Cross My Heart — Personalized Puzzle Books
Personalized puzzle books · Print-ready 8.5 × 11 PDF

A puzzle book where every answer is their story.

Tell us about the people you love — or the unit you’re teaching. We set a custom crossword, word search and trivia around their names, places and inside jokes, then email a print-ready PDF you can print at home.

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See it come together

Their names. Their story. Their puzzle.

Fifteen seconds from a single crossed letter to a finished book.

What’s inside

Seven pages, all about them.

Nothing here is generic. The clues come from the stories you tell us, the word search hides the names of their people and places, and the trivia asks things only the family would know. Leave out any page you don’t want.

Size8.5 × 11 in, US Letter
FormatPrint-ready PDF, sent by email
Colorways8, including black & white
ArrivesWithin 3–5 business days
Price$45
  1. 01
    The coverTheir names crossed like a tiny crossword, with the big number of the day.
  2. 02
    Their storyA short, warm telling built from your answers — or a unit overview for students.
  3. 03
    The crossword12 to 18 clues, each one a piece of their life, on its own clue page.
  4. 04
    Word searchNames, places and favorite things hidden in the grid — backwards too, if you like.
  5. 05
    TriviaHow well do you know them? Six to ten questions to settle it at the table.
  6. 06
    NotesMessages from the people who love them, set as a keepsake page.
  7. 07
    Answer keyEvery solution, at the back — tear it out or keep it.
How it works

Ten minutes of questions. A book they’ll keep.

1Choose the occasion

69 to pick from — anniversaries, birthdays, holidays, memorials, and 28 classroom subjects.

2Answer a few questions

The form changes to fit. Couples get “how did they meet”; teachers get a vocabulary list.

3Pay $45, securely

Checkout runs on Stripe. Your answers are saved to your order number the moment you pay.

4Print it

Your PDF arrives by email within 3–5 business days — rush 48 hours available. Print single-sided so everyone can write on the pages.

Occasions & subjects

For fifty years of marriage, or fifth-grade science.

Classroom puzzle workbook cover: Money Matters, A Guide to Faithful Finances, with STEWARD and REWARD crossed
Money Matters — a grade 3 Sunday-school workbook in the Teal colorway.
Made for the classroom, too.

Send us your unit topic and vocabulary list and we write grade-level clues, a vocabulary search and review questions. World-language units put the answers in the target language with clues in English, and every page carries a Name ____ line for students.

Pick any occasion or subject below to start your order with it.

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Start your book.

Your answers save as you go — close the tab and pick up where you left off.

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Colorway

Black & White saves ink — a good pick for classroom sets.

Pages to include

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  1. 1Finish checkout on Stripe — your order number travels with the payment.
  2. 2We set your crossword, word search and trivia from your answers.
  3. 3Your PDF arrives at {{ buyer.email }} within 3–5 business days.
  4. 4Print it — the printing guide below has every setting.
Printing guide

From inbox to table in an afternoon.

The PDF is set for US Letter. The one setting that matters: print at Actual size / 100%, never “Fit to page”.

At home
  1. 1Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) or your browser.
  2. 2Choose Letter paper, Portrait, and Actual size.
  3. 3Print page 1 on cardstock for a sturdy cover, the rest on regular paper.
  4. 4Staple twice along the left edge, or slip it into a clear report cover.
At a print shop
  1. 1Upload or email the PDF to Staples, FedEx Office, or a local copy shop.
  2. 2Ask for: color, 8.5 × 11, single-sided, cover on cardstock.
  3. 3Choose a binding — coil binding lies flat, which is easiest for pencils.
  4. 4Have the answer key printed loose, so nobody peeks.
For a classroom
  1. 1Every puzzle page has a Name ____ line — print one set per student.
  2. 2Print the answer key once, for you. Use your printer’s page range to skip it.
  3. 3Double-sided works: choose “flip on long edge”.
  4. 4Black & White colorway saves toner on big sets.
SettingChoose
Paper sizeLetter, 8.5 × 11 in
ScaleActual size / 100%
OrientationPortrait
Inside pages24–32 lb paper, bright white or cream
Cover65–80 lb cardstock, matte
QualityStandard is plenty; “Best” for the cover
Questions

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