Ice Cream Crossword Puzzle Printable

Print a criss-cross ice cream crossword of flavors, toppings and frozen treats, with its answer key.

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Ice Cream Crossword

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Answer key: Ice Cream Crossword

1NU2M3DTER4CUP5SANDWICHUPOC6C7COW8SCOOPL9DO10BARIKT11SPRINKLESHE

Across 4 CUP · 5 SANDWICH · 7 COW · 8 SCOOP · 10 BAR · 11 SPRINKLES

Down 1 NUTS · 2 MENU · 3 DRIP · 4 CHOCOLATE · 6 COOKIE · 9 DISH

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Flavors 33

  • Almond Pointed oval nut, toasted and slivered for a topping
  • Banana Fruit that comes in a bunch, each one in a yellow jacket
  • Blueberry Pea-sized fruit named for its color, baked into muffins
  • Butterscotch Golden flavor whose name begins with a spread for toast
  • Caramel Golden-brown sweet that pulls into strings when warm
  • Cherry The red one with a stem that sits on the very top
  • Chocolate Dark brown flavor that begins in the seed pods of the cacao tree
  • Cinnamon Spice sold as rolled quills or as a powder for toast and pies
  • Coconut Its white flesh is shredded into flakes; its shell is brown and hairy
  • Coffee Light brown flavor borrowed from the morning mug
  • Cookie Baked round; crumbled, or as raw dough, it is a favorite mix-in
  • Grape Fruit picked by the bunch; the purple kind flavors ice pops
  • Honey Golden sweetener made by bees
  • Lemon Yellow citrus that makes a mouth pucker
  • Lime Green citrus, smaller and rounder than its yellow cousin
  • Mango Golden fruit of hot countries, sliced off a wide flat stone
  • Maple Tree whose sap is boiled down for a pancake topping
  • Mint Herb whose leaves leave your mouth feeling cool and fresh
  • Neapolitan Three flavors side by side in one block: brown, white and pink
  • Peach Its skin is velvety and its juicy flesh hides one hard stone
  • Peanut It ripens underground in a shell and is mashed into a spread for sandwiches
  • Pecan Smooth brown nut from a kind of hickory tree
  • Peppermint Flavor of a hooked holiday sweet with red stripes
  • Pineapple Yellow rings or chunks of it come from a fruit with a tuft on top
  • Pistachio Green nut that gives a pale green flavor
  • Pumpkin Jack-o'-lantern squash; as a flavor it tastes of pie spice
  • Raspberry Red fruit built of many tiny round beads, hollow where it came off the stem
  • Rocky road Bumpy-named flavor with marshmallows and chopped nut pieces inside
  • Spumoni From Italy: a molded dessert in bands of color, studded with candied fruit
  • Strawberry Pink flavor named for a red fruit that grows low to the ground
  • Toffee Hard buttery sweet, smashed into bits for a mix-in
  • Vanilla Pale flavor of the plainest scoops; it starts in orchid pods
  • Walnut Round-shelled nut, cracked open for its two bumpy halves

Toppings and Mix-Ins 23

  • Brownie Dense, chewy, fudgy baked square, cut from a pan
  • Candy Sweets in general: lollipops, gumdrops, jelly beans
  • Chip Tiny dark morsel baked into cookies
  • Chunk Thick, solid piece of something mixed in
  • Coating Thin shell that hardens over a dipped treat
  • Crumbs Tiny broken bits of cookies or crackers
  • Crunch Sound and feel of biting something crisp
  • Dip Plunge for a second into something melted
  • Dollop A spoonful plopped on top
  • Drizzle Let fall in a thin stream, back and forth over the top
  • Fudge Thick, dark topping poured on hot
  • Gooey Thick, wet and clingy, like half-melted cheese
  • Marshmallow Puffy white sweet, also melted into a fluffy topping
  • Nuts Chopped almonds, pecans or pistachios
  • Pretzel Salty brown snack bent into loops
  • Ripple Wavy streak of a second flavor running through a tub
  • Sauce Pourable topping, served warm in a little pitcher
  • Sprinkles Tiny rainbow bits scattered on at the very end
  • Swirl Twisting ribbon of one color through another
  • Syrup Thick, sweet liquid squeezed from a bottle
  • Wafer Paper-thin crisp biscuit that snaps
  • Waffle Its batter is pressed in a hot iron that leaves a grid of little pockets
  • Whip Beat fast until light and fluffy

Frozen Treats 23

  • Bar Flat block of ice cream in a hard shell, eaten out of its wrapper
  • Cake Party dessert with candles; one kind is built from layers of ice cream
  • Custard Thick, smooth frozen dessert made with yolks
  • Float Tall glass of fizz with ice cream riding on the foam
  • Gelato What ice cream is called in Rome
  • Granita Sicilian dessert of coarse, grainy flavored ice
  • Kulfi Dense ice cream of South Asia, often flavored with cardamom or pistachios
  • Malt Thick drink with the toasty flavor of sprouted, dried barley
  • Mochi Japanese rice dough; a small round of it can wrap a ball of ice cream
  • Paleta Mexico's frozen treat on a stick
  • Parfait Dessert built in layers in a tall, clear glass
  • Pop Fruit-flavored ice frozen on a stick
  • Sandwich Two cookies with ice cream for the filling
  • Shake Thick drink whirled in a blender from ice cream
  • Sherbet Fruit ice with just a little cream stirred through
  • Slush Flavored ice so mushy that it can be drunk
  • Smoothie Thick drink of fruit whirled until smooth
  • Soft serve Ice cream pushed straight from a machine in a tall spiral
  • Sorbet Smooth, scoopable ice made of fruit, with no cream at all
  • Split Dessert named for a yellow fruit cut lengthwise, with scoops between the halves
  • Sundae Scoops dressed up with toppings; its name sounds like a day of the week
  • Twist Two flavors spiraled together from one machine
  • Yogurt Tangy cultured dairy food, also sold frozen

