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This famous woman played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in 1939, and has won a Grammy and Academy Award.
She was the first woman to command a shuttle mission and was one of the first women to become astronauts.
This famous woman was a Mexican painter and has her own museum. She was badly injured in an accident at the age of 15.
Named the Fabulous Moolah, this famous woman was a professional fighter and wrestler.
This famous woman was a French designer, known for creating a popular brand today. She designed clothes, jewelry and even perfumes.
This comedienne did stand-up comedy, and has her own show called Mike and Molly.
She was the first congresswoman ever.
This famous woman has studied primates almost all her life in Africa. This ethologist found out that chimpanzees can make tools.
This famous woman hosted Mexico's Next Top Model, and was on the cover of several Mexican magazines.
She was a famous English writer, and wrote the book "Pride and Prejudice."
This famous African American was an inventor, and created the automatic refrigeration system for long haul trucks.
This famous African American actor was mostly know for his narration voice. He also had many wide-ranging roles in Hollywood.
Famous for is successful career in Track and Field, this African American ran 100 meters in 9.85 seconds, setting a former world record.
This African American was a very famous professional boxer. BBC titled him the "Sports Personality of the Century."
Known for writing the novel “The Blacker the Berry" in 1929, this well-known African American wrote many satires about black life.
This famous African American was a slave around the 1700's, until he escaped and became a seaman. Later, he was recruited to fight in the Boston Massacre, and was the first man to die in the battle.
Known for his amazing skills on the trumpet, this infamous African American was a jazz artist from New Orleans was one of the most influential musicians of his time.
This infamous African American was the 44th president of the United States, and was the first African American who was ever elected as president.
Known for being a professional basketball player from Cleveland, this African American played for the Miami Heat and was awarded the 2003 Rookie of the Year award.
This famous African American was known for being the first black professional baseball player who played on the Dodgers team. His team number is 42.

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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.

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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.

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Can I create crosswords in other languages?

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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.