Easy crossword puzzles to print
These easy printable crossword puzzles use everyday words and plain, direct clues, so they are a relaxed solve for adults, a good first crossword for older kids and a friendly choice for English learners. Each puzzle has 12 words on one theme. The first six print every answer in a word bank at the bottom of the page, and the other six leave the word bank off for a little more challenge. The squares are large and easy to write in, the page has no border to waste ink, and the answer key is on page two. You can also download all twelve puzzles in one PDF.
Clues in each puzzle
Morning Routine (easy)
Across
- 2. Cozy house shoes
- 4. Sleepwear
- 5. Griddle favorite served with syrup
- 8. Bristled tool for your smile
- 11. It wakes you up
- 12. Sleepy, open-mouthed breath
Down
- 1. Daily read with headlines
- 3. Quick wash before work
- 6. Reach for the ceiling after waking
- 7. Morning cup of joe
- 9. Start of the day in the east
- 10. Sizzling breakfast strips
A Day at the Beach (easy)
Across
- 1. Daily rise and fall of the sea
- 3. Pail
- 5. Beach building with a moat
- 10. Souvenir found in the sand
- 11. Open summer shoes
Down
- 1. You dry off with it
- 2. Outdoor meal on a blanket
- 4. Wooden path along the shore
- 6. Lotion that blocks burns
- 7. Swimmer's protector on a tall chair
- 8. Surfers ride them
- 9. Noisy shore bird
Dogs & Cats (easy)
Across
- 2. Curly-coated dog
- 3. Neck band with a tag
- 6. Dog's "woof"
- 8. Striped cat
- 10. Long hairs on a cat's face
- 11. Floppy-eared hound
Down
- 1. Game played with a ball or stick
- 2. Happy cat sound
- 4. Dog-walking strap
- 5. Young dog
- 7. Young cat
- 9. Blue-eyed cat breed
Baking Day (easy)
Across
- 1. It makes bread rise
- 3. Sweet cake topping
- 4. Cook's set of instructions
- 6. Main ingredient in bread
- 8. Popular extract flavor
- 11. Where the cookies bake
- 12. Blueberry breakfast bake
Down
- 2. Sweet white crystals
- 5. Chocolate chip treat
- 7. Spread churned from cream
- 9. Cover-up that keeps clothes clean
- 10. Unbaked bread
In the Closet (easy)
Across
- 3. Shirt fastener
- 5. Athletic shoes
- 7. Toothed jacket fastener
- 8. Blue jeans fabric
- 9. Light coat
- 10. Winter neck wrap
- 11. Gloves without separate fingers
Down
- 1. It holds up your pants
- 2. It holds a shirt on the rod
- 4. Place for keys or change
- 5. Knit top for a chilly day
- 6. Wet-weather wear
Road Trip (easy)
Across
- 3. Traveler's bag
- 5. Rush-hour jam
- 6. Roadside eatery
- 7. Distance on the odometer
- 8. Roadside place to sleep
- 9. Span over a river
Down
- 1. "Wish you were here" mailing
- 2. Major road
- 3. Chips and pretzels for the car
- 4. Views out the window
- 5. Road through a mountain
- 6. Roundabout route around roadwork
Backyard Birds (easy)
Across
- 2. Bird's bill
- 3. Bird's covering
- 6. Small seed-eating songbird
- 8. Orange-and-black songbird
- 10. Tree-tapping bird
Down
- 1. Bright red songbird
- 4. Tiny hovering nectar drinker
- 5. Red-breasted sign of spring
- 6. You fill it with seed
- 7. Small brown bird
- 9. Home built of twigs
- 11. Night hunter that hoots
At the Office (easy)
Across
- 4. File holder
- 5. Midday break
- 7. What you take home every two weeks
- 9. It fastens papers together
- 10. Gathering in the conference room
- 11. Inbox message
- 12. Boss
Down
- 1. Person at the next desk
- 2. It shows your appointments
- 3. Machine that puts words on paper
- 6. Due date
- 8. You type on it
Family Tree (easy)
Across
- 3. Relative from long ago
- 7. Your sister's son
- 8. Mom and dad
- 11. Day a couple says "I do"
- 12. Dad's brother
Down
- 1. A girl, to her mom and dad
- 2. Mom's mom
- 4. Your aunt's child
- 5. Brother or sister
- 6. Two born together
- 9. Big family get-together
- 10. Your brother's daughter
Sweet Treats (easy)
Across
- 2. Peach dessert with a biscuit top
- 4. Candy on a stick
- 6. Colorful ice cream topping
- 8. Ring-shaped pastry
- 10. Ice cream with hot fudge
- 11. Blended ice cream drink
- 12. Rich chocolate candy
Down
- 1. Chewy golden candy
- 3. Small frosted treat baked in a paper liner
- 5. Fudgy chocolate square
- 7. Creamy spoon dessert
- 9. Saltwater candy
Four Seasons (easy)
Across
- 1. Frozen spike hanging from the roof
- 5. Time off for a trip
- 7. Flower on a fruit tree
- 11. Orange squash carved for Halloween
- 12. Coldest season
Down
- 2. They change color in October
- 3. Another word for fall
- 4. Frosty figure with a carrot nose
- 6. Where marshmallows get toasted
- 8. Hottest season
- 9. Ride down a snowy hill
- 10. Season of new blooms
In the Kitchen (easy)
Across
- 5. Quick-heating oven
- 8. Food storage closet
- 9. Large serving dish
- 10. Smoothie maker
- 12. Dish scrubber
Down
- 1. Frying pan
- 2. Pancake flipper
- 3. Where the ice cubes are
- 4. Small measuring unit
- 6. Knives, forks and spoons
- 7. Mealtime lap cloth
- 11. Soup server
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