Description

to become dry
related to electricity made from falling water
channel that has been built to carry water over long distances
underground layer of rock that water moves through continuously
on or near the sea
pleasing view, especially one seen through long narrow opening
able to be heard
mixture of unpleasant sounds
record player
written account in which someone describes their past experiences
a souvenir
study of human races, origins, societies, and cultures
study of the origin of words
concerned with doing something correctly
perimeter of a circle
to get around something in a clever and sometimes dishonest way
when two or more objects share the same center point
tending to act in strange or unusual ways
to speak or read something to someone who writes it down; to decree
an official order given by a person of power or by the government
a message sent by telegraph: also known as a wire or cable
art of beautiful handwriting
words written on or cut into a surface
a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken
arranged in time order
habitual
description of events in order that they happened
device for recording time in an exact way: stopwatch
happening or beginning now or in recent times
to divide or give out
to force someone/something to move from a place or position
able to move from place to place
to reduce the strength, value or importance of something
to make something smaller or shorter
likely to cause people to argue or disagree
generous and friendly to guests or visitors
words that is spelled & pronounced alike but have diff. meanings
words with same or similar meaning
words with opposite meaning
not identified: unknown
a name for something that is formed from first letter of each word in title
fake name
not friendly; harsh or unpleasant

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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.