Description

A line indicating who wrote the story.
This section of the news story contains stories and news related to business.
A brief description under the photo that explains what is happening in the photo.
A line of test that is smaller than the headline. It contains a more detailed description of the story than the headline.
A recurring opinion-based article.
The design and position of the story, advertisements, pictures and more in the paper
This section of the newspaper contains stories and news related to sports.
A line of text that states where the story was physically written.
The first sentence, or the beginning, of a story.
Human interest news stories such as entertainment stories, features, reviews and more.
An article n a newspaper or other periodical that presents the opinions of the newspaper , publisher, editor, or editors.
This section of the newspaper contains stories relevant to the city or town in which the newspaper is published.
The section of the newspaper that contains stories related to entertainment.
This is a term referring to publications that are printed instead of published electronically.
The first page of the newspaper. It contains the most newsworthy and relevant news.
The top of the newspaper that includes general information about the newspaper.
Breaking news stories that contain timely and relevant information.
This abbreviation refers to the opinions and editorials page in the newspaper.
Text formatted in a large type setting that summarizes the story and grabs the reader's attention.
The continuation line of a story that appears at the end of the story on a page that directs the reader to the rest of the story on another page.

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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.