Template:Signpost/Crossword/doc

Crossword templates

Header template

Template:Signpost/Crossword

This will open a table for the crossword and import the stylesheet. Use it at the beginning.

Row template

Template:Signpost/Crossword row

This is for making individual rows in the table.

Cell template

Template:Signpost/Crossword cell

Provides a row for a crossword cell. You don't need to use this one directly, it's called by the row template.

Usage

Use the crossword template to start the table and load the styles, then use the row template to construct rows. Supply parameters like this:

.: Unfillable cell, no input box, background color.

0: Fillable cell with no number.

1–42: Fillable cell with number in background of cell.

It should look like this:

{{Signpost/Crossword}}
{{Signpost/Crossword row|1 |2 |0 |4 |5 }}
{{Signpost/Crossword row|6 |0 |. |7 |0 }}
{{Signpost/Crossword row|8 |0 |0 |0 |0 }}
{{Signpost/Crossword row|9 |0 |. |10|0 }}
{{Signpost/Crossword row|11|0 |0 |0 |0 }}
|}

.....

1 .	2 .	.	4 .	5
6 .	.	..	7 .
8 .	.	.	.
9 .	.	..	10 .
11 .	.	.	.

This example has five columns but you can have as many as you want, up to 42 (of course it can be made bigger if we end up with a crossword wider than 42 squares, the code would be very simple).

Blank, to copy:

Blank 5x5 to copy

With all blank squares: {{Signpost/Crossword}} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. }} |} With all empty squares: {{Signpost/Crossword}} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} |}

Blank 10x10 to copy

With all blank squares: {{Signpost/Crossword}} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. |. }} |} With all empty squares: {{Signpost/Crossword}} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} {{Signpost/Crossword row|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 }} |}

Note for extreme nerds
You can also do this old-school style, with individual cell templates. I don't know why you'd want to do this, but it's technically possible. {{Signpost/Crossword}} {{Signpost/Crossword cell|.}} {{Signpost/Crossword cell|1}} {{Signpost/Crossword cell|0}} |- {{Signpost/Crossword cell|2}} {{Signpost/Crossword cell|0}} {{Signpost/Crossword cell|0}} |} . 1 2

Clue templates

Clues are formatted in a table, with three columns (number, clue, and answer).

{{Template:Signpost/Crossword clues begin}}

Opens a table for the crossword clues.

{{Template:Signpost/Crossword clues|Across}}

Give a header (styled as a h4) for the "across" section of clues.

{{Template:Signpost/Crossword clues|Down}}

Give a header (styled as a h4) for the "down" section of clues.

{{Template:Signpost/Crossword clue }}

Template for a crossword clue (same template is used for ACROSS and DOWN clues). Parameters are positional, and given as follows:

1: Number.

2: Clue text.

3: Answer.

|}

Necessary to close the table. Don't forget this!

Usage

Something like this:

{{Signpost/Crossword clues begin}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clues}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clues|Across}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clue |   1|Popular orange vegetable|CARROT}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clue |   3|Bone filling|MARROW}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clue |   5|Popular white flower|YARROW}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clues}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clues|Down}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clue |   2|Reminiscent of bow ammunition|ARROWY}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clue |   4|Characteristic of improper technique|ERRORY}}
{{Signpost/Crossword clue | 451|Mechanical model of the solar system|ORRERY}}
|}

Produces this:

Across
1	Popular orange vegetable	CARROT
3	Popular white flower	YARROW
5	Popular wheeled conveyance for 1-across and 3-across in the garden	BARROW
7	Bone filling	MARROW
Down
2	Reminiscent of bow ammunition	ARROWY
4	Characteristic of improper technique	ERRORY
451	Mechanical model of the solar system	ORRERY

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Classes and styles

• signpost-crossword

The entire table that constitutes the crossword.

• signpost-crossword-cell

Individual cell.

• signpost-crossword-inputbox

Inputbox in the cell.

• mw-ui-button

The button created by the inputbox tag -- we're using CSS to set this not to display.

• signpost-crossword-cluetable

Class for the table of clues.

• signpost-crossword-cluetable-answer

Answer -- formatted as monospace text with same color as background.