| Article ID: | iaor19931412 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Start Page Number: | 273 |
| End Page Number: | 275 |
| Publication Date: | May 1989 |
| Journal: | Computer Journal |
| Authors: | Wilson John M. |
| Keywords: | programming: integer |
Attention has been given over the last few years to the problem of efficiently compiling a crossword puzzle using a computerised algorithm. This paper considers the problem and formulates it as an integer programme. The process of solving the integer programme using standard commercial software provides some insight but other simpler approaches to crossword compilation appear to be preferable.