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The _______ laid in the nest and waited for her mother to get her food.
The _____ girl had to stay home from school because she was looking sick.
The woman ______ over the price of a cabinet at the flea market.
The girl ___ her friends from drinking alcohol by hiding it.
The man _______ on the couch because he was tired from a long day at work.
The teenager _______ to his mother by doing chores because he wanted to get his phone back.
The child was a ________ at bowling because she kept throwing the ball into the gutter.
The _____ pumpkin won the contest because it was the largest.
The driver ran into an __________ because of the traffic.
The teenager used a __________ when she said “You are unique” instead of “You are weird”.
The woman’s _______ was that she always chewed with her mouth open.
The song ______ by increasing in sound.
The girl liked attracting attention by wearing _______ clothes.
The _____ girl jumped up and down because she was impatient.
The _______ test didn’t count for anything and no one looked at how you did.
The teacher _____ the students’ phones and said she would give them back at the end of the class.
The singer _____ her new single for the first time to the public.
As the man gets older, his hair ______ and moves backwards.
The ______ was very successful and influential in business.
The ______ always brought gifts to his boss.
After she finished her hot chocolate, there was still ______ at the bottom of the cup.
Her face became ________ when she was presenting in front of the class.
The hockey game was __________when the score was 1 to 1.
The woman gave a small, _______ amount of money to a charity.
My father, the ______ of my family, goes to work.

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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.