Braille Crossword Printer Emergency
Par 3Question 52beginnerSheet 1750822302
Deep Breath
Convert today's crossword puzzle into braille format, but the clues only make sense visually and you have 2 hours before print deadline. How do you translate 6-Down: Something smooth that sparkles into tactile patterns when sparkles don't have texture? The braille printer is jamming on contractions and your process needs to account for spatial relationships between clues that work in visual grids but collapse in linear tactile reading. Half the clues reference colors, shapes, or visual phenomena that have no direct tactile equivalent. The previous translator quit after trying to convey rainbow in raised dots and is now a meditation instructor in Tibet. Your task: Build a systematic approach to convert visual concepts into touch-based experiences while maintaining crossword integrity.
Why You're Doing This
This is accessibility engineering meets creative interpretation under deadline pressure. You're translating between sensory modalities where direct mappings don't exist. The challenge requires inventing consistent tactile metaphors for visual concepts while preserving puzzle solvability. Write the SHORTEST CODE that bridges the unbridgeable sensory gap.
Take the W
- ✓ Creates consistent visual-to-tactile mappings
- ✓ Preserves crossword solvability
- ✓ Fits within braille printer constraints
Hard L
- ✗ Loses critical clue information in translation
- ✗ Creates ambiguous tactile patterns
- ✗ Exceeds deadline or printer capacity
Edge Cases
- ⚠ Clue references optical illusion (impossible to translate)
- ⚠ Answer depends on recognizing logo shape
- ⚠ Crossword has picture rebuses embedded
- ⚠ Visual pun that requires seeing spelling
- ⚠ Clue is literally: What color is this clue printed in
Input Format:
Crossword grid with visual-dependent clues
Expected Output:
Linear braille sequence with navigation markers
Example:
{"clue":"Bright red fruit","answer":"APPLE","position":[1,5]} → {"braille":"⠼⠁⠤⠁⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎ Sweet round fruit","nav":"⠼⠑"}Hints
- 💡 Temperature can substitute for color warmth
- 💡 Rhythm patterns can represent visual movement
- 💡 Dot density creates texture gradients