It's possible to create a crossword puzzle by arranging and rearranging a list of words on a sheet of squared paper. There are several inexpensive software programs that automatically create and format crossword puzzles for you. Guidelines for Developing Crossword Puzzles Remember the training objective for your crossword puzzle. Begin with a list of words related to your instructional topic or teamwork activity. Provide a relevant title for the puzzle.
Traditional puzzles have few black boxes and lots of boxes with letters.
These features mean that they require hard work and plenty of time. Fortunately, the puzzles used for instructional purposes need not be symmetrical or completely filled with words. Avoid cryptic clues and puns. Follow each clue with a number in parentheses to indicate the number of letters in the word. Use consistent terms to indicate more than one word, abbreviations, foreign words, or scrambled words.