Crossword Clue SolverBERT model with a Chrome extension
A clue solver fine-tuned from BERT on 750,000 clue-answer pairs, wired into the NYT Crossword through a Chrome extension for hints without spoilers.
- Year
- 2024
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- AI / ML
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I do the NYT crossword most mornings and wanted hints that stop short of just giving the answer. I fine-tuned a BERT-based model in TensorFlow on more than 750,000 clue-answer pairs and served it from a small Flask API.
The Chrome extension reads the clue you currently have selected on the NYT site (or takes one you type in) and shows the model's guesses in a small panel, so you can nudge yourself without opening a search engine.