At the Ice Cream Shop 37

  • Bowl Deep round container to eat from at the table
  • Cart Pushed wagon that sells treats in a park
  • Carton Lidded paperboard box that store-bought ice cream comes in
  • Cone You hold it by the point and eat it last
  • Counter Long surface where orders are taken and handed over
  • Creamy Smooth and rich on the tongue
  • Cup Small round paper container for one serving
  • Dish Any plate or shallow container food is served in
  • Double Two balls of ice cream stacked up
  • Drip Fall in drops, as a warm treat does down your hand
  • Fountain Old drugstore spot where fizzy drinks and sundaes were mixed while you waited
  • Freezer Appliance that keeps food below the point where water turns to ice
  • Frosty White with tiny ice crystals, like a chilled glass
  • Gallon The biggest tub: it holds sixteen cups
  • Jingle Bright, bouncy tune you can hear coming down the block
  • Lick What a tongue does around the edge before the drips win
  • Line On a hot day it runs out the door and down the block
  • Melt What ice cream starts to do the moment it leaves the cold
  • Menu List of what a shop sells, with prices
  • Napkin Folded paper for wiping chins
  • Order Tell the worker what you would like
  • Parlor Old-fashioned word for a shop that sells ice cream
  • Pint Sixteen fluid ounces, a common size for a tub of ice cream
  • Quart Medium tub that holds four cups
  • Sample Tiny free try before choosing
  • Scoop One ball of ice cream; also the name of the digger
  • Single The smallest size: one ball of ice cream
  • Soda Bubbly drink sold by the can or the bottle
  • Spoon What you eat ice cream with when it comes in a paper tub
  • Stand Small roadside booth that sells cones through a window
  • Sticky Tacky to the touch, like glue or jam
  • Straw A milkshake comes with a wide one
  • Summer The season of long, hot days
  • Taste Try a little with your tongue
  • Triple Three balls of ice cream in one serving
  • Truck Vehicle that sells frozen treats from street to street
  • Vendor Person who sells things, often outdoors

Making Ice Cream 30

  • Air It is beaten in while the mix freezes, which makes each bite lighter
  • Batch One round of making, from mixing to freezing
  • Blend Mix together until smooth
  • Chill Make cold without turning to ice
  • Churn Keep a freezing mix moving so it turns smooth, not icy
  • Cow Dairy animal with a moo
  • Crank Bent arm on an old wooden-bucket maker; around and around it goes
  • Creamery Business that turns what cows give into butter and cheese
  • Crystal Tiny solid piece of ice; smaller ones make a smoother bite
  • Dasher Name for the stirrer in a hand-cranked ice cream maker
  • Egg Breakfast food in a shell; its yolk makes a base richer
  • Extract Strong liquid flavoring sold in a small bottle
  • Freeze Get so cold that liquid turns hard
  • Harden Become firm and stiff
  • Homemade Made in your own kitchen, not bought
  • Ingredient One of the foods that go into something you cook
  • Layer One level of a stacked dessert
  • Milk It comes from a dairy barn, and ice cream begins with it
  • Mold Hollow shape that a liquid sets in
  • Paddle Flat stirrer shaped like a short oar
  • Pod Long seed case of a bean plant or an orchid
  • Pour Tip the pitcher until the cream streams out
  • Recipe Card or page that lists what goes in and what to do
  • Ripe Sweet and ready, as fruit at its best
  • Salt Mixed with ice around the can of a hand-cranked maker to make it colder
  • Stir Mix by moving a tool round and round
  • Sugar White grains that sweeten the mix
  • Texture How a food feels in the mouth: smooth, gritty or lumpy
  • Thaw Lose its iciness after coming out of the cold
  • Whisk Balloon of wire loops on a handle

How this list was compiled: Clues written for this site for elementary classes and summer parties, in five sets: flavors, toppings and mix-ins, frozen treats, the ice cream shop and making ice cream. Each answer was looked up in Wiktionary and the American Heritage Dictionary, and the food facts were checked against English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA 4.0), in October 2026. No brand of ice cream is named, and no clue was copied from a published puzzle. Licence: own work

How it works

This ice cream crossword puzzle printable opens on words a young child knows, such as Scoop, Cup, Cookie and Sprinkles. It is a vocabulary crossword on Letter or A4, and no brand of ice cream is named in any clue.

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Five sets and an easy one

Flavors has Pistachio, Neapolitan and Butterscotch. Toppings and Mix-Ins has Fudge, Dollop and Drizzle. Frozen Treats goes around the world: Gelato, Kulfi, Paleta, Mochi and Granita. At the Ice Cream Shop has Parlor, Pint and Jingle. Making Ice Cream has Churn, Dasher and Crank.

For an ice cream party or the last week of school

Give each table a different set, then trade sheets. Making Ice Cream pairs with churning a batch in class: Salt, Crank and Air are clued by what they do in the maker.

Questions and answers

Is there a free ice cream crossword puzzle with an answer key?

Yes. It is free, with no sign-up. The answer key prints last on a sheet of its own, so the puzzle can go home and the key can stay with you.

What age is the ice cream crossword for?

Easy Ice Cream Words suits grades 1 to 3, and the other sets suit grades 3 to 6, in our judgment, which is not a published standard.

What is the difference between sherbet and sorbet?

Sorbet is fruit juice or puree frozen with sugar, with no dairy. Sherbet adds a little milk or cream. Both are answers in Frozen Treats, each with its own clue.

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