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 32 countries participating in the Football World Cup 2022 - the answer to every clue is a country that will take part in the 2022 football World Cup. There are 32 questions in total – one for each of the 32 countries.
Clues include World Cup group, team captain, manager, seeding pot, and capital city. The number of letters in each answer is also indicated. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Compact grid (21x21) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
2-across
Group D, Hugo Lloris, Didier Deschamps, Pot 1, Paris (6)
Answer - France
15-down
Group H, Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Santos, Pot 1, Lisbon (8)
Answer - Portugal
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 Greece. Full answer guide included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grid (21x21) created using specialist software.
Sample questions
25-across
Official name - the ___ Republic (8)
Answer - Hellenic
19-down
Iconic former temple on capital city Acropolis (9)
Answer - Parthenon
A fun and educational crossword on water-based creatures – the answer to every clue is a water-based creature. 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
18-across
Have a ___ of a time (5)
Answer - Whale
15-down
Dam-builder; work hurriedly (6)
Answer - Beaver
A fun and educational crossword on water-based creatures – the answer to every clue is a water-based creature. 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
20-across
Decoy - red ___ (7)
Answer - Herring
2-down
Large shrimp; ___ cocktail - seafood salad served in a glass (5)
Answer - Prawn
A fun and educational crossword on weather. 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
3-across
Made it round the world in 80 days (3)
Answer - Fog
17-down
Frozen rain; “___ , Caesar!”, Coen brothers film (4)
Answer - Hail
A fun and educational crossword on desserts – the answer to every clue is a type of dessert. 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
18-across
Ice cream with fruit, nuts, and syrup; best eaten at the end of the week? (6)
Answer - Sundae
1-down
Wobbly party food; describes nervous legs (5)
Answer - Jelly
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 natural features – the answer to every clue is a natural feature. 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
Otis Redding sat on the dock of one (3)
Answer - Bay
20-down
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the ___ ; ordinary, unremarkable (5)
Answer - Plain
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