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something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past
belonging to the same class or group; united by the same occupation, interests, etc.; being in the same condition
religious leaders
unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.
aware; having knowledge
belonging or peculiar to some particular part of the country; local
a state of mutually dependent relationships
the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
discriminating against a group, especially on the basis of race
a suspension of activity
people who persistently annoy or provoke others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc.
denying, disputing, or contradicting
seeming to say two opposite things though both those things may be true
of or pertaining to existence (human life)
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
a question asked that does allows a reader to create their own response, but does not necessarily need one
an element of persuasion that refers to your character, ethics, and your believability when you speak
an element of persuasion that refers to the logic, the words, and the reasons in your argument
an element of persuasion that refers to the emotional content of your presentation
the composition of precise claims about a topic, including relevant and sufficient evidence, and valid reasoning
an author or speaker’s main point about an issue in an argument
smaller, related points that reinforce or advance the central claim
the logical relationships among ideas, including relationships among claims and relationships across evidence
the topical and textual facts, events, and ideas from which the claims of an argument arise, and which are cited to support those claims
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

How do I create a crossword template?

For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!

Pre-made templates

For a quick and easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

Create your own from scratch

  • Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
  • Head to ‘My Puzzles’
  • Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Crossword’
  • Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen clues and answers
  • That’s it! The template builder will create your crossword template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or pdf and print!

How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

Can I print my crossword template?

All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.