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 nursery rhymes – the answer to every clue is the name of a nursery rhyme. 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
6-across
Mary, Mary, ___ (how does your garden grow?) (5,8)
Answer - Quite contrary
5-down
The ___ of Hearts (she made some tarts) (5)
Answer - Queen
A fun and educational crossword on sayings related to animals. 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
Don’t look a gift ___ in the mouth (5)
Answer - Horse
33-across
A ___ doesn’t change its spots (7)
Answer - Leopard
A fun and educational crossword on Greek Gods and Goddesses – the answer to every clue is a Greek 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 (11x11) created using specialist software.
Sample answers
1-across
God of music, arts, healing and poetry; British stand-up comedy TV show based at a London theatre - ‘Live at the ___ ’ (6)
Answer - Apollo
5-down
God of the sea, rivers, floods and earthquakes; 1972 shipwreck film Gene Hackman - The ___ Adventure (8)
Answer - Poseidon
A fun and educational crossword on the phonetic alphabet. 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
14-across
E - sound reflection (4)
Answer - Echo
2-down
T - ballroom dance with postures and abrupt pauses (5)
Answer - Tango
A fun and educational crossword on opposites – every clue and answer is a pair of opposites. 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-across
Light (4)
Answer - Dark
27-across
Fast (4)
Answer - Slow
A fun and educational crossword on opposites – every clue and answer is a pair of opposites. 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
Hot (4)
Answer - Cold
30-down
Fact (7)
Answer - Fiction
A fun and educational crossword on opposites – every clue and answer is a pair of opposites. 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-across
For (7)
Answer - Against
8-down
Far (4)
Answer - Near
A fun and educational crossword on irregular past participles – the answer to every clue is an irregular past participle. 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
42-across
Win (3)
Answer - Won
5-down
Sing (4)
Answer - Sung
A fun and educational crossword on irregular past participles – the answer to every clue is an irregular past participle. 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
27-across
Awake (6)
Answer - Awoken
1-down
Shine (5)
Answer - Shone
A pack of 27 crosswords based on Mandarin HSK Level 2.
The crosswords are provided in two Word documents. One Word doc contains the 27 crossword grids with the clues. Compact grids are used, created using specialist software, and clues indicate the number of letters in the answers.
The other Word doc gives the answers for each of the separate crosswords. The answers show the relevant tones on any of the letters. Both docs contain a contents page at the start facilitating navigation.
Sample questions
1-across
tennis (4,3)
Answer - wǎng qiú
11-down
bottle (4,2)
Answer - píng zi
A pack of 16 crosswords based on Mandarin HSK Level 1.
The crosswords are provided in two Word documents. One Word doc contains the 16 crossword grids with the clues. Compact grids are used, created using specialist software, and clues indicate the number of letters in the answers.
The other Word doc gives the answers for each of the separate crosswords. The answers show the relevant tones on any of the letters. Both docs contain a contents page at the start facilitating navigation.
Sample questions
5-across
door (3)
Answer - mén
2-down
shop (5,4)
Answer - shāng diàn
A pack of 35 crosswords based on Mandarin HSK Level 3.
The crosswords are provided in two Word documents. One Word doc contains the 35 crossword grids with the clues. Compact grids are used, created using specialist software, and clues indicate the number of letters in the answers.
The other Word doc gives the answers for each of the separate crosswords. The answers show the relevant tones on any of the letters. Both docs contain a contents page at the start facilitating navigation.
Sample questions
8-across
front (4,4)
Answer - qián miàn
1-down
hope (2,4)
Answer - xī wàng
A bundle of 14 fun and educational crosswords on language.
Topics include: 3- letter words, 4- letter words, 5-letter words, French expressions used in English x3, Latin phrases used in English x3, opposites x3, and US-UK English x2.
Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grids created using specialist software.
A bundle of 14 fun and educational crosswords on literature.
Topics include: Asterix stories, Charles Dickens stories, Man Booker Prize winners, Pride and Prejudice, Roald Dahl short stories, Shakespeare plays, Shakespeare quotes x3, Sherlock Holmes stories x2, The Mr Men books x2, and Tintin stories.
Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grids created using specialist software.
A bundle of 20 fun and educational crosswords on geography.
Topics include: African capital cities x2, Americas capital cities, Asian capital cities, currencies, English county towns x2, EU capital cities, London attractions x2, London tube lines, natural features, Paris attractions x2, US state capitals x5, and weather.
Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grids created using specialist software.
A bundle of 14 fun and educational crosswords on music.
Topics include: Christmas songs x2, Michael Jackson songs, music albums (20-29 million sales), music albums (30 million plus sales), music theory, musical instruments x2, nursery rhymes x2, Paul Simon songs, REM songs, The Beatles songs, and The Cranberries songs.
Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grids created using specialist software.
A bundle of 13 fun and educational crosswords on nature.
Topics include: hetronyms, irregular past participles x2, marketing slogans x2, measure words and containers, rhyming slang, sayings (relating to animals, clothing, and parts of the body), the phonetic alphabet, collocations (x and y) x2.
Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grids created using specialist software.
A bundle of 10 fun and educational crosswords on food and drink.
Topics include: biscuits, bread, desserts x3, fruit x2, herbs and spices,sayings (related to food and drink), sweets and chocolate x3, and vegetables.
Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grids created using specialist software.
A bundle of 20 fun and educational crosswords on Football Competitions.
Topics include: African Footballer of the Year, Ballon d’Or winners, Champions League/European Cup winners, Championships winners, Copa Libertadores winners, Europa League winners, European Championships, FA Cup winners, World Cup winners and hosts, League Cup winners, PFA Player of the Year, PFA Young Player of the Year, Premier League winners, World Cup 2022 Countries, World Cup 2022 1st Round, 2nd Round, and 3rd Round Goal-scorers,and the England, France, and Spain squads for the World Cup 2022.
Full answer guides included in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Clues indicate the number of letters in the answers. Compact grids created using specialist software.
A pack of 17 crosswords based on GCSE German vocabulary (pack 1 in a series of 7):
Local Area, Holiday and Travel (Foundation level) x17
The crosswords are provided in two Word documents. One Word doc contains the 17 crossword grids with the clues. Clues indicate the gender of nouns, whether in the plural form, and the number of letters in the answers, with compact grids created using specialist software.
The other Word doc comprises the answers for each of the separate crosswords in multiple formats to aid teachers in reviewing. Answers also show accents on any of the letters and correctly show whether initial letters of words should be upper-case or lower-case.
The vocabulary used is based on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus, but overlaps closely with other awarding bodies. Both Word docs contain a contents page at the start facilitating navigation. Note the German letter ß is treated as double-S in the crossword grids, but is shown as the proper ß character in the answer guides.
Sample questions
2-across
wood, forest (m) (4)
Answer - wald
13-down
suitcase (m) (6)
Answer - Koffer
