Winter Crossword Puzzle
Easy to start14 clues15×15 gridEasy, Medium and Hard clues
Across
- 1Move across a frozen pond on blades (5)
- 3What Santa's reindeer pull (6)
- 5Icy and cold, like a winter morning (6)
- 6Santa comes down this (7)
- 7Where you light logs to warm the room (9)
- 8Special day off, like Christmas (7)
- 11Injury from bitter cold to fingers and toes (9)
- 12Creamy holiday drink with nutmeg on top (6)
Down
- 1Warm knitted top for cold days (7)
- 2Things you wear to keep your hands warm (6)
- 3Flakes coming down from the sky (8)
- 4Sleep through the winter, like a bear (9)
- 9Pointy ice hanging from a roof (6)
- 10___ bear, the big white bear of the Arctic (5)
Cold mornings, warm drinks and the jobs that come with the first big freeze: this puzzle covers the season from the front porch to the living room. You'll find words about staying warm, the things that form along the roof edge, outdoor fun on the ice and how some animals get through the cold months.
Easy clues are the default and suit beginners, including anyone trying their very first crossword. Medium leans on a little wordplay, and Hard is a fair challenge for regular solvers.
Nothing in the grid is tied to one date, so it works anywhere from December to early March. Several answers are compound words, which new solvers soon get used to.
Using this puzzle
On a snowy day when outings are canceled, a stack of these in the activity room gives residents something to settle into. Libraries can leave copies at the front desk through January.
At home, it's a natural fit for an afternoon by the window with something hot to drink. If you're printing for someone with low vision, choose the large-print PDF.
Every clue was written for this site and checked by a second editor. Spotted one that's wrong or unclear? Report a clue (or email hello@crosswordpuzzlelab.com). Prefer finding words to filling them in? Try the Winter word search on WordsearchZen.