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The woman was making a plaid shirt out of the cotton her husband grew.
Alfalfa had a unruly tuft of hair that stuck straight out of his head.
Kelly was difficult to understand when she got her wisdom teeth removed.
Katherine quickly got married and didn't even think of her decisions, because she loved Tom.
Sam was mischievous when he was playing tag, because he didn't want to be it.
After being lied to five times today, Julia was skeptical about everything.
Joe was brave and had a lot of courage when he saved a kid who was caught in a fire.
Sara kept her distance from her ex boyfriend, Dug.
Paige was the best in her class after she got five 100% in a row.
Cameron was anxious to know if she would ever get married in her future.
Allie was resisting going to the principle's office, and she was being disobedient.
Gabe was being disrespectful when talking to his mother when talking about his plans that evening.
Carrie was unwilling to break the law.
Nobody remembered Sandy after she died.
Lauren was an addict, who was addicted to Pepsi.
Caroline fell on the floor right before she was going to perform her song.
Kate looks like she bleaches her hair, because it is so blonde.
Danielle copied someone else's speech when she forgot to write her own.
Russell is a troublemaker, and he was recently proven guilty of a crime.
Emily was struck with fear when an alien fell from the sky.
Megan paused because she felt like she was doing something wrong.
Candace took Chris' attention away from being dumped, by asking him if he wanted to dance.
Luke was stubbornly determined to beat his brother in the race.
Carly was dressed in fancy clothes for her dinner date.
When Joey told Cindy a bad joke, Cindy tried to make a funny face, but it turned out to be an ugly face.
Jake had to run to the church to stop his ex-wife, Samantha, not to get married.
Lily was in a sick state where she was unable to speak, see, or even hear.
Andy all of the sudden became confused about everything that was going on.
Jenna was drunk, and didn't even care about what could happen to her if she drove home.
Lane was so confused, that she didn't even know where she was, or what her name was.
The court stated that Dallis was not quilty of any crime.
Jerry wrote a piece of writing to be able to be in the local newspaper.

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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.

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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.

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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.