Printable Kids Crossword Puzzles With Riddle Clues

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Kids Crossword

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Answer key: Kids Crossword

1B2CEREAL3TC4NOTEBOOKOP5TRASHCANHC6LIBRARYKR7SUI8TCA9SESEPHNOTNG10PANCAKE

Across 2 CEREAL · 4 NOTEBOOK · 5 TRASHCAN · 6 LIBRARY · 7 SUITCASE · 10 PANCAKE

Down 1 BACKPACK · 3 TOOTHBRUSH · 8 TENT · 9 SPONGE

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Everyday Things, Ages 8 to 9 30

  • Alarm Loud sound that wakes you up or warns of danger
  • Backpack Bag with two straps that you carry to school
  • Bakery Shop that sells fresh bread and cakes
  • Bicycle It has two wheels and pedals
  • Blender Kitchen machine that whirls fruit into a smoothie
  • Cereal Crunchy breakfast food you eat from a bowl with milk
  • Doorbell Button a visitor presses so you know they are there
  • Elevator Moving box that carries people between floors
  • Faucet You turn it to get water at the sink
  • Hammer Tool for banging in nails
  • Helmet Hard hat that keeps your head safe on a bike
  • Keyboard Rows of keys you type on
  • Ladder You climb its rungs to reach high places
  • Laundry Dirty clothes waiting to be washed
  • Library Place where you can borrow books for free
  • Mirror Glass that shows your reflection
  • Notebook Book of blank pages for writing notes
  • Pancake Flat, round breakfast food you can top with syrup
  • Pillow Soft thing you rest your head on in bed
  • Pizza Round, flat bread baked with cheese and tomato sauce
  • Plumber Worker who fixes leaky pipes
  • Popcorn Snack of corn kernels that burst in the heat
  • Recycle Turn old cans and paper into new things
  • Sandwich Filling between two slices of bread
  • Sponge Soft, holey thing that soaks up water for washing dishes
  • Stapler Tool that joins papers with a tiny metal clip
  • Suitcase Bag with a handle that you pack for a trip
  • Tent Cloth shelter you sleep in when camping
  • Toothbrush You use it with paste to clean your teeth
  • Trash can Bin by the curb where the rubbish goes

Riddles, Ages 10 to 12 30

  • Bottle It has a neck but no head
  • Candle The longer it burns, the shorter it gets
  • Clock It has a face and two hands but cannot clap
  • Coin It has a head and a tail but no body
  • Comb It has lots of teeth but never bites
  • Darkness The more of it there is, the less you can see
  • Echo It answers you back but never speaks first
  • Egg You must break it before you can use it
  • Envelope It begins with E, ends with E and holds only one letter
  • Fire Feed it and it grows; give it a drink and it dies
  • Footsteps The more you take, the more you leave behind
  • Globe It is round, holds every country, and still fits on a desk
  • Glove It has five fingers but no bones
  • Hole The more you take out of it, the bigger it gets
  • Mountain It has a foot and a peak but no leg and no head
  • Name It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do
  • Needle It has one eye but cannot see
  • Onion It has layers and can make you cry
  • Piano It usually has 88 keys but opens no doors
  • Promise You give it, and then you must keep it
  • Rainbow It shows up after a storm, and nobody can reach its end
  • River It has a mouth and a bed but never eats or sleeps
  • Secret Once you share it, you do not have it anymore
  • Shadow It follows you on a sunny day and disappears at night
  • Silence Say one word and you break it
  • Stairs They go up and down but never move
  • Table It has four legs but cannot walk
  • Time It flies without wings
  • Tomorrow It is always coming but never arrives
  • Towel The more it dries, the wetter it gets

How this list was compiled: 60 clues written for this site for children aged 8 to 12, in two sets: everyday things, and riddles. No animal is an answer, and no answer repeats the 2nd grade bank. The age bands are our suggestion. The riddles are in our own words; a few follow the shape of old folk riddles. No clue was copied from a published puzzle. Licence: own work

How it works

These printable kids crossword puzzles have two sets: everyday things for ages 8 to 9, and riddles for ages 10 to 12, such as The more you take, the more you leave behind. They are vocabulary crosswords.

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Two sets

Everyday Things has Doorbell, Faucet, Stapler and Elevator, each clued by what it does. Riddles has Footsteps, Towel, Silence and Tomorrow, each clued by a riddle in our own words.

For younger or older children

For ages 6 to 7, use the 2nd grade crossword or the sight word crossword. For animals, try the animal crossword. The age bands are our suggestion.

  • Riddles are harder than they look: tick Word bank under the clues in More options for a first try.

Questions and answers

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Every print ends with the answer key on a sheet of its own, and Show all clues and answers, under the puzzle, lists all 60 clues with their answers.

Can kids solve these crosswords on a tablet?

Yes. Tap a square and type; Check word and Reveal letter help when a child is stuck. Letters typed stay in that browser, and nothing is sent anywhere.

Are there crosswords about holidays for kids?

Yes, on their own pages: the Halloween crossword, the Thanksgiving crossword and the Christmas crossword each open on words a child can read.

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