Winter Crossword — Free Printable
Twelve winter 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
Winter Crossword
Solve the clues on page 2 and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about winter.
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Clues on page 2 · Answers on page 3sunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1
Clues
Across
- 2Footwear with blades for the rink (6)
- 5Small log house in the woods (5)
- 8Black-and-white bird that swims but can't fly (7)
- 9Woolly wrap wound around the neck (5)
- 10A ___ of fresh snow covered the yard (7)
- 11Hearth where logs crackle (9)
Down
- 1Evergreen tree with needles and cones (4)
- 2Tool for clearing the driveway (6)
- 3Hot bowl of broth on a cold day (4)
- 4First month of the year (7)
- 6Six-sided crystal drifting down from clouds (9)
- 7Feathery white coating on a cold window (5)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key
Answer key
Winter Crossword
1P
2S
K
A
T
E
3S
4J
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H
O
5C
A
B
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N
O
U
6S
N
E
V
7F
8P
E
N
G
U
I
N
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R
O
A
L
O
W
R
9S
C
A
R
F
Y
T
L
10B
L
A
N
K
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T
K
11F
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R
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P
L
A
C
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Across
- 2SKATES
- 5CABIN
- 8PENGUIN
- 9SCARF
- 10BLANKET
- 11FIREPLACE
Down
- 1PINE
- 2SHOVEL
- 3SOUP
- 4JANUARY
- 6SNOWFLAKE
- 7FROST
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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 winter, 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 winter 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 winter word search or winter word scramble.