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Easy Crossword Puzzles

Six easy crosswords with short answers and plain clues: good for early readers, ESL classes, beginners and anyone who wants a quick win. Print one with its answer key or solve it online.

Animals

Easy · 12 clues

Farm, forest and zoo. Short answers, plain clues.

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Across

  1. 2Bird that hoots at night
  2. 4Green and hops, says “ribbit”
  3. 9Farm animal that gives milk
  4. 11Big furry animal that sleeps all winter
  5. 12Largest land animal, with a trunk

Down

  1. 1Pet that barks
  2. 3King of the jungle
  3. 5Long ears and a fluffy tail
  4. 6You can ride it
  5. 7Swings from tree to tree
  6. 8Horse with black and white stripes
  7. 10Pet that purrs

Colors and Shapes

Easy · 14 clues

Name the color, count the sides. Short answers, plain clues.

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Across

  1. 3Color of a banana
  2. 5Shape on a valentine
  3. 7Mix red and blue
  4. 8Shape on some playing cards
  5. 11Color of chocolate
  6. 13Color of a fire truck
  7. 14Like a square, but longer

Down

  1. 1Four equal sides
  2. 2Color of a clear sky
  3. 4A color and a fruit
  4. 6Three sides
  5. 9Round shape with no corners
  6. 10Color of grass
  7. 12Shape of an egg

Around the House

Easy · 12 clues

Things you see every day. Short answers, plain clues.

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  1. 2Open it to go in
  2. 5Eat dinner here
  3. 7Turn it on to read
  4. 9Shows your face
  5. 10A long soft seat
  6. 11Tells the time
  7. 12Look outside through it

Down

  1. 1Dries you after a bath
  2. 3You sit on it
  3. 4Climb them to go up
  4. 6You sleep in it
  5. 8Rest your head on it

Food

Easy · 12 clues

Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Short answers, plain clues.

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Across

  1. 2Slice it for a sandwich
  2. 3Round pie cut into slices
  3. 4Orange vegetable rabbits like
  4. 5Flat breakfast with syrup
  5. 9A hen lays it
  6. 10Tiny white grains
  7. 11Eat it hot with a spoon

Down

  1. 1White drink from a cow
  2. 2Long yellow fruit you peel
  3. 6Red fruit that crunches
  4. 7Made from milk; mice love it
  5. 8Yellow kernels on a cob

Weather

Easy · 12 clues

Sun, rain, wind and snow. Short answers, plain clues.

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  1. 6A cloud near the ground
  2. 7Balls of ice from the sky
  3. 8Keeps you dry
  4. 9Dark clouds, lightning and heavy rain
  5. 10Bright and hot in the sky
  6. 11Moving air

Down

  1. 1Boom!
  2. 2Colors in the sky after rain
  3. 3Spinning funnel of wind
  4. 4Water falling from clouds
  5. 5Fluffy and white, or gray
  6. 9Falls when it is very cold

The Body

Easy · 12 clues

Head, shoulders, knees and toes. Short answers, plain clues.

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  1. 2You hear with it
  2. 4It has five toes
  3. 6It beats in your chest
  4. 8It has five fingers
  5. 10You see with it
  6. 11Where your arm joins your body

Down

  1. 1Brush them twice a day
  2. 3You eat and talk with it
  3. 5It bends in the middle of your leg
  4. 7It bends in the middle of your arm
  5. 8It grows on your head
  6. 9You smell with it

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