by Matthew Duchnowski
This article originally appeared in:
Mathematics Magazine
April, 2011
Subject classification(s):
Discrete Mathematics | Graph TheoryApplicable Course(s):
2.7 Finite Math | 3.7 Discrete MathThe number of black squares in a crossword puzzle, and the number of marks needed to bound the black squares allows one to determine the number of words the puzzle contains.
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