Free Printable Superhero Crosswords

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Superhero Crossword

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Answer key: Superhero Crossword

1VI2CTORYRA3VSI4D5S6HELMETTLFR7BRAVEEOINNOND8FLIGHT9ZT10STRONGHO11BEAM

Across 1 VICTORY · 6 HELMET · 7 BRAVE · 8 FLIGHT · 10 STRONG · 11 BEAM

Down 2 CRASH · 3 VILLAIN · 4 DEFEND · 5 STRENGTH · 7 BOOTS · 9 ZOOM

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Costume and Gear 28

  • Armor Hard covering that protects the body
  • Badge Pin that shows who someone is or what group they belong to
  • Base Home ___: where a group of heroes meets
  • Belt Waist strap with pouches for a hero's tools
  • Blueprint Detailed drawing of how to build something
  • Boots Tall footwear that finishes a hero's outfit
  • Cape Sleeveless cloak that streams out behind a flying hero
  • Costume The outfit a hero changes into
  • Cowl Hood-like face covering that hides most of a hero's head
  • Disguise Clothes that keep people from knowing who you are
  • Emblem Symbol worn on a hero's chest
  • Gadget Handy little device a hero pulls out in a pinch
  • Gauntlet Armored glove with a long cuff
  • Gloves A pair covers a hero's hands
  • Goggles Strapped-on eye protection
  • Helmet Protective headgear
  • Hideout Secret place to lie low
  • Jetpack Worn on the back, it lets a hero fly without wings
  • Lair Secret den of a story's bad guy
  • Lasso Rope with a loop for catching
  • Mask Face covering that hides who a hero is
  • Ring Band worn on a finger; in stories, it may hold powers
  • Rocket Engine that blasts a ship skyward
  • Shield Disk or plate held up to stop a blow
  • Signal Sign or light that calls for help
  • Tights Stretchy, close-fitting leg wear of a classic hero outfit
  • Vehicle Car, jet or motorcycle: a hero's ride
  • Visor Front piece that shields the eyes

Super Powers 52

  • Agility The ability to move quickly and easily
  • Beam Ray of light
  • Blast Sudden, powerful burst
  • Climb Go up a wall, hand over hand
  • Cosmic Having to do with outer space
  • Dash Short, fast run
  • Durable Hard to damage
  • Elastic Able to be pulled long and spring back
  • Energy The ability to do work; heroes in stories shoot bolts of it
  • Flame Tongue of fire
  • Flight The power to travel through the air
  • Force field Unseen barrier that blocks every attack
  • Freeze Turn water solid
  • Genius Person of amazing brain power
  • Giant Enormous: taller than a house
  • Glide Sail through the air without flapping or engines
  • Gravity The pull that a flying hero defies
  • Healing The power to get well again in no time
  • Hover Stay in one place in the air
  • Immune Not able to be harmed by something
  • Invincible Impossible to defeat
  • Invisible What a hero becomes when no eye can find them
  • Laser Device that makes a thin, intense line of light
  • Leap Long, high jump
  • Levitate Rise and float in the air
  • Lightning Bolt of electricity from a storm cloud
  • Magic Power in stories that works by spells
  • Magnetism The force that sticks a magnet to steel
  • Meteor Shooting star: the glow of a bit of space rock hitting the air
  • Mighty Having great power
  • Morph Change from one shape into another
  • Radar It spots faraway aircraft with radio waves
  • Reflexes Split-second reactions
  • Senses Sight, hearing and the rest; a hero's are extra sharp
  • Serum Liquid made in a lab; in stories, one can give powers
  • Shapeshifter One who can change form at will
  • Shrink Become tiny
  • Soar Fly high above the rooftops
  • Speed The power to outrun a train
  • Stealth Moving so quietly that no one notices
  • Strength The power to lift a bus
  • Stretch Pull longer, like rubber
  • Swift Very fast
  • Telekinesis The power to move things without touching them
  • Telepathy Mind-to-mind communication
  • Teleport Disappear from one place and appear in another at once
  • Thunder The rumble a storm makes after each flash
  • Tornado Funnel-shaped windstorm, also called a twister
  • Vanish Go out of sight suddenly
  • Weakness The one thing that can bring even the toughest hero down
  • X-ray ___ vision: the power to see through walls
  • Zoom Race by in a blur

