Guides

What we learned building the generators, written down. No sign-up, no PDF to download in exchange for an email.

• How to choose the words for a word searchHow many words fit each grid size, why a word needs at least three letters, and the list mistake that makes the printed answer key wrong.
• Print a puzzle sheet at full size on A4 or LetterTurn scaling off, keep 15 mm of margin, print in black only, and keep the answer page off the sheet you hand out.
• Make a crossword for your class in ten minutesWhat a word list needs before it can become a grid, how to write a clue with only one answer, and what to do with the word that will not fit.
• How puzzle difficulty is actually measuredWhy the number of clues does not grade a sudoku, what does, and how a maze and a word search are measured instead.
• Which puzzle for which age, and whyEach of the five puzzles asks for one skill and only works once a child has it: here is which skill goes with which puzzle.