Crossword Puzzle — Field Guide / Naturalist Variant

What it does

• Click-to-fill grid — learners type letters directly into the squares
• Field-guide clue panels — clues sit beside the grid with quiet, naturalist styling
• Highlighted active word — the current clue's squares stand out against the soft background
• Check, reveal, and reset controls — optional helpers verify a letter, reveal an answer, or restart
• Completion celebration — a finished puzzle triggers a themed congratulations moment

Best use cases

• Botany and gardening — plant-vocabulary crosswords
• Birding and wildlife education — species and behavior puzzles
• Foraging and herbalism — plant-name and use puzzles
• Geology and earth science — terminology review
• Craft and hobby education — supply and technique vocabulary puzzles

What you can change with your DNA

When you run this through the remix skill, your CCOS DNA — brand, voice, audience — drives these decisions automatically:

• Colors — slots for soft natural background, grid lines, square fill, active highlight, clue panel, and correct/incorrect states.
• Fonts — two roles: a field-guide-style display font and a tabular font for grid letters.
• Copy — puzzle title, naturalist intro, full clue list with answers, and themed completion message.
• Images — optional botanical or specimen illustrations framing the puzzle.
• Behavior — grid size, clue count, helper availability, and feedback timing.