Shakuhachi Word Find
Waiting for a friend in a coffee shop today, I thought it would be interesting to write a program to arrange lists of words into those "word find" puzzles. The algorithm turned out very simple and I think it does a passable job of squeezing words into the smallest grid possible.
As the very first test, I fed it a quick list of 42 words related to shakuhachi and it spat out a 17x17 puzzle. Maybe you'll enjoy the result.
shakuhachi_wordfind_2008-02-11
Ask me nicely if you want the solution to the puzzle.
Update
Another shakuhachi-related puzzle. Titles from the Chikuho Ryu repertoire.