In the Garden Crossword — Free Printable
Twelve garden 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
In the Garden Crossword
Solve the clues on page 2 and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about the garden.
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Clues on page 2 · Answers on page 3sunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1
Clues
Across
- 1Come into flower (5)
- 5Monarch or swallowtail, for example (9)
- 7Parsley, dill and chives, for example (5)
- 9Rotted kitchen scraps used to feed plants (7)
- 11Picket border around the yard (5)
- 12Cup-shaped spring flower grown from a bulb (5)
Down
- 2Wood chips spread around plants (5)
- 3Tall plant with a giant yellow head (9)
- 4White flower with a sunny yellow center (5)
- 6Tool for digging holes (6)
- 8Toothed tool for leveling garden beds (4)
- 10Red fruit for salads and sauce (6)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key
Answer key
In the Garden Crossword
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2M
3S
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N
C
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F
6S
7H
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8R
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9C
O
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P
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10T
K
W
V
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11F
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12T
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Across
- 1BLOOM
- 5BUTTERFLY
- 7HERBS
- 9COMPOST
- 11FENCE
- 12TULIP
Down
- 2MULCH
- 3SUNFLOWER
- 4DAISY
- 6SHOVEL
- 8RAKE
- 10TOMATO
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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 the garden, 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 garden 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 garden word search or garden word scramble.