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 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 the host cities of the Winter Olympics. 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-down
Canada, 2010 (9)
Answer - Vancouver
16-down
Italy, 2006 (5)
Answer - Turin
A fun and educational crossword on US-UK English. 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
8-across
Full stop (6)
Answer - Period
20-across
Autumn (4)
Answer - Fall
A fun and educational crossword on US-UK English. 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
18-across
Football (6)
Answer - Soccer
19-down
Lift (8)
Answer - Elevator
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 the Mr Men books – the answer to every clue is one of the Mr Men. 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
Keeps his hair combed, his house neat, and his blades of grass perfectly straight (5)
Answer - Fussy
10-down
Dinner consists of half a pea and a drop of lemonade, friends with a worm (5)
Answer - Small
A fun and educational crossword on the Mr Men books – the answer to every clue is one of the Mr Men. 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
18-across
Wears bandages, younger sister is Little Miss Whoops (4)
Answer - Bump
19-down
Body comprised of squiggly pink lines, given his first bath by Mr Tidy (5)
Answer - Messy
A fun and educational crossword on hetronyms – pairs of words that are spelt the same but pronounced differently. 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 bandage was ___ around the ___ (5)
Answer - Wound
21-down
The champion archer put down her ___ and took a ___ (3)
Answer - Bow
A fun and educational crossword based on IB Economics Unit 1 - Foundations of Economics. Useful for helping students to consolidate their understanding of key ideas and information on topics such as PPCs, economic systems, and factors of production, with references also to the key concepts and the IB learner profile. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (23x23) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
16-across
Branch of economics which studies the behaviour of individuals, firms, and markets (5)
Answer - Micro
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Achieved by a firm when unit costs are minimised – ___ efficiency (10)
Answer - Productive
A fun and educational crossword on Latin phrases used in English – the answer to every clue is a Latin phrase used in English. 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
9-across
The existing state of affairs; British rock group (6,3)
Answer - Status quo
12-down
Dry land; solid ground (5,5)
Answer - Terra firma
A fun and educational crossword on Latin phrases used in English – the answer to every clue is a Latin phrase used in English. 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 common language (6,6)
Answer - Lingua franca
5-down
Written overview of someone’s skills and experience (10,5)
Answer - Curriculum Vitae
A fun and educational crossword on Latin phrases used in English – the answer to every clue is a Latin phrase used in English. 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
21-across
Done as a favour (2,6)
Answer - Ex gratia
4-down
Seize the day (5,4)
Answer - Carpe diem
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 Scottish Football Stadiums – the answer to every clue is a Scottish Football Stadium. 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
4-across
Celtic (6,4)
Answer - Celtic Park
7-down
Dundee (4,4)
Answer - Dens Park
A fun and educational crossword on the Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice. 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
13-across
Number of Bennet sisters (4)
Answer - Five
19-across
Elizabeth turns down Mr Collins to the disappointment of her ___ (6)
Answer - Mother
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