Vegetable Crossword Puzzle

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Vegetable Crossword

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  • Beet
  • Broccoli
  • Carrot
  • Corn
  • Onion
  • Pea
  • Pepper
  • Potato
  • Pumpkin
  • Spinach
  • Squash
  • Tomato

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Answer key: Vegetable Crossword

1S2PQE3BU4CARROTAO5B6SPINACHEHCE7TOMATOL8PUM9PKIN10OENPI11POTATOEN12CORN

Across 4 CARROT · 6 SPINACH · 7 TOMATO · 8 PUMPKIN · 11 POTATO · 12 CORN

Down 1 SQUASH · 2 PEA · 3 BROCCOLI · 5 BEET · 9 PEPPER · 10 ONION

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Roots, Bulbs and Tubers 16

  • Beet Round root, deep purple all through
  • Carrot Long orange taproot
  • Cassava Root that tapioca comes from
  • Garlic Bulb of 10 to 20 cloves
  • Ginger Knobby underground stem used as a spice
  • Jicama Tuberous root of a Mesoamerican vine
  • Onion Bulb of layers; cut one and eyes may sting
  • Parsnip Cream-colored root that grows sweeter after winter frosts
  • Potato Tuber with "eyes" on its surface
  • Radish Small crunchy root with a sharp, spicy bite
  • Rutabaga Big yellow-fleshed root, called a swede in Britain
  • Scallion Hollow green leaves on a slim white base, with a mild taste
  • Shallot Small mild bulb that forms in clusters
  • Taro Corm that is a staple from Africa to Oceania; kalo in Hawaii
  • Turnip Root whose top goes purple where sunlight reaches it
  • Yam Tropical tuber with rough skin that softens when cooked

Leaves, Stalks and Flowers 21

  • Artichoke Bud of a thistle, picked while still closed
  • Arugula Leaf also known as rocket
  • Asparagus Shoots that turn woody once their buds open
  • Bok choy Chinese leaf vegetable that forms no head
  • Broccoli Florets arranged like a little tree
  • Cabbage Dense head fermented into sauerkraut or kimchi
  • Cauliflower Head of undeveloped buds called the curd
  • Celery Vegetable whose long leaf stems are the crisp part
  • Chard Its large leaf stalks are often cooked apart from the leaf
  • Chives Herb with thin tubular stems, snipped over food
  • Endive Salad leaf with a bitter edge, curly or broad
  • Fennel Swollen white base and feathery leaves with a taste like anise
  • Kale Curly or flat leaves that never form a head
  • Kohlrabi Round swollen stem, eaten raw or cooked
  • Leek Long white shaft of wrapped leaf bases with a mild taste
  • Lettuce Leaf vegetable that goes raw into wraps
  • Radicchio Red-leaved head with white veins and a bitter taste
  • Rhubarb Tart leaf stalks that end up in crumbles and other desserts
  • Spinach Leaf vegetable sold fresh, canned or frozen; it came from Asia
  • Sprout Brussels ___: leafy green bud that grows along a tall stalk
  • Watercress Leafy green of an aquatic plant

Pods, Vines and Seeds Inside 20

  • Avocado Large berry with a single big seed, from a tree of the laurel family
  • Bean Navy, Lima or runner, for example
  • Chili Small pod famous for its heat; a jalapeño is one
  • Cob Hard center of an ear, left when the kernels are gone
  • Corn Tall grass whose ears are picked for the table
  • Cucumber Fruit of a creeping vine; one type is grown for pickling
  • Edamame Soybeans picked before they ripen and served in the pod
  • Eggplant Purple and spongy; to a botanist, a berry
  • Garbanzo Another name for the chickpea, the seed in hummus
  • Harvest Picking time on a farm
  • Husk Green outer covering stripped from an ear
  • Lentil Small seed shaped like a lens
  • Okra Green seed pod, known in some countries as lady's fingers
  • Olive Fruit of a gnarled, twisted tree with gray-green leaves
  • Pea Each pod holds several of these seeds
  • Pepper The sweet kind is named for a bell
  • Pumpkin Round and orange; its pulp fills a holiday pie
  • Squash Butternut or spaghetti, for example
  • Tomato Red berry served as a vegetable
  • Zucchini Fruit of a vining plant, picked while its rind is still soft; also courgette

Easy Fruits 19

  • Apple Round tree fruit baked in pies
  • Banana Long curved fruit that grows upward in clusters
  • Bunch Many fruits growing together on one stem
  • Cherry Small red stone fruit; some kinds are sweet, some sour
  • Core The part with the seeds, left after the last bite
  • Date Very sweet fruit of a palm tree
  • Fig Teardrop-shaped fruit that ripens toward purple or brown
  • Juice Liquid squeezed from fruit to fill a glass
  • Kiwi Egg-sized fruit with rows of tiny black seeds
  • Lemon Sour citrus baked into meringue pie
  • Lime Small, round, green and sour
  • Mango Its single stone is flat and oblong
  • Melon Large fruit with sweet, soft flesh inside a rind
  • Orchard Rows of fruit trees make one
  • Peach Stone fruit with fuzz on its skin
  • Pear Tree fruit that is wider at the bottom than the top
  • Pit Hard stone in the middle of some fruits
  • Plum Stone fruit whose skin wears a natural waxy coat
  • Ripe At its sweetest and ready for the basket

