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Crossword Generator

Generate simple crossword puzzles from custom words and clues

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/crossword-generator' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"wordsAndClues":"CAT: A small domesticated carnivorous mammal\nDOG: A man'\''s best friend\nBIRD: An animal with feathers and wings\nTREE: A tall plant with a trunk and leaves","gridSize":15}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/crossword-generator

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
wordsAndClues	textarea	Yes	—
gridSize	number	No	—

Response format

JSON result

JSON

{
  "key": {...},
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)"
}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-crossword-generator": {
      "name": "crossword-generator",
      "description": "Generate simple crossword puzzles from custom words and clues",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=crossword-generator",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "crossword-generator",
    "arguments": {
  "wordsAndClues": "CAT: A small domesticated carnivorous mammal\nDOG: A man's best friend\nBIRD: An animal with feathers and wings\nTREE: A tall plant with a trunk and leaves",
  "gridSize": 15
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

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curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/crossword-generator' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"wordsAndClues":"CAT: A small domesticated carnivorous mammal\nDOG: A man'\''s best friend\nBIRD: An animal with feathers and wings\nTREE: A tall plant with a trunk and leaves","gridSize":15}'

Name

Type

Required

Description

wordsAndClues

textarea

Yes

—

gridSize

number

—

{ "mcpServers": { "elysiatools-crossword-generator": { "name": "crossword-generator", "description": "Generate simple crossword puzzles from custom words and clues", "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=crossword-generator", "command": "", "args": [], "env": {}, "isActive": true, "type": "sse" } } }

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 2, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "crossword-generator", "arguments": { "wordsAndClues": "CAT: A small domesticated carnivorous mammal\nDOG: A man's best friend\nBIRD: An animal with feathers and wings\nTREE: A tall plant with a trunk and leaves", "gridSize": 15 } } }