This dictionary has been updated for AlphaSpell VI.

        This dictionary is based on version 1.3 of Ross Beresford's "UK
Advanced Cryptics Dictionary." This is "a word list for crossword solvers
and setters." The main differences between Ross Beresford's original
dictionary and the AlphaSpell dictionary are these. (1) The AlphaSpell
dictionary is one file, and the original dictionary is 26 files. (2) The
AlphaSpell dictionary is compressed, and the original dictionary is
straight ASCII. (3) The original dictionary contained phrases as well as
words, but the AlphaSpell dictionary does not contain the phrases. This is
because AlphaSpell is primarily a spelling checker, and it only checks
words against words, not against phrases.

        Although AlphaSpell is primarily a spelling checker, it can also be
used to solve crossword puzzles. For example, if you're looking for a five
letter word whose second letter is p, you could send the pattern "?p???" to
AlphaSpell. AlphaSpell is also useful for solving scrambled word puzzles.
To get AlphaSpell, download /text/edit/ASpell5.lha from the Aminet.

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP          NAME
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[generic]               254322  562445  45.2% -lh5- a5f0 Apr 25  1996 Dictionary/ukacd.ald
[generic]                  104     104 100.0% -lh0- 6eeb Apr 25  1996 Dictionary/ukacd.alx
[generic]                28806   51482  56.0% -lh5- bb05 Apr 25  1996 Dictionary/ukacd.amd
[generic]                  105     116  90.5% -lh5- 3f5f Apr 25  1996 Dictionary/ukacd.amx
[generic]                 1803    4617  39.1% -lh5- 1620 Apr 25  1996 ukacd13.doc
[generic]                  993    1614  61.5% -lh5- 482b Apr 25  1996 ukacd13.doc.info
[generic]                  585    1259  46.5% -lh5- e751 Apr 25  1996 ukacd13.readme
[generic]                  996    1614  61.7% -lh5- c926 Apr 25  1996 ukacd13.readme.info
[generic]                  323     852  37.9% -lh5- 1fe0 May  1  1996 Install
[generic]                 1161    1553  74.8% -lh5- e226 May  1  1996 Install.info
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 Total        10 files  289198  625656  46.2%            May  2  1996