There are many ways to enjoy this new feature. Lets start with the easiest.

Doing Crossword Puzzles

1. Select your crossword from the various categories at the top of the page OR from the Home , Latest , Popular or Solved lists.
2. To answer a clue, click in the first space in the word and enter your letter. Repeat until all the letter spaces are solved then click 'Solve Question'. If you are correct proceed to the next clue and repeat. The program will alert you if you have made an error. When you have finished all the clues click on 'Check Result'. If you have successfully solved the puzzle a popup box will appear to congratulate you. Click 'x' or 'Cancel' to dismiss.
3. If you are logged in you will be credited with having solved the crossword on the 'Solved' page ( and elsewhere ). This will only happen if you are logged in to the site when you complete the puzzle SO why not sign up now? Here is the Log In page.

Adding Questions

The questions in the database are crowd sourced. Which means that everyone gets a chance to contribute. If you have a few minutes to spare why not add a few questions to the appropriate category? The more questions the better the result when people click 'Create Crossword' ( see below ). All questions are checked and approved before being added to the db so please try and pick the best category in order to save our moderators time. If you add to the Cryptic category your clues need not reference Wales in any way, shape or form. We hope to develop a weekly cryptic crossword as a regular site feature. We may also hold competitions for best cryptic clue and top cryptic puzzle solver. Just follow the directions on the popup menu below to add questions. The popup menu can be accessed from the home page

Creating Crossword Puzzles

The Easy Way A further advantage to being logged in is that your account will be credited with the crossword puzzles that you create. To create a crossword the easy way simply click on 'Create Crossword' on the home page and the following dialog box will appear:-

Ignore the 'Click here' link at the top of the display and give your crossword a title and description. Then choose the category and the size of the grid ( 15, 20 or 23 ) from the dropdown menus. You can also elect to create an easy , moderate or hard crossword. Remember you will need to be logged in if you want your creation to be added to 'My Crosswords'. If not it will be credited to the Guest account. Please also remember that the program will not always be able to generate the desired grid size. This is entirely dependent on the number of clues in the category database.

The hard way OK so it's not really all that hard. Just click on 'Click here" at the top of the dialog box ( see above ) and you will be taken to this page Just follow the instructions to create a fully customized crossword. You can pick and mix questions from the different categories and add your own questions for immediate insertion. With a little bit of work you can set up your crossword just the way you want it. Enjoy