Heroes and Villains 36

  • Alias A name used in place of a real one
  • Alien Visitor from another planet, in stories
  • Ally Friend who fights on your side
  • Alter ego A person's second self, such as a hero's everyday side
  • Archenemy A hero's chief foe
  • Bandit Robber, often one of a gang
  • Champion One who fights for a cause or for others
  • Citizen Person who lives in a city or a country
  • Clone Living copy with the very same genes
  • Crook Dishonest person, in everyday speech
  • Cyborg In stories, a being that is part human and part machine
  • Defender One who stands up for those under attack
  • Guardian One who watches over and protects
  • Henchman Loyal helper of a crime boss
  • Heroine A woman or a girl admired for daring deeds
  • Identity Secret ___: a hero's everyday name and life
  • Inventor Maker of brand-new gadgets
  • Legend Famous person whose deeds are told again and again
  • Mastermind The planner behind a complicated crime
  • Mayor Official elected to lead a city
  • Mentor Wise teacher who trains a young hero
  • Minion Lowly follower who takes orders
  • Monster Huge, frightening creature of stories
  • Nemesis An enemy who is hard to beat, again and again
  • Outlaw Person on the run from the law
  • Reporter Person who gathers news for a paper or a broadcast
  • Rival One who competes against you
  • Robot Machine that can carry out tasks on its own
  • Rookie Newcomer still learning the job
  • Scientist Person who runs experiments in a lab
  • Sidekick The trusty partner who helps a hero
  • Squad Small group trained to work as one
  • Team Heroes who join forces make one
  • Thief One who takes what is not theirs
  • Vigilante Person who fights crime without being part of the police
  • Villain The bad guy of a story

Brave Deeds 43

  • Alarm Bell or buzzer that warns of trouble
  • Alley Narrow lane with buildings on both sides
  • Bold Not afraid to take a risk
  • Brave Not held back by fear
  • Capture Catch and hold
  • Chase Race after
  • Courage What it takes to act while afraid
  • Defend Fight to keep safe
  • Disaster Sudden event that causes great damage
  • Duty A job that must be done because it is right
  • Emergency Crisis that calls for fast action
  • Escape Break free
  • Fearless Scared of nothing
  • Heist Daring robbery of a bank or a museum
  • Honor A good name earned by doing right
  • Hope Belief that things will turn out well
  • Humble Not boastful about one's own deeds
  • Justice What a fair court delivers
  • Kind Quick to help and slow to hurt
  • Loyalty Sticking by a friend through anything
  • Mayhem Wild disorder and confusion
  • Menace Person or thing that is a threat
  • Mercy Sparing a beaten foe
  • Mission Special assignment
  • Noble Honorable and unselfish
  • Oath Solemn promise
  • Patrol Make the rounds, keeping watch
  • Peril Great danger
  • Protect Keep out of harm's way
  • Rescue Save from a burning building, for one
  • Rooftop Flat perch high above the street
  • Sacrifice Giving up something dear for the sake of others
  • Scheme Sneaky plan
  • Siren Wailing warning device on a fire truck
  • Skyscraper City tower with dozens of floors
  • Strong Having great muscle power
  • Teamwork Joining efforts to reach a shared goal
  • Trap Trick set to catch someone
  • Triumph Great success after a hard struggle
  • Truth What really happened; the opposite of a lie
  • Valor Great bravery in the face of danger
  • Vault Bank's steel-walled room for valuables
  • Victory The winning of a battle or a contest

