Across

1 Aged (3)
3 Some (3)
4 Vase (3)
5 Utilize (3)

Down

1 Burden (4)
2 Greek harp (4)

After you have chosen a size for the grid select a grid pattern to use. Alternatively click on Design grid myself to make a new grid pattern.

If you design the grid yourself you can insert blocks (black squares) by double-clicking or pressing the spacebar. Once you've put the blocks where you want them you can fill the grid using AutoFill, fill the grid semi-automatically using AutoFind or type words in yourself.

Cryptic or quick puzzles usually have the word length in brackets after the clue, American puzzles do not. Change the setting under Clue Properties.

See also:

Using a grid library grid pattern
Editing the grid
Placing theme words
Automatic grid filling
Finding words to fit
Writing Clues
Grid Properties
Clue Properties
Advanced puzzle types