Description

An enemy or opponent
a wedding or marriage
Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence
to treat (anything sacred) with irreverence; violate the sanctity of
clothing, especially outer garments; attire
to make (something already developed or well underway) greater in size, extent, or quantity
something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract
highly injurious or destructive: tending to a fatal issue: deadly
1.to free from impurities; purify. 2.to rid of sin, guilt, or defilement
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted
raise; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
to speak or write formally and at length
deep-seated, often mutual hate
setting forth meaning or intent
the extreme or terminal point, limit or part of something
mediation in a dispute
any petitioning or supplication for help or aid
irritated, distressed, or annoyed
loathsome; disgusting
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach
a musician, singer, or poet
brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous
to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate
to feel sorry for; regret
to release (a person) from liability for an offense
showing or expressing love
the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile
an expression of grief or sorrow
cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge 2.to overwhelm
defamation; calumny 2.a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness
to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin
turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient
to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage
a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart
deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful
infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge
to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority
to read through with thoroughness or care
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate
boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
marked by tedium; long and tiresome

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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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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.

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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.

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