diff --git a/src/main/java/puzzle/Export.java b/src/main/java/puzzle/Export.java
index 7a2529d..a0a2d79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/puzzle/Export.java
+++ b/src/main/java/puzzle/Export.java
@@ -275,13 +275,6 @@ public record Export() {
             if (letter == 0) return;
             letterAt.put(idx, (char) (64 | letter));
          });
-       /*  for (var p : placed) {
-            for (var c : p.cells) {
-               if (clues.notClue(c) && g.lisLetterAt(c)) {
-                  letterAt.put(c, (char) (64 | g.letter32At(c)));
-               }
-            }
-         }*/
          
          // 4) render gridv2 over cropped bounds (out-of-bounds become '#')
          var gridv2 = new String[Math.max(0, maxR - minR + 1)];
diff --git a/src/main/java/puzzle/SwedishGenerator.java b/src/main/java/puzzle/SwedishGenerator.java
index f298a5c..0d93b45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/puzzle/SwedishGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/puzzle/SwedishGenerator.java
@@ -287,12 +287,6 @@ public record SwedishGenerator(Rng rng, int[] stack, Clues cache) {
       final  byte[] g;
       public long   lo, hi;
       static int offset(int r, int c) { return r | (c << 3); }
-      /// the pos will never target a clue
-      void setLetterLo(int idx, byte ch) {
-         lo |= (1L << idx);
-         
-         g[idx] = ch;
-      }
    }
    
    static record DictEntry(long[] words, long[][] posBitsets, int length, int numlong) { }
diff --git a/src/test/java/puzzle/MainTest.java b/src/test/java/puzzle/MainTest.java
index 531d0c7..9f53718 100644
--- a/src/test/java/puzzle/MainTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/puzzle/MainTest.java
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ public class MainTest {
    @Test
    public void testCluesDeepCopy() {
       var grid = Clues.createEmpty();
-      grid.setClue(Grid.offset(0, 0), (byte) 1);
-      grid.setClue(Grid.offset(0, 1), (byte) 2);
-      grid.setClue(Grid.offset(1, 0), (byte) 3);
-      grid.setClue(Grid.offset(1, 1), (byte) 0);
+      grid.setClue(OFF_0_0, (byte) 1);
+      grid.setClue(OFF_0_1, (byte) 2);
+      grid.setClue(OFF_1_0, (byte) 3);
+      grid.setClue(OFF_1_1, (byte) 0);
       
       var copy = grid.deepCopyGrid();
       Assertions.assertEquals((byte) 1, copy.digitAt(0));
diff --git a/src/test/java/puzzle/SwedishGeneratorTest.java b/src/test/java/puzzle/SwedishGeneratorTest.java
index c3cb4dd..d721e13 100644
--- a/src/test/java/puzzle/SwedishGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/puzzle/SwedishGeneratorTest.java
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ public class SwedishGeneratorTest {
    @Test
    void testPatternForSlotMixed() {
       var grid = createEmpty();
-      grid.setLetterLo(OFF_0_0, LETTER_A);
-      grid.setLetterLo(OFF_2_0, LETTER_C);
+      placeWord(grid, Slot.packSlotKey(0, CLUE_RIGHT), 1L << OFF_0_0, 0, Lemma.from(0, "A"));
+      placeWord(grid, Slot.packSlotKey(0, CLUE_RIGHT), 1L << OFF_2_0, 0, Lemma.from(0, "C"));
       var key     = Slot.packSlotKey(OFF_1_0, CLUE_RIGHT);
       var pattern = patternForSlot(grid, key, 7L, 0L);
-      assertEquals(1L | (0L) | (55L << 16), pattern);
+      assertEquals(1L | (55L << 16), pattern);
    }
    
    @Test
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class SwedishGeneratorTest {
    @Test
    void testPatternForSlotSingleLetter() {
       var grid = createEmpty();
-      grid.setLetterLo(OFF_0_0, LETTER_A);
+      placeWord(grid, Slot.packSlotKey(0, CLUE_RIGHT), 1L << OFF_0_0, 0, Lemma.from(0, "A"));
       var key     = Slot.packSlotKey(1, CLUE_RIGHT);
       var pattern = patternForSlot(grid, key, 7L, 0L);
       assertEquals(1L, pattern);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class SwedishGeneratorTest {
    @Test
    void testGrid() {
       var grid = new Gridded(createEmpty());
-      grid.grid().setLetterLo(OFF_0_0, LETTER_A);
+      placeWord(grid.grid(), Slot.packSlotKey(0, CLUE_RIGHT), 1L << OFF_0_0, 0, Lemma.from(0, "A"));
       val arr = grid.stream(Clues.createEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toMap(LetterAt::index, LetterAt::letter));
       assertEquals(1, arr.size());
       assertEquals(LETTER_A, arr.get(OFF_0_0));
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class SwedishGeneratorTest {
       
       // 4. Partial placement then conflict (rollback)
       grid = new Gridded(createEmpty());
-      grid.grid().setLetterLo(OFF_0_2, LETTER_X); // Conflict at the end
+      placeWord(grid.grid(), Slot.packSlotKey(0, CLUE_RIGHT), 1L << OFF_0_2, 0, Lemma.from(0, "X")); // Conflict at the end
       assertFalse(placeWord(grid.grid(), key, lo, hi, w1));
       map = grid.stream(Clues.createEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toMap(LetterAt::index, LetterAt::letter));
       assertEquals(1, map.size());