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Birthday Crossword

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  • Badge
  • Hide
  • May
  • Peek
  • Photo
  • Slice
  • Tier
  • Toss

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Answer key: Birthday Crossword

1B2MAY3TDO4HG5SLICESD6PEEKHO7TIERO

Across 2 MAY · 5 SLICE · 6 PEEK · 7 TIER

Down 1 BADGE · 3 TOSS · 4 HIDE · 6 PHOTO

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The Cake 29

  • Bakery Shop where cakes are ordered and decorated
  • Batter Wet mix poured into the pan before baking
  • Brownie Bar cut from a pan, chewy at the middle and crisp at the edge
  • Buttercream Fluffy, rich topping beaten until pale and smooth
  • Candle One of these is lit on the cake for each year
  • Caramel Chewy golden-brown candy, or a sauce for apples
  • Cheesecake Rich, creamy cake on a graham cracker crust
  • Chocolate Cocoa-rich flavor of a devil's food cake
  • Cookie Snickerdoodle or gingersnap, for one
  • Crumb Tiny bit left behind when the cake is gone
  • Dessert Final treat of dinner, after the main dish
  • Filling Jam or cream hidden in the middle of a cake
  • Flame Tiny fire dancing at the tip of a taper
  • Flour White powder ground from wheat, the bulk of most cakes
  • Fondant Smooth, rolled-out sweet paste draped over a fancy cake
  • Fork Utensil for cake, with prongs
  • Fudge Creamy candy sold in slabs at seaside shops
  • Ice cream Frozen treat scooped beside the cake
  • Icing Sweet coating smoothed over the top and sides
  • Layer One of the sheets of sponge inside a frosted cake
  • Lollipop Sucker, by its longer name
  • Plate Flat dish, often paper at a party
  • Shortcake Biscuit-like cake piled with strawberries and cream
  • Slice Wedge-shaped piece cut with a knife
  • Sugar Granules that sweeten a cake
  • Tier One story of a stacked cake
  • Topper Figure or number set at the very top of a cake
  • Vanilla Flavor from the pod of an orchid, the classic for white cake
  • Wick Braided thread that runs through wax

The Party 29

  • Arcade Place to win tickets at pinball and claw machines
  • Badge Pin-on button that says "I am 7"
  • Balloon Helium makes it float to the ceiling
  • Centerpiece Showy arrangement that sits where everyone can see it
  • Clown Circus funnyman with a painted face
  • Crown Gold paper circle worn by the birthday king or queen
  • Decorate To dress up a room with banners and bright colors
  • Favor Small take-home gift handed out at the door
  • Friends Pals from school or the neighborhood
  • Garland String of paper flags or flowers hung in a swoop
  • Guest Person who was invited
  • Horn Paper cone you blow to make a toot
  • Host One who throws the bash and greets people at the door
  • Invitation Message that asks you to come, on paper or by email
  • Juggler Performer tossing pins or rings in a loop
  • Kazoo Tube that changes a hum into a buzz
  • Magician Entertainer who pulls a rabbit out of a hat
  • Memory Moment you will think back on years from now
  • Noisemaker Rattle, clacker or blowout that adds to the racket
  • Photo Picture snapped as everyone says cheese
  • Pizza Round pie cut into triangles
  • Popcorn Movie snack sold by the tub
  • Punch Red fruit drink with floating sherbet
  • Shout "Happy birthday!" is one, said very loudly
  • Sleepover Party where everyone brings a pillow and stays the night
  • Surprise Kind of party kept secret from the person being celebrated
  • Tablecloth Wipe-clean plastic sheet in party colors under the snacks
  • Theme Dinosaurs, mermaids or superheroes, for a party
  • Tiara Small jeweled half-circle worn in the hair

Party Games 30

  • Beanbag Square pouch pitched in a game of cornhole
  • Bingo What a player yells after covering five in a line
  • Blindfold Scarf that keeps a player from seeing
  • Cards Deck of 52
  • Chairs Seats raced for when the song cuts off
  • Charades Acting out a word with no talking
  • Clue Hint that leads to the next spot
  • Donkey Animal on the poster in a classic pinning game
  • Freeze "Stop and hold it!" in a dance game
  • Hide First half of a game in which one player counts to twenty
  • Leapfrog Game of vaulting over a crouching pal's back
  • Limbo Game of bending backward under a lowered pole
  • Marbles Shooters, aggies and cat's-eyes
  • Obstacle Something in the way that must be climbed or dodged
  • Parachute Big round cloth that a circle of kids lifts and lowers
  • Piñata Papier-mâché figure filled with candy, hit until it breaks
  • Prize Trophy or medal, for example
  • Puzzle Maze or crossword, for example
  • Race Sprint in which the first one across wins
  • Scavenger Word before "hunt" for a search with a checklist
  • Seek To look for the players who are hiding
  • Spinner Arrow flicked to see how far to move
  • Statues Game in which players must hold perfectly still
  • Tail Part pinned on in a classic party game
  • Team Side in a relay
  • Toss Gentle underhand throw
  • Trivia Quiz questions about fun facts
  • Tug First word of a rope-pulling contest "of war"
  • Turn Your chance to play
  • Winner One who beats all the others