Berries, Grapes and Melons 19

  • Blackberry Bramble fruit; picked, its center stays inside
  • Blueberry Shrub fruit with a flared crown; pale green, then reddish, then ready
  • Bog Acidic wetland where one tart red fruit grows
  • Cane Woody stem of a bramble fruit, planted dormant in winter
  • Cantaloupe Its rind looks wrapped in a net
  • Cranberry Tart fruit that turns from light green to red
  • Currant Black ___: shrub fruit that is usually cooked, as in preserves and syrups
  • Elderberry Small dark fruit that hangs in clusters on a shrub
  • Gooseberry Fruit of a bush; green, red, purple, yellow or white
  • Grape Small and round; it grows in clusters on a vine
  • Honeydew Smooth rind and pale green flesh
  • Jam Preserve that goes on toast
  • Mulberry Tree fruit that goes from pink to red to dark purple or black
  • Raisin Small, wrinkled and sweet; traditionally dried in the sun
  • Raspberry Bumpy fruit; picked, it comes away hollow
  • Seedless Describes fruit bred to have no pips
  • Strawberry Red fruit dotted all over with tiny achenes
  • Vineyard Plantation whose crop is dried, pressed or eaten at the table
  • Watermelon Huge fruit with a firm rind, red or pink inside

Orchard, Citrus and Tropical Fruits 24

  • Apricot Small stone fruit whose tree flowers before its leaves appear
  • Clementine Citrus that splits into 7 to 14 segments
  • Coconut Palm fruit that gives oil, milk and a watery drink
  • Dragon fruit It grows on a cactus and its skin is covered in scales
  • Durian Large and thorn-covered, known for its strong odor
  • Grapefruit Large, sour to bitter citrus, perhaps named for hanging in clusters
  • Guava Tropical fruit whose pulp runs from off-white to deep pink
  • Jackfruit Largest fruit borne on any tree
  • Kumquat Small oval or round citrus, often eaten whole, skin and all
  • Lychee Small sweet fruit in a rough pink-red shell
  • Mandarin Small citrus whose thin, loose peel comes off easily
  • Nectarine Stone fruit with glossy skin whose close twin wears fuzz
  • Papaya It is ready when its skin turns amber to orange
  • Passion fruit Round to oval, it grows on a vine from Brazil and is full of juicy seeds
  • Persimmon Orange fruit that puckers the mouth until it is fully mature
  • Pineapple Tropical fruit formed when over 100 flowers fuse into one
  • Plantain It looks like a lunchbox fruit but is usually fried or boiled first
  • Pomegranate Red-purple fruit with chambers full of seeds
  • Pomelo Largest citrus fruit
  • Prune Dark and wrinkled; it was dried from a smooth fruit
  • Quince Hard, tart, golden-yellow fruit, usually cooked or made into jelly
  • Starfruit Ridged fruit; a slice across it has five or six points
  • Tangerine Small citrus that tastes sweeter and stronger than its big cousin
  • Zest Thin shavings cut from citrus rind to season food

How this list was compiled: Clues written for this site for grades 2 to 6. What part of the plant is eaten, how it grows and what it looks like were checked against English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and, for some words, the American Heritage Dictionary (ahdictionary.com), in October 2026. No clue is diet advice. Licence: own work

How it works

This vegetable crossword puzzle fits Letter or A4, with a word bank and the answer key. The first puzzle has 12 easy vegetables, among them Carrot, Spinach, Pepper, Squash, Potato and Onion. For a fruit crossword, choose Easy Fruits.

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Vegetables by the part you eat

Roots, Bulbs and Tubers has Turnip, Garlic, Cassava and Taro. Leaves, Stalks and Flowers has Kale, Artichoke, Rhubarb and Fennel. Pods, Vines and Seeds Inside has Okra, Eggplant, Avocado and Zucchini.

Three fruit sets

Easy Fruits has short words such as Fig, Pear, Plum and Lime. Berries, Grapes and Melons has Raspberry, Cranberry, Raisin and Cantaloupe. Orchard, Citrus and Tropical Fruits has Kumquat, Papaya, Lychee and Starfruit.

  • Orange is never an answer: the color clues Carrot, Pumpkin and Persimmon, so the citrus fruits here are Tangerine, Clementine and Mandarin.

Questions and answers

Is there a fruit crossword worksheet for kindergarten?

Easy Fruits is the nearest: short words such as Fig, Pear and Plum, and the word bank under the clues gives the spellings to copy. The clues are written for older readers, so read them aloud to a kindergarten class.

Does the vegetable crossword puzzle have an answer key?

Yes. The key prints last, on a sheet of its own: the grid filled in, then the answers by clue number. There is nothing to pay and no sign-up.

What grade is the vegetable crossword puzzle for?

Easy Vegetables and Easy Fruits suit grades 2 to 4. The other five sets, with answers such as Kohlrabi and Persimmon, suit grades 4 to 6. These bands are our judgment, not a published standard.

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Both. To a botanist the tomato is a berry, which is a kind of fruit; in the kitchen it is eaten as a vegetable. Eggplant, zucchini and avocado are fruits in the same sense. Tomato is an answer in Easy Vegetables.

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