Themed Crossword Puzzles
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A themed crossword ties every answer to one topic, and that changes how it solves. Once you know the puzzle is about winter sports or ancient Egypt, each clue has a shortlist of likely answers, and the theme itself becomes your first hint. It also makes a themed puzzle useful for something beyond the solving: a party table, a lesson, a club meeting or a family gathering.
Each themed puzzle is a criss-cross grid of 10 to 14 theme words, connected where they share letters, with open space around them. The topics follow the calendar and the classroom. You will find holidays from Valentine's Day through the 4th of July, winter, spring and summer, animals of many kinds, sports, Bible stories, US and world geography, history, math, science and Spanish vocabulary.
Many topics come in more than one version, so a kids' puzzle and an adults' puzzle on the same holiday can sit on the same table. And within any single puzzle, the Easy, Medium and Hard clue sets share one grid, which lets a mixed-age group solve together.
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Plan by the date. Print a holiday puzzle a few days ahead so it is ready for the class party or the activity calendar, and pick a season puzzle as the weather turns. For school, match the puzzle to the unit you are finishing.
Each puzzle prints as two pages, puzzle then answer key, plus a large-print version. If your topic is missing, the crossword puzzle maker builds a criss-cross from your own words and clues.