Backyard Birds Crossword — Free Printable
Twelve backyard bird 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
Backyard Birds Crossword
Solve the clues on page 2 and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about backyard birds.
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Clues on page 2 · Answers on page 3sunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1
Clues
Across
- 2Night hunter that hoots (3)
- 7Noisy crested bird with sky-colored feathers (7 letters, 2 words)
- 8Seed-eating songbird; the canary is one (5)
- 9Gentle cooing bird, a symbol of peace (4)
- 10Gray mimic that copies other species' songs (11)
- 11Baltimore ___, an orange-and-black songbird (6)
Down
- 1Songbird with a red-orange breast (5)
- 3Tiny brown bird with a cocked-up tail (4)
- 4Tiny black-capped bird that calls its name (9)
- 5Bright red songbird with a crest (8)
- 6Thrush famed as a symbol of happiness (8)
- 8Peregrine ___, the fastest bird (6)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key
Answer key
Backyard Birds Crossword
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Across
- 2OWL
- 7BLUEJAY
- 8FINCH
- 9DOVE
- 10MOCKINGBIRD
- 11ORIOLE
Down
- 1ROBIN
- 3WREN
- 4CHICKADEE
- 5CARDINAL
- 6BLUEBIRD
- 8FALCON
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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 backyard birds, 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 backyard bird 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 backyard bird word search or backyard bird word scramble.