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    Create Beautiful Crosswords in Minutes

    Design, customise and publish original crosswords for your audience. Export to print, embed on your website or blog, share on social media, and supply your favourite magazines and newspapers — all from one editor.
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    Trusted by publishers, teachers and brands worldwide
    Kryss crossword editor

    Publish your crosswords anywhere

    One editor. Endless places to delight your readers, students and fans.

    Print
    Website
    Blog
    Social Media
    Magazines
    Newspapers

    Everything you need to build great crosswords

    A modern crossword editor built for creators, publishers and educators.

    Intuitive Editor

    Drag, type and arrange. Our editor handles grid symmetry, word fit and clue formatting automatically.

    Your Brand, Your Style

    Customise colours, fonts, grid sizes and logos so every puzzle matches your publication.

    Export Anywhere

    • Print-ready PDF
    • PNG / SVG for social
    • Embed code for web
    • InDesign & IDML files

    12 Languages

    Create puzzles in English, Spanish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch and Russian.

    Schedule & Automate

    Plan daily, weekly or themed crosswords in advance and auto-publish to your site, feed or newsletter.

    Engagement Insights

    See how many readers play, finish and share each crossword you publish.

    How it works

    From blank grid to published puzzle in three steps.

    1. Create

    Start with a blank grid or a smart template. Our editor auto-fills words, checks symmetry and catches mistakes.

    2. Customise

    Style the grid and clues with your own colours, fonts and logo so the puzzle fits your brand.

    3. Publish

    Export to PDF, copy an embed snippet or share to social — all from a single click.
    See how to build a crossword in Kryss.

    Who builds with Kryss

    Teams and creators of every size trust Kryss to engage their audience.

    Newspapers

    Ship fresh daily puzzles to print and digital editions without the production headache.

    Magazines

    Deliver branded themed crosswords your readers will keep flipping to every issue.

    Bloggers & Brands

    Grow newsletter signups and on-site time with interactive crosswords embedded in your posts.

    Educators

    Build vocabulary puzzles in 12 languages — perfect for handouts, homework and classroom projectors.

    Why creators choose Kryss

    • Build a finished crossword in under 10 minutes.
    • Stop wrestling with InDesign and print templates.
    • Publish to print, web, social and mobile from one source.
    • Engage readers in 12 languages — and counting.

    Loved by creators & publishers

    What our customers are saying

    Kryss cut our crossword production time in half. We now ship a fresh puzzle to print and web every single day without breaking a sweat.
    Jordan S
    Jordan S

    Puzzle Editor, Daily Gazette

    The branding controls are exactly what a magazine needs. Our themed crosswords look like they were designed in-house — because they were.
    Emily R
    Emily R

    Creative Director, Cultura Magazine

    Scheduling weekly puzzles and pushing them to both the print edition and our blog used to be a nightmare. With Kryss it is a single click.
    Michael T
    Michael T

    Editor, Travel Weekly

    I build vocabulary crosswords for every unit I teach. The multilingual support is outstanding and my students love the handouts.
    Samantha L
    Samantha L

    Language Teacher

    Embedding a branded crossword on our blog tripled average session time. Kryss has become one of our best lead-gen tools.
    David M
    David M

    Content Marketer

    Export to square PNG + caption ready to go. Our Friday crossword has turned into a hit on Instagram and TikTok.
    Rachael P
    Rachael P

    Social Media Manager

    Reliable, fast and beautifully designed. Kryss fits right into our production pipeline.
    Chris D
    Chris D

    Newsroom Lead

    Every puzzle we publish feels on-brand. Fonts, colours, logo — it all carries over perfectly from draft to print.
    Laura K
    Laura K

    Brand Designer

    Start creating your crosswords today

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Do I need any design skills to create a crossword?
    Which formats can I export to?
    Can I use my own branding?
    Can I schedule crosswords to publish automatically?
    Do you support crosswords in other languages?
    Is there a plan for newspapers and large publishers?