diff --git a/src/components/CustomCreation.js b/src/components/CustomCreation.js
index d3f660d..765dd03 100644
--- a/src/components/CustomCreation.js
+++ b/src/components/CustomCreation.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function CustomCreation({dispatchCustomState, customState, validityOpacity}) {
         indicateValidity={validityOpacity > 0}
         dragPieceIDs={customState.dragState?.pieceIDs}
         dragDestination={customState.dragState?.destination}
-        gridSize={12}
+        gridSize={customState.gridSize}
         customCreation={true}
       ></Board>
       <Pool
diff --git a/src/logic/convertGridToRepresentativeString.js b/src/logic/convertGridToRepresentativeString.js
index 643435f..b8be7a7 100644
--- a/src/logic/convertGridToRepresentativeString.js
+++ b/src/logic/convertGridToRepresentativeString.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {cipherLetter} from "./cipherLetter";
 // Spaces are represented by an integer indicating the number of consecutive spaces.
 // (Spaces that span rows are considered part of the same consecutive group of spaces.)
 // Letters in the string are shifted by the cipherShift amount,
-// and the shift amount is prepended to the string
+// and the shift amount is prepended to the string.
 export function convertGridToRepresentativeString(grid, cipherShift = 0) {
   // Error if cipherShift is not an int between 0 and 9
   if (!Number.isInteger(cipherShift) || cipherShift < 0 || cipherShift > 9) {
diff --git a/src/logic/convertRepresentativeStringToGrid.js b/src/logic/convertRepresentativeStringToGrid.js
index 083da71..d665d2b 100644
--- a/src/logic/convertRepresentativeStringToGrid.js
+++ b/src/logic/convertRepresentativeStringToGrid.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export function convertRepresentativeStringToGrid(string) {
   // so I don't need to remove whitespace from the edges or center the grid.
   // (Since this is done when the custom query is generated via the UI.)
   // By this same logic, I'm not validating that the puzzle consists of known words.
+  // (Since that is done when a player tries to generate the query string via the UI.)
 
   const grid = arrayToGrid(list);
   return grid;
diff --git a/src/logic/gameInit.js b/src/logic/gameInit.js
index a3d0531..02b2873 100644
--- a/src/logic/gameInit.js
+++ b/src/logic/gameInit.js
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ export function gameInit({
   if (
     savedState &&
     savedState.seed &&
-    //todo verify comment clarity
-    // If daily or custom, use the saved state if the seed matches
-    // otherwise, we don't care if the seed matches
+    // Make sure the seed matches (unless this isn't a daily or custom game)
     ((!isDaily && !isCustom) || savedState.seed == seed) &&
     validateSavedState(savedState) &&
     // Use the saved state if daily even if the game is solved
@@ -90,7 +88,9 @@ export function gameInit({
         maxShiftDown,
       } = generatePuzzleFromRepresentativeString({representativeString: seed}));
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error(error);
+      console.error(
+        `Error generating custom puzzle from seed ${seed}. Will proceed to generate random game instead. Caught error: ${error}`,
+      );
 
       ({pieces, maxShiftLeft, maxShiftRight, maxShiftUp, maxShiftDown} =
         generatePuzzle({
diff --git a/src/logic/gameReducer.js b/src/logic/gameReducer.js
index 3a74ff5..b699431 100644
--- a/src/logic/gameReducer.js
+++ b/src/logic/gameReducer.js
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ function updateStateForDragStart({
     };
   }
 
-  // (For custom creation only) If dragging from the pool, add a dummy placeholder
+  // (For custom creation only)
+  // If dragging from the pool, add a dummy placeholder
   let placeholderPoolPieces = [];
   if (isCustomCreation && groupBoardTop === undefined) {
     placeholderPoolPieces = piecesBeingDragged.map((piece) =>
@@ -289,8 +290,9 @@ function updateStateForCustomDragEnd(currentGameState) {
         newPieces.push(piece);
       }
     }
-  } else if (destination.where === "pool" && origin.where === "board") {
-    // If dragging from board to pool, clear the piece from the board but don't add it to the pool
+  }
+  // If dragging from board to pool, clear the piece from the board but don't add it to the pool
+  else if (destination.where === "pool" && origin.where === "board") {
     for (const piece of currentGameState.pieces) {
       if (draggedPieceIDs.includes(piece.id)) {
         continue;
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ function updateStateForCustomDragEnd(currentGameState) {
     }
   }
   // If dragging from pool to pool, readd the piece to the pool at its original position
+  // (and get rid of the empty placeholder piece)
   else if (destination.where === "pool" && origin.where === "pool") {
     for (const piece of currentGameState.pieces) {
       if (draggedPieceIDs.includes(piece.id)) {
diff --git a/src/logic/generatePuzzleFromRepresentativeString.js b/src/logic/generatePuzzleFromRepresentativeString.js
index 8462abb..a3675b5 100644
--- a/src/logic/generatePuzzleFromRepresentativeString.js
+++ b/src/logic/generatePuzzleFromRepresentativeString.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ export function generatePuzzleFromRepresentativeString({representativeString}) {
 
   return {
     pieces: pieceData,
-    maxShiftLeft: maxShiftLeft,
-    maxShiftRight: maxShiftRight,
-    maxShiftUp: maxShiftUp,
-    maxShiftDown: maxShiftDown,
+    maxShiftLeft,
+    maxShiftRight,
+    maxShiftUp,
+    maxShiftDown,
     gridSize,
     minLetters,
   };