Re: Crosswords in Japan

From: Bart Mathias (bartmathias_at_verizon.net)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:39:36 GMT

Konrad Den Ende wrote:
> I was wondering - are there any crosswords in Japan (as
> in - crosswords using japanese)? I can imagine setting up
> a crossword using 26 characters is hard. What if you have
> to play with over 40?
>
> I can figure out "with my knees" (as we post Vikings say)
> that kanji will not be involved in crosswords but i was
> thinking that there maybe is some method that will cross
> radicals, rather than kanjis it selves...

http://www.kgec.jp/croitsu/cross31.html

Damn, I wish you hadn't asked that. I already spend too much of my life
doing crossword puzzles!

Bart

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