By the Sea Crossword — Free Printable
Twelve seaside 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
By the Sea Crossword
Solve the clues on page 2 and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about the seaside.
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Clues on page 2 · Answers on page 3sunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1
Clues
Across
- 1Daily rise and fall of the ocean (4)
- 5Noisy shore bird that begs for fries (7)
- 6Clawed shellfish that scuttles sideways (4)
- 8Coastal tower whose beacon guides ships (10)
- 9Humpback or blue giant of the ocean (5)
- 10Shellfish that can hold a pearl (6)
- 11Beach grains for building castles (4)
Down
- 2Bottlenose ___, a playful sea mammal (7)
- 3Big-billed bird with a throat pouch (7)
- 4Gentle wind off the ocean (6)
- 7Shelled reptile that lays eggs on beaches (6)
- 9Rolling swells that crash ashore (5)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key
Answer key
By the Sea Crossword
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Across
- 1TIDE
- 5SEAGULL
- 6CRAB
- 8LIGHTHOUSE
- 9WHALE
- 10OYSTER
- 11SAND
Down
- 2DOLPHIN
- 3PELICAN
- 4BREEZE
- 7TURTLE
- 9WAVES
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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 seaside, 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 seaside 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 seaside word search or seaside word scramble.