Fun and educational crosswords on a wide variety of subjects. Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Compact, aesthetically-pleasing grids created using professional software. All clues indicate the number of letters in the answers.
Fun and educational crosswords on a wide variety of subjects. Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Compact, aesthetically-pleasing grids created using professional software. All clues indicate the number of letters in the answers.
A fun and educational crossword on Oscar Best Picture Winners (1929-1989). Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
15-across
"The ___ ", crime saga starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (9)
Answer - Godfather
14-down
"One Flew Over the ___ ", psychological comedy drama starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, directed by Miloš Forman, 1975 (7,4)
Answer - Cuckoo’s Nest
A fun and educational crossword on Doctor Doctor jokes. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
10-down
I think I’m a ___ / What came over you? (6)
Answer - Bridge
21-down
I think I’m a pair of ___ / Pull yourself together (8)
Answer - Curtains
A fun and educational crossword on Monopoly properties (UK version) – the answer to every clue is a Monopoly property. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
17-across
“___ Street”; city that Lady Godiva rode through; ostracised - sent to ___ (8)
Answer - Coventry
3-down
Collect your wages as you pass; game with black and white counters (2)
Answer - Go
A fun and educational crossword on NBA teams – the answer to every clue is an NBA team. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
1-across
___ Bulls (7)
Answer - Chicago
22-down
___ Rockets (7)
Answer - Houston
A fun and educational crossword on sports – the answer to every clue is a type of sport. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (17x17) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
2-across
Free-running (7)
Answer - Parkour
3-down
Liquid mint with a hole in the middle? (5,4)
Answer - Water polo
A fun and educational crossword on chess. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
19-across
Draw due to having no legal moves, but not being in check (9)
Answer - Stalemate
14-down
Can move any number of squares in any direction (5)
Answer - Queen
A fun and educational crossword on Monopoly Chance and Community Chest cards. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (17x17) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
4-down
It is your ___ . Collect £10 from each player (8)
Answer - Birthday
19-down
Get out of jail ___ . This card may be kept until needed or sold (4)
Answer - Free
A fun and educational crossword on BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
7-down
Mo, 2017, athletics (5)
Answer - Farah
11-down
Lewis, 2014, 2020, formula one (8)
Answer - Hamilton
A fun and educational crossword on US President – the answer to every clue is a US President. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
28-across
John F ___ (1961) (7)
Answer - Kennedy
3-down
George ___ (1989); George W ___ (2001) (4)
Answer - Bush
A fun and educational crossword on herbs and spices – the answer to every clue is a herb or spice. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
17-across
Common ice cream flavour; rapper - ___ Ice (7)
Answer - Vanilla
26-across
Comes in cloves; protects against vampires (6)
Answer - Garlic
A fun and educational crossword on Asian capital cities. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (19x19) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
14-across
Thailand (7)
Answer - Bangkok
9-down
Japan (5)
Answer - Tokyo
A fun and educational crossword on Christmas songs – the answer to every clue is a Christmas song. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (15x15) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
8-across
“___ Merry Christmas” - singers request figgy pudding (2,4,3,1)
Answer – We Wish You A
4-down
"Away ___ " (no crib for the bed) - Britain’s second favourite carol in a 1996 survey (2,1,6)
Answer - In A Manger
A fun and educational crossword on Christmas songs – the answer to every clue is a Christmas song. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (15x15) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
7-across
“___ Ye Merry Gentlemen” - (let nothing you dismay) (3,4)
Answer - God Rest
1-down
“___ ! The Herald Angels Sing” - (glory to the newborn king), circa 1739 (4)
Answer - Hark
A fun and educational crossword on education. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (17x17) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
14-across
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a ___ to be kindled (Plutarch) (4)
Answer - Fire
21-down
Anyone who has never made a ___ has never tried anything new (Albert Einstein) (7)
Answer - Mistake
A fun and educational crossword on English County Towns – the answer to every clue is an English County Town. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (17x17) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
1-across
Cornwall (5)
Answer - Truro
13-down
Norfolk (7)
Answer - Norwich
A fun and educational crossword on fathers. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (17x17) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
12-across
Wedding day role - father ___ (2,3,5)
Answer - Of The Bride
17-down
Father ___ (Saint Nicholas’ pseudonym) (9)
Answer - Christmas
A fun and educational crossword on Halloween. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (15x15) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
17-across
Short, supernatural, mountain-dweller; lived under the Three Billy Goats Gruff’s bridge (5)
Answer - Troll
1-down
Operatic ghost (7)
Answer - Phantom
A fun and educational crossword on Halloween. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (15x15) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
4-across
What fear sends down your spine (7)
Answer - Shivers
25-across
I’m quaking in my ___ (5)
Answer - Boots
A fun and educational crossword on Paris attractions. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (15x15) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
8-across
Birthplace of the can-can, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec; film by Baz Luhrmann (6,5)
Answer - Moulin Rouge
16-across
Prison stormed on 14 July 1789, beginning revolution (8)
Answer - Bastille
A fun and educational crossword on Paris attractions. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (15x15) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
13-across
Quasimodo’s cathedral residence (5,4)
Answer - Notre Dame
1-down
Historic university (8)
Answer - Sorbonne