Comic Book Words 52

  • Antagonist The one who stands against a story's leading figure
  • Artist Person who draws the pictures
  • Balloon Speech ___: rounded shape that holds spoken words
  • Boom Sound-effect word for an explosion
  • Bubble Thought ___: cloud shape that holds what someone is thinking
  • Caption Box of narration set apart from the drawing
  • Cartoon Funny drawing, or an animated show
  • Chapter One section of a long story
  • Character Anyone who appears in a story
  • Cliffhanger Ending that leaves you in suspense until next time
  • Collector Person who gathers and keeps old comics
  • Colorist Person who adds the colors to comic art
  • Cover The front of a comic book
  • Crash Sound-effect word for something smashing
  • Crossover Story in which characters from different series meet
  • Dialogue Spoken lines in a story
  • Epic Long story of heroic deeds
  • Episode One show in a series
  • Fantasy Storytelling full of imaginary worlds and creatures
  • Fiction Stories that never really happened
  • Flashback Jump back in time in the middle of a story
  • Graphic ___ novel: a book-length story told in comics form
  • Gutter The blank space that separates two panels
  • Inker Person who goes over the pencil lines in ink
  • Issue One numbered copy in a comic book series
  • Layout The arrangement of panels on a page
  • Letterer Person who puts the words into a comic's balloons and captions
  • Motion ___ lines: streaks drawn behind something moving fast
  • Myth Ancient story of gods and heroes
  • Narrator Storyteller whose words frame the action
  • Onomatopoeia Buzz, hiss and thud are examples of it
  • Origin ___ story: the account of how a hero got powers
  • Panel One framed drawing on a comics page
  • Penciler Person who draws a comic page before any ink goes on
  • Plot The events that drive a story from problem to ending
  • Pow Sound-effect word for a punch
  • Protagonist The leading figure of a story
  • Reboot Fresh start for a series, retold from the beginning
  • Saga Long story told over many parts
  • Scene One run of action in a single place
  • Script Written plan that tells what to draw on each page
  • Sequel The next story after the first
  • Sketch Fast drawing done before the finished art
  • Splash ___ page: one large drawing, often a full page, that opens a story
  • Strip Comic ___: a short row of panels in a newspaper
  • Tale Another word for a story
  • Title What a story is called
  • Trilogy Story told in three books or films
  • Wham Sound-effect word for a hard hit
  • Whoosh Sound-effect word for something rushing by
  • Writer Person who comes up with the story and its words
  • Zap Sound-effect word for a spark

How this list was compiled: Clues written for this site. No character, comic, film, show or publisher is named: the answers are everyday words for costumes, powers, heroes, villains and brave deeds, plus the working words of a comic book. Every answer is an entry in Wiktionary (en.wiktionary.org), and the comic book terms were checked against the Glossary of comics terminology of English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA 4.0) in October 2026. Licence: own work

How it works

These free printable superhero crosswords name no character from any comic, film or show, so they suit every fan in the room. Each superhero crossword puzzle is a printable vocabulary crossword built from the words hero stories share.

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Five superhero sets and an easy one

Easy Superhero Words is the set with Cape, Mask, Villain and Rescue. Costume and Gear has Cowl, Gauntlet and Jetpack. Super Powers has Telepathy, Teleport and Invisible. Heroes and Villains has Sidekick, Nemesis and Alter ego. Brave Deeds has Courage, Mercy and Sacrifice. Comic Book Words has Panel, Gutter and Onomatopoeia.

Hero words for writing

Brave Deeds doubles as a list of character traits: Loyalty, Honor, Humble, Fearless. Comic Book Words covers the jobs behind a page, Penciler, Inker, Letterer and Colorist.

  • Pair Comic Book Words with a comic strip project: students label a Panel, a Gutter and a Caption on their own page.

Questions and answers

What age are the superhero crossword puzzles for?

About ages 7 to 12, in our judgment, which is not a published standard. Easy Superhero Words keeps to short words such as Cape, Boots and Zap; Heroes and Villains adds Nemesis, Henchman and Mastermind.

Are the superhero crosswords free to print?

Yes: no sign-up, and as many copies as the party or the class needs, on Letter or A4.

Where are the answers to the superhero crossword puzzle?

The answer key prints as the last sheet, a filled copy of the grid. On the page, Show all clues and answers lists the whole bank.

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