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Easy crossword puzzles printable

6 free easy crosswords for kids and beginners. Each has 8 familiar words and one-line clues, and the answer keys are at the end.

The clues are short and the words are everyday ones, so these suit early readers with a little help, and anyone trying a crossword for the first time. Ready for more? Try the themed crosswords.

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Easy Crossword #1: Pets

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Across

  1. Orange pet in a bowl
  2. Colorful bird that can copy speech
  3. Pet that sings in a cage
  4. Pet with a hard shell

Down

  1. Pet that barks
  2. Small pet that runs on a wheel
  3. Long-eared pet that hops
  4. Pet that purrs
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Easy Crossword #2: Colors

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Across

  1. Color of grass
  2. Color of cotton candy
  3. Color of a banana
  4. Color of fresh snow

Down

  1. Color of a carrot
  2. Color of a ripe strawberry
  3. Color of chocolate
  4. Color of a clear sky
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Easy Crossword #3: At School

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Across

  1. Tool for measuring lines
  2. Table where a student sits
  3. Midday meal
  4. Time to play outside

Down

  1. Big yellow ride to class
  2. You write with it and can erase
  3. You read it
  4. Person who leads the class
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Easy Crossword #4: Good Food

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Across

  1. Tiny white grains in a bowl
  2. Round pie with sauce and toppings
  3. Breakfast food laid by a hen
  4. Hot dish eaten with a spoon
  5. Crunchy fruit, often red or green

Down

  1. Loaf you slice for toast
  2. Melts on top of a pizza
  3. White drink from a cow
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Easy Crossword #5: Weather

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Across

  1. Arc of colors in the sky
  2. White flakes in winter
  3. Low mist that is hard to see through

Down

  1. Bright star in the daytime sky
  2. White puff in the sky
  3. Water falling from the clouds
  4. Bad weather with thunder
  5. Moving air
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Easy Crossword #6: On the Farm

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Across

  1. Animal you can ride
  2. Pink farm animal that oinks
  3. Big machine that pulls a plow

Down

  1. Big building for animals and hay
  2. Woolly animal
  3. Female chicken
  4. Bearded farm animal
  5. It says moo

Answers

Pets — answer key

1GOL2DFIS3HOAGMS4PAR5ROTAE6BIRD7CBAI8TURTLE

Colors — answer key

1O2R3GREENAD4B5PINKRG6BO7YELLOWUN8WHITE

At School — answer key

1B2P3B4RULEROSN5TOC6DESKIA7LUNCHH8RECESSR

Good Food — answer key

1B2RI3CE4MEH5PIZZA6EGGLDEK7SOUP8APPLE

Weather — answer key

1S2C3RUL4RAINBOWIU5SNO6WDTI7FOGNRDM

On the Farm — answer key

1B2SA3H4HORSEENNE5PI6GO7C8TRACTORTW

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