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.

As in Algebra, x stands for some number, y stands for another.

This is hardly a solution, but I believe this is where pcbouhid's thoughts lie.

I have chosen O to replace Z, R to replace O and I to replace X.
Note too, that, what I have as my thought breaker, there are a number of proper nouns; they're there just for the demonstration, and clearly my choice of letters isn't going to work.

I built this incomplete block:

CORE
AMIR
PESO
O. . S

Posted by brianjn on 2005-06-16 14:37:17