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Vector 17:4, page 28

competitions and puzzles

Transcribed from the printed issue; not yet reviewed. Read it in the PDF of the issue, page 28

Crossword

The empty 12 by 12 crossword grid, numbered 1 to 42

Across

  1. (~V∊N)/V
  2. The elements of vector C that satisfy condition A1 or condition B
  3. The characters used to represent the number KC
  4. How many of the leading numbers in the list V are greater than 99?
  5. ⎕_3 returns the names of all existing functions
  6. Alternating sum of B
  7. The larger of S or ...
  8. Index of the first row of M that contains vector V
  9. T[I]-+/I↑mrv for I from 1 to ρT (origin 1)
  10. S×(7÷S)-⍳7÷S
  11. 3 4+.*2
  12. AA[(1+ρAA)-⍳ρAA] in origin 1
  13. The 256 different characters
  14. How many elements in the same-length vectors VT and V are the same?
  15. Pick a number form 1 to 10
  16. ((E×E)ׯ1)+V5
  17. (A×X*2)+(B×X)+C, all scalars
  18. (5 10+.*3 2)*.5
  19. The remainder of M when dividing by S
  20. One of the two system commands that can increase ⎕WA when the state indicator is empty
  21. Rotate vector D to the left P places; stick R on the front of it; grab the first M elememts; and reassign R
  22. A constant is not __

Down

  1. Format N to V decimal places
  2. (T5⍳KL)=⎕IO+ρT5
  3. A has a value if 2=⎕__ 'A'
  4. Drop the trailing elements of vector V that equal B
  5. (B\A)/MAT
  6. Lawrence Wall: “A __ a two and a ...”
  7. The bits used to drop from V (via /) the characters before substring S
  8. The greater of BV or N
  9. In addition to } ≥ ] ⊃ are __
  10. ... replicates 9
  11. 17’s, C9 of them
  12. ⍉'-(+'
  13. Attach vector VCR to the left of matrix R, and add VRA to the result
  14. The APL developer’s second-to-last system command at the end of the day
  15. (⎕IO-1)++\((V×V)*.5)ρ1
  16. 20 different random numbers from the set ⍳XS
  17. Does the number entered equla the alternating sum of the vector (S↓A),S↑A (for positive S)
  18. Subtract the array TOAM from itself, reshape the result to have shape ⍳0, and reassign it
  19. ++/6 9 3
  20. All of the vector ZE but its first 125 numbers
  21. The sum of the magnitude of the numbers in the vector R
  22. e
  23. (×/ρERA)ρERA
  24. Application program interface (abbr.)
  25. (⊂'')ρ¨'EASY' 'DOOR' 'BOLT'

Solution to Crossword in 17.3

The completed 12 by 12 crossword grid from Vector 17.3, filled with APL symbols, names and digits; row 1 reads + ⌿ V ∘ . = ⍳ ⌈ / V ⍉, and the bottom row reads 1 0 0 ↑ T 1 ↓ V E C T