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Effective coaches are able to _____ the doubts of their players.
(ADJ) beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
Synonym for clique and set
(V) to object or take exception to
Synonym for nerve and impertinence
The girl was caught taking a _____ glance at the test paper of the student sitting next to her.
Synonym for gaudy and flashy
Police state tactics provide _____ sense of security in an unjust society.
(N) a person who hates or despises people
A supervisor who fusses about every _____ fault of the workers will lower morale and productivity.
(ADJ) thoroughgoing, out-and-out, shameless, blatant
Synonym for banter and repartee
(V) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
Synonym for intensify and worsen
Not surprisingly, the committee's final report was an incongruous mixture of the astute and the ______.
Synonym for indolent and indifferent
Stephan King's book Danse _____ surveys popular and obscure horror fiction of the twentieth
(V) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen
Synonym for pull down and demolish
(V) to soak throughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
Synonym for ovation and cheering
Perhaps he would be less lyrical about the delights of the _____ life if, like me, he had grown up on a farm in Kansas.
Synonym for conspiracy and plot
Many people dismissed the poster artists of the 1960s as mere _____ with nothing serious to say about life or art.
(N) an enlargement, increase, addition
The children greeted the clown with a _____ of laughter when he began making his funny faces.
(ADJ) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
Synonym for neophyte and beginner
(ADJ) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
Synonym for abusive and insulting

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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.

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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.