Printable Crossword Puzzles With Answer Keys, by Theme

Vocabulary crosswords in a criss-cross grid, one page per grade, subject or season, each printed with its answer key.

186 pages

By grade 9

Grade level vocabulary from second to sixth grade, tiny sight word grids for beginning readers, everyday words and riddles for ages 8 to 12, and a mixed set for teens.

Math 7

Unit vocabulary for math, geometry, science, biology, the periodic table, space, the oceans, dinosaurs, geography, the 50 states, history, the Renaissance, mythology, literary terms, parts of speech, homophones, computers, art and music, plus animals, birds, dogs, sports, football, cooking and video games.

Science 39

History and geography 26

Art and music 5

Sports and outdoors 13

Animals and nature 15

Words and stories 17

Food, fun and hobbies 15

Seasons and holidays 33

Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, spring, Easter, Earth Day, summer, the Fourth of July, Labor Day and back to school, plus a birthday set, for the weeks when the calendar sets the theme.

Adults, seniors and learners 7

An easy large print set, a harder set for adults, a hard set of straight-fact clues, a wedding and shower set, a baby shower game sheet, a garden set for adult gardeners, and beginner English for learners.

Every puzzle in this set is a vocabulary crossword: a criss-cross grid in which each answer shares a letter with at least one other, with numbered Across and Down clues beside it. The themes run from sight words and second to sixth grade vocabulary to math, science, geography, history, art and music, and from Halloween and Thanksgiving to Christmas, Easter and the Fourth of July, plus a wedding set, beginner English, an easy large print set and a harder set for adults.

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Each page builds its puzzle from its own bank of clues, written for this site and checked against a dictionary or a named source. The whole bank is listed under the tool. Print on Letter or A4 and the answer key prints on the last page. To build a crossword from your own class list, use the name crossword maker.

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