Entire books of crossword puzzles are published each year. They are printed in daily and weekend edition newspapers. You can make a crossword puzzle for a family novelty, ancestry 'tree', homework project, birthday message or a special wedding proposal for a puzzle fanatic. Crossword puzzles make good extra curricular work for a teacher to create for a class lesson. Choose a theme and start crafting your own crossword puzzle.
Make a list of 60 words that you would like to use in your crossword puzzle.
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Take a piece of graph paper or a print out of a crossword puzzle template. Start with the longest word and write it into a row anywhere on the sheet.
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Fill in more squares with the letters of words on your list. Make sure all words have a connecting letter from another word. Try to balance the words out with 30 down and 30 across if possible.
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When you have all of the words in place use an ink pen or marker to define the blocks or squares by outlining them all. Blank squares must be solidly filled in.
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Photo copy your crossword in progress. This copy will be the answer key. Darken the letters with the ink pen on the copied answer key if you need to. Number each set of words across and down on the answer key.
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Erase all the penciled in letters on your original paper. Take the ink pen or marker and number the beginning square of each word in the puzzle to match the answer key.
Crossword Puzzle Hints
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Make a list of hints to go with all of the words that go across on your puzzle.
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Make a list of all the hints for the words that go down on your puzzle.
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Type the body of the list of hints numbering each set of words accordingly.
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Take the original crossword template you have made and place the typed list under it. Photo copy the two parts. You will now have a completed sheet with your entire puzzle on it.
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Make copies of the puzzle if you need them.
Tips & Warnings
Save a collection of your crossword puzzles to make a private book that you can print off for gifts.
If you choose to make a crossword puzzle using a website the site may require that you give ownership of the puzzle to them. The site will then produce your puzzle for others to use. Be sure to read the site rules and regulations.
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