Description

Marine based rodent-like ugly hairless creature with soft spines resembling a sea anemone
Platypus like creature with a love for jewelry
A relative of the phoenix that can create storms
Found in European mountains, it has two very long sharp horns and walks on large four-thumbed feet. Its greyish purple skin is tougher than dragon hide
A brightly colored African bird whose song can drive you mad
Bipedal insect eating stick figure
Two legged winged serpentine, no room is enough for this one
Cross between a tiger and a puffer fish, their breath is full of toxins
Sometimes referred to as biting fairies
A sickly green water demon with green teeth and horns
Did dodos really go extinct?
These shy creatures love to dance in moonlight
A bioluminescent tentacled squid like creature
A violent dark fluid-like magical force known as “dark wind”
A rhinoceros like creature that can inject a deadly exploding fluid
A magical serpent which is born from the embers of an unattended magical fire
You better not be predictable if you want to catch this one!
Three-headed snake with orange and black stripes, native to Africa
A spiny, six-legged, lizard-like blood-sucking beast
A skeletal winged horse
A moose-like toothless creature capable of mimicking voices and sounds of those around it
A shapeshifting water dwelling creature that prefers the form of a large green horse
An Irish phoenix with greenish black feather and tail of a peacock
A monkey-like Japanese water demon with webbed hands that can strangle you
Tiny lizard-like dragons that produce sparks from their tails
Japanese horned troll-like magical humanoid creatures with red or blue skin
Nagini is this kind of a cursed creature
A "gigantic elephant-sized cat" that is native to China
A magical African snail changes its colour every hour and produces a toxic slime to burn all vegetation that it touches
You need to think of something riddikulus for this one
Terrifying large black cats with glowing eyes are used by the French Ministry of Magic
A magical bird that is reborn from its ashes
A sting from these sapphire blue insects can make you float

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Crossword

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.