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Python Flask web application to aid decipherment of cryptic crossword clues for known setters
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Scrape puzzle grid solutions and parsing from external source -feat 0037 #49

Closed slugbucket closed 3 months ago

slugbucket commented 5 months ago

Adding the crossword grid solutions by hand is a particularly tedious process and might be better served by scraping an external source for clues, solutions and parsing, e.g., https://www.fifteensquared.net/2020/04/16/independent-10455-monk/ The results of a URL scrape should display in an editable table with a prompt for the setter for submission.

slugbucket commented 4 months ago

Scrapy or (more likely) selenium would be good options for processing pulled content.

slugbucket commented 3 months ago

Sample script illustrates the ability to scrape an external blog post and retrieve grid clue and solution text which will help with the grind of entering those details with time better spent on the parsing and indicator identification.