Autumn Crossword — Free Printable
Twelve autumn answers in a friendly criss-cross puzzle, with big squares and clear, plain clues. The grid prints on page 1, the clues on page 2 in large type, and the answer key on page 3. Show the word bank for an easier puzzle.
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1
Autumn Crossword
Solve the clues on page 2 and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about autumn.
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Clues on page 2 · Answers on page 3sunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1
Clues
Across
- 3Small nut with a little cap (5)
- 6Month when fall begins (9)
- 8Sweet drink pressed from fall fruit (5)
- 9Big outdoor blaze for roasting marshmallows (7)
- 10They change color and drift to the ground (6)
Down
- 1Tree tapped for syrup (5)
- 2Honking birds flying south in a V (5)
- 4Glossy brown nut often roasted (8)
- 5Bright yellow, like ripe wheat (6)
- 6Bushy-tailed animal that buries nuts (8)
- 7Gusty and blustery (5)
- 9Footwear for muddy, leafy paths (5)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key
Answer key
Autumn Crossword
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Across
- 3ACORN
- 6SEPTEMBER
- 8CIDER
- 9BONFIRE
- 10LEAVES
Down
- 1MAPLE
- 2GEESE
- 4CHESTNUT
- 5GOLDEN
- 6SQUIRREL
- 7WINDY
- 9BOOTS
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How to solve a crossword
Each clue has a number that matches a numbered square in the grid. Across answers read from left to right, and Down answers from top to bottom. Where two answers cross, they share a letter.
- Start with the clues you're sure of. Every answer is about autumn, so the easy ones come quickly. Write them in first.
- Use the letter count. The number after each clue tells you how many letters the answer has, and it must fill its squares exactly.
- Let the crossings help. Each answer you write gives you letters in the answers that cross it. A word with two or three letters already in place is often easy to guess.
- Write lightly. A pencil and eraser make it easy to change your mind.
- Stuck? Show the word bank. It lists all twelve answers in alphabetical order on the clues page, which makes the puzzle a gentle matching game. It's a good way to start a group session.
Printing tips
- Use Letter paper (8.5 × 11 in). The grid prints on page 1, the clues on page 2 and the answers on page 3.
- Don't want the answers? In the print window, choose to print pages 1 to 2 only.
- Print on one side of the paper, so you can lay the grid and the clues side by side.
- To keep a copy, pick "Save as PDF" as the printer.
- Want another puzzle on the same theme? Tap "Another autumn crossword" for a new set of words.
- Free to print and copy for home, classroom and care-home use.
For a different kind of puzzle on the same theme, print our autumn word search or autumn word scramble.