Making a Puzzle

Crossword Forge makes it simple to create your own crossword or word search puzzle. Just type your questions into the Clue field and your answers in the Answer field. You can also Import your clues and answers from a text file (see Importing a Puzzle). Your puzzle preview will appear on the left, updating each time you press the Make Puzzle button.

• Type a question in the Clue edit field of the Clues tab.
• Type the answer in the Answer edit field.
• Click the Next button.
• Type in another clue and answer.
• Delete a clue/answer pair by clicking the Trash Can button.
• Press the Make Puzzle button.

Other Features:

• List View/Record View - You can also view and enter the clues/answers in the list view.
Click here to switch between List View and Record View.
Here you can see many clues/answers at the same time. The right-hand column labeled "Pos" tells you what position the answer has in the crossword puzzle (e.g means 2 Across)


• Bonus Clues - Select a bonus clue by pressing the Star button and choosing "Bonus clue and answer."
  • Crossword puzzle solvers can solve this clue by finding all the circled letters in the grid, and placing them in the spots provided.
    
  • Word search puzzle solvers can solve this clue by finding any unused letters and placing them in the spots provided. Unused letters are taken left to right and top to bottom (unless Hebrew, Arabic or another right to left lanuage is used).


• Word Bank - You can add words that will only appear in a word bank, not the puzzle itself. This can add an extra challenge to puzzles with a word bank. To make a word a word-bank-only clue, press the Star button and select "Only include in word bank."


• Word Searches - Words in the word search should be entered in the Answer field. For traditional word searches, you can skip the Clue field entirely. As a shortcut, try importing a list of words (see Importing a Puzzle). Once you are done entering your answers, don't forget to change the puzzle type (see Choosing a Puzzle Type) and press Make Puzzle.


• Foreign Languages - If you are making a puzzle in a foreign language, check out our Language Settings page.