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Spring Crossword — Free Printable

Twelve spring 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

Spring Crossword

Solve the clues on page 2 and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about spring.

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Clues on page 2 · Answers on page 3sunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1

Clues

Across

  1. 1Young sheep born in spring (4)
  2. 6Start to grow, like a planted seed (6)
  3. 8Yellow trumpet-shaped spring flower (8)
  4. 9Color of new grass and leaves (5)
  5. 12Meal on a blanket outdoors (6)

Down

  1. 2Chirping and trilling heard at dawn (8)
  2. 3Bright light on a clear day (8)
  3. 4Shrub with fragrant purple flower clusters (5)
  4. 5Red-breasted songbird seen hopping on lawns (5)
  5. 7Cup-shaped flower Holland is famous for (5)
  6. 10Water falling from the clouds (4)
  7. 11Cup of twigs that holds eggs (4)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Spring Crossword

Across

  1. 1LAMB
  2. 6SPROUT
  3. 8DAFFODIL
  4. 9GREEN
  5. 12PICNIC

Down

  1. 2BIRDSONG
  2. 3SUNSHINE
  3. 4LILAC
  4. 5ROBIN
  5. 7TULIP
  6. 10RAIN
  7. 11NEST
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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 spring, 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 spring 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 spring word search or spring word scramble.

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