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Solve a hand-made crossword: read the across and down clues, fill the grid and check or reveal your answers.

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      How to play
      • Click a square (or a clue) to start typing; type letters to fill the grid.
      • Use the arrow keys to move, and Backspace to clear a square.
      • Tap a numbered clue to jump straight to the matching entry.
      • Use Check to highlight any wrong letters, or Reveal to fill the answer.
      • Complete the whole grid correctly to win.

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      About Crossword

      This Crossword game serves bite-size 4×4 word squares — miniature crosswords in which every row and every column spells a word. Read the across and down clues, click into the grid, and type your answers; each puzzle is small enough to solve in a coffee break yet dense with interlocking constraints.

      Crosswords have been a daily ritual since the first one appeared in the New York World in 1913, and the mini format popularized in recent years keeps the wordplay while trimming the time commitment. Here you can check your letters, reveal an answer when stuck, and move straight to the next hand-made puzzle — free, in your browser, on any device.

      How to use Crossword

      1. Click a square — or a clue — to start typing; letters fill the grid as you type.
      2. Move around with the arrow keys, and clear a square with Backspace.
      3. Tap any numbered clue to jump straight to its entry in the grid.
      4. Use Check to highlight wrong letters, or Reveal to fill in an answer you can’t crack.
      5. Complete the whole grid correctly to solve the puzzle, then hit Next puzzle for another.

      Frequently asked questions

      A grid where the same words read across and down — the first row matches the first column, and so on. These 4×4 minis use that structure, so every letter serves two answers at once.

      Solve the crossings first: because every letter is shared between an across and a down answer, one confirmed word gives you a letter in all four crossing entries. Check flags mistakes if a corner refuses to work.

      That is up to you — Check only marks incorrect letters without fixing them, while Reveal fills the answer outright. Many solvers use Check freely and save Reveal as a last resort.

      Yes. Tap a square or a clue and type with your device keyboard; the compact 4×4 grid fits comfortably on small screens. The puzzles are free with no sign-up.

      Yes — a bank of hand-made minis. Finish one and press Next puzzle to load another word square immediately.


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