How to Create a Custom Crossword Puzzle
Time goes by faster when you have a crossword puzzle to complete during a long wait time in a doctors office or on a long commute home from work. You can even create your own customized crossword puzzle. Custom crossword puzzles can be created by teachers for students to reinforce a particular subject matter that was learned in class or even by family and friends for a game night. There are many websites that you can visit to help customize your crossword puzzle.
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Instructions
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Write down a title and a list of words and clues for your crossword puzzle. If you have a specific theme for your crossword puzzle, write down words that are created around that theme. If you are creating a crossword puzzle about sports, your words may include the different type of sports and the clues would describe the sport without including the name of the sport.
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Log on to the Discovery's puzzlemaker website (see Resources). A username and password aren't required to create your customized crossword puzzle and you can create as many as you like for free. Fill in the required fields and remember to put a space in between the word and the clue to ensure the system recognizes that they are separate.
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Using the ED Helper Website, create an account to create your customized crossword puzzle (see Resources). You can include directions and rate the difficulty level of your puzzle. Once you have entered in your title and clues, you have the option of allowing the application to make clues for you as well as create different variations of the puzzle to print in PDF format.
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Visit the Puzzle Maker website to create your customized crossword puzzle (see Resources). Your words and clues should be separated by a forward slash so the system recognizes the difference. Click "Create Puzzle" after you have answered the questions displayed on the site.
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Print your customized crossword puzzles and make copies to hand out to your family and friends.
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