Description

Stronghold fortress; fortified place
Break or interruption; often from work
High spirits; exhileration
To give careful attention to
The chief of a clan or tribe
A change or variation occurring in the course of something
Lock up or confine in or as in a jail
The time and process of budding an unfolding of blossoms
Cut small bits or pare shaving from
So unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination
Not perceptible to the touch
Rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk, gibberish
Bending readily; flexible, supple, adaptable
A speech of violent denunciation
A sea monster referenced in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Job, Psalms, and Isaiah
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
To one side; out of line;in a crooked position; away
Having strong sinews
A downward slope, as in ground
Brilliant radiance; a shining forth
A speck; a small bit
To recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge
An authoritative decree, sanction, or order
Tightly drawn; tense; not slack
Quality or state of being incredulous
A blow, especially with the hand; cuff
Deviating from the regular or proper course, erring straying
Understood without being openly expressed; implied
To travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty
Deeply engrossed or absorbed
Strong or violent change or disturbance as in a society
Representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument
Not easily understood, mysterious; unfathomable
To make foul, dirty, or unclean;pollute; taint; debase
Linger aimlessly or as if almoners in or about a place
Private language of the underworld
Male honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey
Get on top of, deal with successfully

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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!

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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.