The first thing you should know about Crossword Express is that it is a FREEWARE program. No payment is required to be able to use it, but a small donation would be appreciated, so that development of the program can continue. In addition to crosswords, it will also make WordSearch, Sudoku, Kakuro, Acrostic and Slitherlink puzzles as well as a number of others. Watch our  Slideshow  to find out more, or download your free copy of either the  Windows  or the  Macintosh  version NOW!

Interactive Crossword Express puzzles are now published every day on the Internet! Every night at midnight, a new puzzle will become available in each category, and new categories will be added over the coming weeks and months. If you don't see your favourite puzzle, there is a good chance it will appear in the near future. If it doesn't, we are open to suggestions, so please send us an email. In the meantime, why not bookmark this page so that you can return on a daily basis!

SUDOKU For those people who are not familiar with SUDOKU, these are puzzles which require nothing more than simple logic to solve. The digits 1 to 9 must be placed into the cells of a 9x9 grid in such a way that every column, every row and every 3x3 sub-square contains exactly one of each digit. Each puzzle has a single unique solution, and no guess-work is required to solve them.   Easy     Moderate     Hard

FUTOSHIKI FUTOSHIKI puzzles can vary in size from 4x4 up to 8x8. They are solved by placing digits into the cells of the puzzle so that each row and each column contains just one of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle. To get you started there will normally be several digits already in the puzzle. In addition, a few pairs of adjacent cells will have the < and > symbols inserted between them to indicate the relative sizes of the numbers within those cells. Each puzzle has a single unique solution, and no guess-work is required to solve them.   Easy     Moderate     Hard

KENDOKU KENDOKU puzzles are similar to SUDOKU puzzles in that you must place a digit in each cell so that each row and column does not have any repeated digits. The puzzle is divided into domains, and each domain contains a number which is the result of performing the given mathematical operation on the digits contained within the domain. Each puzzle has a single unique solution, and no guess-work is required to solve them.   Easy     Moderate     Hard

SLITHERLINK To solve a Slitherlink puzzle, join selected dots with horizontal and vertical lines so that a single loop is formed which does not cross over itself. If a cell contains a number, then that number of sides of the cell must be included within the loop. The puzzles have unique solutions, and no guessing is required to complete the solution.   Easy     Moderate     Hard

Use the following links to discover much more about each of the puzzles which you can build using Crossword Express:-

Crosswords	Fill-In	Acrostic	SlitherLink	Morphword
WordSearch	Pick 'n' Choose	Sudoku	LadderWord	FlashCards
CodeWord	Bits 'n' Pieces	Kakuro	PyramidWord

When you have made your puzzles, you can publish them interactively on the Internet using the Crossword Express FREE applets. Working examples of each of these applets can be exported directly from within the Crossword Express program. Those people who would like to reconfigure the Applets so that they blend seamlessly into their own web site are directed to the following sets of user instructions :-

Crosswords	WordSearch	CodeWord
FillIn	Pick 'n' Choose	Bits 'n' Pieces
Acrostic	Sudoku	Kakuro
SlitherLink	FlashCards