Description

To sit or stand with your legs straddled (on either side of)
A window sash that opens outwards by means if hinges
A loud racket, a din, very loud noise
The first public appearance of a person or thing
A work presenting its subject matter factually, often with news, films, interviews, and narration
To prohibit or forbid
To vary irregularly
To feel or express great, often malicious pleasure or self satisfaction
To accuse and charge of wrongdoing
Something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past
Extremely angry; furious
Sadness or depression of the spirits
To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride
Obvious
A man who rules a family, clan, or tribe
To postpone or cancel
A musical composition for the Mass of someone deceased
Speculative, based on theory not fact
Forceful or intent in expression, emotion, or conviction
To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery
One chosen to judge or decide a disputed issue
To ruin though clumsiness
A violation or infraction, as of a law or promise
Insincere speech full of platitudes or meaningless sweet sounding expressions
The clients of a professional practice considered as a group/ a body of customers or patrons
The act of closing or state of being closed
To express sympathy or sorrow
To come together usually for an official or public purpose
A long-time close friend or companion
A condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system
Unprejudiced, not biased
So subtle, slight, or gradual as to be barely noticed
Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change
A measure of motion
Lacking conscious awareness, lacking all memory
To set right, correct
To lay down as a condition of an agreement; to specify or arrange in an agreement
A clever, often underhand scheme to achieve an objective
To put out; expel
To remove
Delight in cruelty
T be great in number or amount
Courage, fortitude, spirit
A code of correct conduct
Meeting at a prearranged time and place
A dictionary
Needlessly repetitive
To go over extensively in the mind
To quarrel angrily or noisily
Clear,see through

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Grammar

Crossword

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.