new users  VPT 
Beginning of space opera trilogy, consulted after 28-down quadrilogy  ANEW 
Summary you use for a quick edit two seconds after sending the MassMessage  SP 
What we're not (except for publications such as this one)  NEWS 
Sources that don't get 28-downed when you add them  RS 
10  It helps to memorize which ones go to all of Congress first  RANGE 
12  They did a drive for one of these on 20-downs this month  BACKLOG 
13  Graveyard for Esperanza, BJAODN  MFD 
15  Option 1: Make a joke clue for the crossword puzzle. Option 2: Same as Option 1, but it's a self-referential joke. Option 3: Neither (please specify in response)  RFC 
16  You've read 25 crossword clues already. Please consider renewing your Signpost subscription today (or signing up for a free account) to help protect fearless, independent journalism in a world where unbiased reporting is more important than ever; democracy dies in darkness. Keeping The Signpost in publication means that all Wikipedians can benefit from our comprehensive coverage of ongoing events, and that we can continue to hold those in power accountable. And remember, we're always looking for new writers, editors, and contributors – if you'd like to be a part of Wikipedia's most widely respected news publication, have a look at our Quick Start guide today.  ADVERT 
20  Peer review process that's not Peer review  GAN 
21  A notice that you find on your talk page when someone likes you a lot and appreciates your edits on a controversial topic  DS 
22  Informal policy responsible for why Nixon never edited Wikipedia  DICK 
23  Project page noted for her green gables  AN 
24  Project page noted for being a little orphan  ANI 
27  Tag used when you find <ref>This was once revealed to me in a dream.</ref>  CN 
28  Similar in effect to when a pitched ball misses the strike zone, with regards to how many is too much  RV 


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(not jpxg) I'm personally weakly opposed to using an external site for things like this due to privacy and related concerns. I would love a Toolforge tool that can do crosswords though! 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 00:45, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The site that was used (crosswordlabs) doesn't let me specify the grid -- it only lets you type in a list of words and automatically arranges them. Frankly, I wasn't planning on doing the crossword for this issue, but I was indisposed for a while yesterday and started coming up with a grid while not at my computer. I also have some concern about using a random external site (mostly because it can go down or become unusable without us being able to do anything about it). If I have time, I plan to make a better version of this template for future editions. It might have to be a page on Toolforge, though, since Wikipedia is very limited in what kinds of input I can give (and I can't run any kind of scripts from the page for obvious security reasons). jp×g 01:25, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Save progress?

Newbie question - this is my first Signpost crossword and I am finding it slow going. There is no way I can finish it in one sitting - is there a way to save my progress, so I can pick back up tomorrow?--Gronk Oz (talk) 06:36, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that makes two newbies, since this is my first Signpost crossword as well :-)
I'm not sure if it's possible to save progress -- the template I made to embed an interactive crossword inline was very ad-hoc, and is built (ab)using a couple other templates, like the search field. I think that if I wrote a standalone app for it, it'd be possible, but I don't know if there's any way to make such a thing work here (although I could try). jp×g 00:13, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Solution?

Now that the next issue has been published, is there a solution to this crossword someewhere?--Gronk Oz (talk) 21:53, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's at User:Ganesha811/crosswordanswers. Hope you enjoy the new crossword as well! Ganesha811 (talk) 22:35, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Now, let the learning begin... --Gronk Oz (talk) 00:22, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

















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