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/the official end of law,system,etc. especially one that has existed for a long time
/to feel that it is your duty to do something
/to reduce or limit something
/to become weaker and disappear
/to make something move slowly by pushing or pulling it
unhappy and without hope
to become less strong
to make a bad situation worse
confused and worried
/extremely embarrassed or ashamed
/very bad,shocking,and strongly disapproved of
/to make someone feel pleased and satisfied
/a difficulty or problem that is too large or difficult to deal with
/used to emphasize your description of something or someone
/Very bad unexpected event that causes a lot of damage or suffering
/empty and looks sad
a very bad smell
to divide or share something among several people or groups
/to relate directly to something
to make someone understand what you mean without saying it directly
/likely to fall,or likely to cause someone to fall
behaving in an very honest moral way
to speak in an very angry way to someone who has done something wrong
quality of being tedious
/to communicate a message or information,with or without using words
/difficult boring work
needing a lot of hard & continuous effort
having very strong feelings of admiration or determination about someone or something
/noisy & full of energy
/to think seriously for a long time about something you intend to do,or something you want to understand
most important
/anxiety or fear,especially about the future
shocking & terrible,very bad
sad,or making you feel sad
/the final solution to an problem or difficulty
pleasantly friendly
sensible and careful,especially by avoiding risks that are not necessary
/to scatter in different directions or to make something to get rid of
instead of something else
/a place to live or stay
/to question with reference to belief
without consolation or solace,hopelessly unhappy
/having a specified complexion
an act or instance of condescending
strong expression of disappointment

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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.

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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.