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 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 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
10-across
Things that go ___ in the night (4)
Answer - Bump
10-down
Witches’ transportation (10)
Answer - Broomstick
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
A fun and educational crossword on the Poirot stories – the answer to every clue is a Poirot story. 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-down
The ABC ___ - A serial killer writes letters to Poirot as he seems to choose victims alphabetically (7)
Answer - Murders
17-down
Death on the ___ - While honeymooning on a cruise ship, a wealthy heiress is stalked by her husband’s ex-girlfriend (4)
Answer - Nile
A fun and educational crossword on the Poirot stories – the answer to every clue is a Poirot story. 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
19-down
Murder on the ___ Express - A controversial American businessman is stabbed on a train (6)
Answer - Orient
21-down
The Murder of ___ Ackroyd - The murder of an old friend brings Poirot out of retirement (5)
Answer - Roger
A fun and educational crossword on mothers. 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
11-across
A mother’s ___ lasts long after she lets go (3)
Answer - Hug
27-across
Blessed lady of Calcutta - Mother ___ (6)
Answer - Teresa
A fun and educational crossword on James Bond films – the answer to every clue is a James Bond film. 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
2-across
Domino beguiles Bond as he tries to recover nuclear warheads from Largo (10)
Answer - Thunderball
10-down
A cryptic message from Bond’s past helps him to untangle the web of a sinister organisation (7)
Answer - Spectre
A fun and educational crossword on US state capitals – the answer to every clue is a US state capital. 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
1-across
California (10)
Answer - Sacramento
4-down
Utah (4,4,4)
Answer – Salt Lake City
A fun and educational crossword on Roman Gods and Goddesses – the answer to every clue is a Roman God or Goddess. 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
20-across
Messenger of the Gods (7)
Answer - Mercury
9-down
God of love (5)
Answer - Cupid
A fun and educational crossword on Sherlock Holmes Stories – the answer to every clue is a Sherlock Holmes story. 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
5-down
The Adventure of the Six ___ - Small busts are being smashed in seemingly senseless break-ins, but Holmes links the mafia (9)
Answer - Napoleons
14-down
The Adventure of the ___ League - Holmes unravels Moriarty’s connection to an apparent prank on a man with distinctive hair (3-6)
Answer - Red-headed
A fun and educational crossword on Sherlock Holmes Stories – the answer to every clue is a Sherlock Holmes story. 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
10-across
The Adventure of the ___ Beeches - A well-paid new governess must cut her hair short and wear a blue dress (6)
Answer - Copper
1-down
A Scandal in ___ - Holmes is outsmarted when a King asks him to recover a photo from Irene Adler (7)
Answer - Bohemia
A fun and educational crossword on the Tintin stories – the answer to every clue is the name of a Tintin story. 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
The Seven ___ Balls - Members of an expedition to Peru are struck by a mystery illness (7)
Answer - Crystal
19-down
Destination ___ - Professor Calculus works on a top-secret mission to outer-space (4)
Answer - Moon