1. Symmetrical crosswords are more common in the US, therefore we do not allow asymmetrical puzzles to be submitted. True False

2. In a crossword, what is an island? A small bit of land surrounded by water A piece of crossword that does not connect to anything else A very tasty fruit Where Gilligan lives with the other castaways

3. All good crossword submissions have at least one island. True False

4. Punctuation is required for every clue. In fact, the more! Punctuation? you use, the better... the clue; will be! True False

5. Hey, I’ve got the same answer across and down. That should make it easier for me to fill the grid! True False

6. You should write a complete and grammatically correct sentence as a clue, and the longer and more detailed it is, the better it will be. True False

7. I can fit more answers in the grid if I don’t put spaces between them. As long as they are numbered right, it’ll still be okay to play that way. True False

8. Longer words should have approximately 50 percent of the letters crossed. True False

9. Cool! I’ve got three clues about Harry Potter. Can I call it my Harry Potter Crossword? Yes No

10. I’ve got to fill this grid to 60 percent? Oh man, that’s a LOT of words. I’ve already got all the big words in there, so I guess I’ll just fill the rest of it with two-letter words, because that’s all that will fit. Is that okay? Yes No