Complete the 4x4 grid below, with four-letter English (too common or not) words, in both directions.

           +---+---+---+---+
           |   | Z | O |   |
           +---+---+---+---+
           |   |   | X | O |
           +---+---+---+---+
           |   |   |   | Z |
           +---+---+---+---+
           | Z |   |   |   |
           +---+---+---+---+

No proper nouns allowed.

(In reply to My try by Rex)

That this was the $64,000 question (Er give or take some myriad inflation points since I recall seeing such a show - 1970's ??), your female partner would be 'over the moon'.

Let down.  Pcbouhid in a listing within this commented section has, in comment #6, advised that the words are:
a: left to right
and
b: top to bottom.


Great Magic Square, think Lisa tried something like that too, which probably prompted the orientation advice.

Great thought, though!

Posted by brianjn on 2005-06-17 09:13:57