Description

The central or innermost portion of the Earth.
A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet.
The outermost layer of the Earth.
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
The theory that the solar ans stellar systems were developed from a primeval nebula.
A length or portion of time.
Of, relating to, or denoting the period before written records.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.
Any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
A combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel.
The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
(of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.
A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
A layer of natural material.
A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
The action or process of adapting or being adapted.
The variability among living organisms from all sources.
(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
An amount or layer of a substance that gradually develops in a particular place.
A fossil reptile of the Mesozoic era, often reaching an enormous size.
The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
Develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
A process for determining the age of an object by measuring the amount of a given radioactive material it contains.
The order in which sedimentary strata are superposed one above another.
An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.

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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.