Gifts 30

  • Blocks Wooden cubes for building towers
  • Bow Looped decoration stuck on top of a package
  • Box Six-sided carton with a secret inside
  • Bracelet Band of beads or links on the arm
  • Card It opens to reveal "Happy birthday" and a signature
  • Coupon Slip good for one free chore or one hug
  • Doll Figure of a person with clothes to change
  • Envelope Paper pocket that is sealed and addressed
  • Goldfish Shiny swimmer won at a fair or bought at a pet shop
  • Guess What you do when you shake a gift before opening it
  • Homemade Crafted in your own kitchen or at your own desk
  • Jigsaw Interlocking cardboard pieces that build a scene
  • Necklace Pendant hangs from it
  • Paints Set of colors with a brush
  • Peek Sly glance through a gap in the paper
  • Present Something given, hidden under paper
  • Receipt Slip of paper that lets a gift be exchanged
  • Ribbon Curled trim on a wrapped package
  • Robot Machine pal that beeps and rolls
  • Rocket Model that blasts off with a whoosh
  • Skateboard Board ridden at a park with ramps and rails
  • Teddy Kind of bear that is cuddled, not feared
  • Telescope Stargazer's instrument on a tripod
  • Thanks What a polite note says after the party
  • Toy Plaything on a shelf or in a chest
  • Unwrap To undo the paper and tape on a package
  • Wallet Folding holder for money
  • Watch Timepiece with a band and a buckle
  • Wrap To dress a gift in bright paper
  • Yarn Soft strand for knitting a scarf

Ages and Months 32

  • Age Number that goes up by one on every birthday
  • Annual Yearly, like a birthday
  • April Fourth month, when jokers get the first day
  • August Month named for the first emperor of Rome
  • Birthstone Jewel assigned to the month a person arrived
  • Born Brought into the world
  • Calendar Chart of days where a birthday gets circled
  • Centenarian Person who has had one hundred birthdays
  • Century Span celebrated on a hundredth birthday
  • Decade Span from a tenth birthday back to day one
  • December Month whose name means tenth, though it is now the twelfth
  • February Only month that can end on the 28th
  • Garnet Deep red gem for birthdays in the first month
  • Infant Baby not yet one year old
  • January Month that opens every year, named for two-faced Janus
  • July Month renamed for Julius Caesar
  • June Month said to be named for the goddess Juno
  • Leap Word for a year with an extra day at the end of its second month
  • March Month named for Mars
  • May Month said to be named for the goddess Maia
  • Milestone Big birthday such as a tenth or a hundredth
  • November Month whose name means ninth, though it now comes eleventh
  • October Month whose name means eighth, though it now comes tenth
  • Opal Shimmering, many-colored gem for birthdays in the tenth month
  • Quinceañera Party thrown when a daughter is fifteen, a Latin American tradition
  • Ruby Red gem for birthdays in the seventh month
  • Sapphire Blue gem for birthdays in the ninth month
  • September Month whose name means seventh, though it now comes ninth
  • Teenager Person from thirteen to nineteen
  • Toddler Wobbly walker of about one to three
  • Triplets Three children who arrive together
  • Twins Two children who share a birthday and a family

How this list was compiled: Clues written for this site for a class birthday or a party table: the cake, the party, party games, gifts, and ages and months. Every answer is an entry in Wiktionary (en.wiktionary.org). The month names, the birthstones and the facts about ages were checked against English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA 4.0) in October 2026. All twelve months are answers. No brand, character or song is named, and no clue was copied from a published puzzle. Licence: own work

How it works

These birthday crossword puzzles are free printable vocabulary crosswords for a party table or a class birthday: the cake, the party, games, gifts, and ages and months. All twelve months are answers, each with its own clue.

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Five party sets and a short one

Short Birthday Words keeps answers to 5 letters or fewer: Wick, Bow, Tug, Opal. The Cake has Fondant and Buttercream. The Party has Noisemaker and Centerpiece. Party Games has Piñata, Charades and Leapfrog. Gifts has Envelope, Jigsaw and Telescope. Ages and Months has Toddler, Centenarian and Quinceañera.

For a party table

Press New puzzle before each print and each guest gets a different grid from the same set. The answer key prints last, so it can be kept back.

  • Ages and Months doubles as a calendar review: every month is an answer.

Questions and answers

Can I put the birthday child's name in the crossword?

Not on this page: its clues come from the bank. The name crossword maker builds a grid from names you type, such as the guests at the party.

What ages are the birthday crossword puzzles for?

Short Birthday Words suits about ages 7 to 9, with a word bank under the clues. The five themed sets suit ages 8 to 12. These bands are our judgment, not a published standard.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. It prints on its own sheet after the puzzle, and Show all clues and answers, under the tool, lists the whole bank.

Which birthstones are in the clues?

Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire and Opal, each clued by its color and by where its month falls in the year. Birthstone itself is an answer in Ages and Months.

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