Drive back (an attack or attacking enemy) by force
Satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full
Walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way
Complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something
(Of a person) Having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties
Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
(Especially of a person's body) Thin, supple, and graceful
Rude and disrespectful behavior
Be undecided between two opinions or courses of action; be irresolute
Be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division)
Humble submission and respect
Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
A belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence
A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray
Infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior)
Extreme anger
An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster
Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
Desecrate or profane
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.
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.
For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!
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!
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”.
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.
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.
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!
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.