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We call this line Gentle: eight words instead of twelve, on a roomier grid, with nothing hidden backwards and nothing on a slant.
A second, quieter line of the same puzzles. Ten letters across instead of twelve, eight words instead of twelve, and every word reads left to right or straight down — never backwards, never on a slant. The letters print bigger, because there is more room for them.
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What is different, exactly
- Eight words, not twelve
- Every gentle puzzle hides 8 words. The regular line hides 12. A shorter list is a puzzle you can finish in one sitting.
- A roomier grid
- 10 letters across instead of twelve, so each letter square is bigger and the letters print at 31.3 point.
- Across and down only
- No word runs backwards and no word runs on a slant. If you are reading left to right or straight down, you are looking the right way.
- A word list you can read from the table
- The printed list is set at 22 point, with a tick box beside each word.
- The same paper, the same price
- One sheet, one answer key, sized for US Letter and A4. Free to print, with no account and nothing to install.
Every gentle puzzle
- Gentle
Autumn Leaves
Amber and golden leaves on the oaks and beech, crisp underfoot and drifting down until the boughs are bare.
- Gentle
Bread Baking
Flour, yeast and a good knead: dough rising in its tins until the loaves come out with a crust worth the wait.
- Gentle
Fountain Pens
Nibs, barrel and a fresh refill: the blotter to hand, caps lined up, and script that flows as you write.
- Gentle
Soup and Stew
A pot on the stove: onion and thyme in the broth, beans and turnip in the stock, and bowls waiting on the table.
- Gentle
Hand Tools
The workbench end of the garage — hammer, pliers and drill, a vise clamped to the bench and screws in a jar.
- Gentle
Table Setting
Plates down, forks and knives beside them, a glass at each place and one candle standing on a clean cloth.
- Gentle
Black and White Film
Reels running in a dark room: rows of seats facing the screen, a silent scene flickering, one star per studio.
- Gentle
Old Photographs
A box of sepia prints: posed faces, framed photos gone glossy at the corner and a little faded with the years.
- Gentle
Garden Flowers
Beds of roses, peony and dahlia with lupin at the back — stalks staked, buds opening and scent all down the path.
- Gentle
Card Games
Hearts, clubs and diamonds dealt round the table: aces held back, pairs kept, and a trick taken with the last suit.
- Gentle
At the Kitchen Sink
Eight short words from the sink and the draining board: the kettle, the teapot, the sponge and the towel hung to dry.
- Gentle
On the Porch
A shady porch on a warm afternoon: a rocker, a swing, the railing and a broom leaning by the steps.
- Gentle
The Flower Bed
A small bed of spring colour, turned over with a spade: tulips, pansies, daisies and a hose coiled nearby.
- Gentle
Sunday Baking
A slow afternoon at the counter with an apron on, a bowl of batter, a warm oven and a timer ticking away.
- Gentle
The Laundry Line
Wash day in the back garden: pegs on the line, a basin of starch, good linen and socks hung out to dry.
- Gentle
A Walk to the Shops
A short walk along the row of shopfronts: an awning, a lit window, a bench on the corner and a basket to carry home.
- Gentle
The Morning Post
The day's post arriving: a stamped letter in the mailbox, a pencil on the desk and a note left out to be answered.
- Gentle
At the Seaside
An easy hour by the water: a pebble underfoot, a gull overhead, the tide coming in and a rowboat tied at the pier.
- Gentle
Halloween Pumpkins
A porch full of carved pumpkins: the scooped seeds, the orange glow and the toothy grin waiting by the front step.
Printing a set for a group
Each puzzle prints as two sheets — the puzzle and its answer key — on US Letter or A4. If you are running a session for a room, the make your own puzzle book page collects several puzzles into one file to print in a single pass, and how the big print is measured gives the printed letter sizes if you need them for a purchase order.