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To cook in the oven with dry heat
To cook on a rack or spit over hot coals or some other source of direct heat
To spoon pan juices, melted fat, or another liquid over the surface of food during cooking to keep the food moist and add flavor
To mix ingredients together with a circular up and down motion using a spoon, whisk, or rotary or electric beater
To thicken or smooth out the consistency of a liquid
To scald or parboil in water or steam
To stir ingredients until they are throughly combined
To cook in liquid at 212°F
To remove bones from fowl or meat
To cook in a small amount of liquid in a tightly covered pan over low heat
To coat with dry bread or cracker crumbs
To cook uncovered under a direct source of heat
To turn the surface of a food brown by placing it under a broiler or quickly cooking it in hot fat
To apply sauce, melted fat, or other liquid with a basting or pastry brush
To cook in a sugar syrup until coated or crystallized
To heat sugar until a brown color and characteristic flavor develops
To make a food cold by placing it in a refrigerator or in a bowl over ice
To cut into small pieces
To make a liquid clear by removing solid particles
To thoroughly cover a food with a liquid or dry mixture
To cook by submerging in a simmering liquid
To mix or blend two or more ingredients
To let food stand until it no longer feels warm to the touch
To remove the center part of a fruit such as an apple or pineapple
To soften solid fats, often by adding a second ingredient, such as sugar, and working with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until the fat is creamy
To pulverize
To cut into small squares of equal size
To divide into parts with a sharp utensil
To combine solid fat with flour using a pastry blender, two forks, or the fingers
To cook in a large amount of hot fat

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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.