Large print crossword puzzles for seniors
These large print crossword puzzles are made to be easy on the eyes. Each page has only ten words, so the squares are about half an inch wide and the clues are set in large, dark type. The clues are short and the answers are everyday words on familiar themes: flowers, card and board games, fishing, sewing, Sunday dinner, a Sunday drive, songs and dances and the county fair. Four of the puzzles print the answers in a word bank. They suit seniors, anyone with low vision, and activity directors who need a puzzle a group can finish in one sitting. The answer key is on page two, and all eight puzzles come in one PDF as well.
Clues in each puzzle
Flowers (easy)
Across
- 1. Bunch of flowers
- 5. Flower stalk
- 6. It holds cut flowers
- 7. Yellow spring trumpet
- 9. Part of a flower
Down
- 2. Showy tropical bloom
- 3. Valentine's Day flower
- 4. Big, fluffy spring flower
- 6. Purple bloom
- 8. Easter flower
Card & Board Games (easy)
Across
- 5. Card game for one
- 6. Game with kings and queens
- 7. You roll them
- 8. Wild card
- 9. Gin ___
- 10. Mix the deck
Down
- 1. Card giver
- 2. "King me!" game
- 3. Game with a full house
- 4. Tiles with dots
Gone Fishing (easy)
Across
- 1. Worms, to an angler
- 3. Largemouth fish
- 6. Paddled boat
- 8. Fishing gear
- 9. Line winder
Down
- 2. Rainbow or brook fish
- 3. Float on the line
- 4. Fish that swims upstream
- 5. It holds the worm
- 7. Person who fishes
The Sewing Basket (easy)
Across
- 1. Patchwork bed cover
- 3. Loop of thread
- 7. Cloth
- 8. It has an eye
- 9. Guide for cutting a dress
Down
- 2. Finger guard
- 3. Cutting tool
- 4. It goes through the eye
- 5. Bottom edge of a skirt
- 6. Knitter's supply
Sunday Dinner (easy)
Across
- 4. Sauce for mashed potatoes
- 6. Sweet last course
- 7. It holds the iced tea
- 9. Spud
- 10. Flaky bread round
Down
- 1. Where the family gathers
- 2. Orange root vegetable
- 3. Dinner dish
- 5. One-dish baked meal
- 8. Beef cooked in the oven
Sunday Drive (easy)
Across
- 2. Honk maker
- 5. Fuel
- 6. Front glass
- 8. Where the car is parked
- 9. Luggage space
Down
- 1. It's under the hood
- 3. Rubber wheel cover
- 4. Night driving beam
- 6. It clears rain from the glass
- 7. Stop pedal
Songs & Dances (easy)
Across
- 1. Country violin
- 4. Lively accordion dance
- 8. It takes two
- 9. Tune
Down
- 2. Song for a baby
- 3. Dance in three-quarter time
- 4. It has 88 keys
- 5. Bluegrass strummer
- 6. Church singing group
- 7. Sad, soulful music
County Fair (easy)
Across
- 1. Sweet-tart summer drink
- 5. Night sky show
- 7. March down Main Street
- 8. Merry-go-round
- 9. Bronco event
Down
- 1. Cows, pigs and sheep
- 2. You pay for a ride with it
- 3. Blue prize
- 4. Buttery snack
- 6. It floats on a string
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