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So, I've prepared another AnaCross puzzle. The rules are exactly the same: At the end of each row is a pool of letters; those letters are the letters that go in that row of the crossword. Normal crossword rules apply, so every line of letters makes a real, English word; there are no proper nouns in the puzzle. All words can be found in Merriam-Webster.

There is, in many cases, more than one word that fits any given row, but there should only be one arrangement that completes every word.

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Hint: This hint tells you one word in the grid to serve as a starting point.

The word running horizontal in row 7 is "denied".

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    $\begingroup$ This seems... um... incredibly difficult. Props to you if the solution's truly unique, and props to whoever ends up solving this without cheating. $\endgroup$
    – praosylen
    Commented Jul 1, 2021 at 4:38
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    $\begingroup$ Some feedback - this is incredibly difficult to do with any hint of being on the right track (believe me - I have tried it). Especially as it's possible to create an almost-correct solution only for it to fail right at the end. One thing that makes it near impossible is that there are so many vowels - using more consonant-heavy words will enable your puzzlers to restrict their possibilities and make it more likely to be solved. Also, perhaps consider having a hidden theme, e.g. include all 12 months among the words, or the 12 signs of the Zodiac - this would give us a useful anchor point :) $\endgroup$
    – Stiv
    Commented Jul 1, 2021 at 8:48
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    $\begingroup$ Maybe there is a hidden theme! It's hard to know without having solved the puzzle. (I have tried it a bit and agree that it seems likely very difficult.) $\endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan ♦
    Commented Jul 1, 2021 at 23:09
  • $\begingroup$ I can say there is no hidden theme. Perhaps if I make another, there will be, but I didn't think of that. $\endgroup$
    – qwertyu63
    Commented Jul 2, 2021 at 13:04

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Here's my grid. Unfortunately I didn't capture any mid-process, and used some online word search tools.



There are at least three different solutions. We can fill the empty cells on the third-from-the-bottom row with DEAL-ARE, READ-ALE or DEAR-ALE.

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  • $\begingroup$ Of course there's a shuffable line. sigh If anyone cares, the 'canon' answer puts DEAL on that line. Well done. $\endgroup$
    – qwertyu63
    Commented Jul 7, 2021 at 15:16

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