Christmas Crossword Puzzles — 9 Free Printables
Nine Christmas crossword puzzles to print for the classroom party, a quiet afternoon over the holidays or the kids’ table on Christmas Day. The easy ones have a word bank for young children, the hard ones cover Christmas around the world and classic carols, and every crossword has its own answer key on page two, in US Letter and A4.
Jump to: Easy (with word bank) · Medium · Hard · All 9 in one PDF
Easy Christmas crosswords — with a word bank
Three small crosswords with eight simple clues each and a word bank on the page — Christmas morning, a snow day and cookies for Santa. The number in brackets after each clue shows how many letters the answer has.
Christmas Morning
Easy · 8 clues · word bank
Tree, Gift, Bow, Star, Sock…
Snow Day
Easy · 8 clues · word bank
Snow, Sled, Hat, Mitten, Cold…
Cookies for Santa
Easy · 8 clues · word bank
Milk, Cookie, Oven, Sugar, Candy…
Medium Christmas crosswords
Three crosswords with twelve clues each about Santa’s workshop, decorating the house and winter weather. No word bank — good for children from about eight.
Santa’s Workshop
Medium · 12 clues
Santa, Elves, Reindeer, Sleigh, Chimney…
Deck the Halls
Medium · 12 clues
Wreath, Garland, Tinsel, Ornament, Lights…
Winter Wonderland
Medium · 12 clues
Snowman, Snowflake, Icicle, Blizzard, Skates…
Hard Christmas crosswords
Three bigger crosswords on Christmas around the world, carols and songs, and the holiday kitchen. For older kids, teens and adults.
Christmas Around the World
Hard · 12 clues
Navidad, Noel, Pinata, Advent, Epiphany…
Carols and Songs
Hard · 12 clues
Carol, Choir, Jingle, Silent, Nutcracker…
Holiday Kitchen
Hard · 12 clues
Gingerbread, Eggnog, Fruitcake, Chestnuts, Cinnamon…
All 9 crosswords in one PDF
One file with all nine crosswords in order — easy, medium, hard — and the nine answer keys at the back.
How to use these puzzles
- Pick a level. Easy crosswords have eight short clues and a word bank. Medium ones have twelve clues and no word bank. Hard ones have thirteen or fourteen clues, some of them on Halloween’s history.
- Download and print page 1. Each PDF is two pages: the crossword, then the answer key. Print at Actual size (100%).
- Count the letters. The number in brackets after each clue is the length of the answer — a big help when two words seem to fit.
- Check with the key. Page 2 shows the finished grid with every answer filled in, plus a list of the Across and Down answers.
More puzzles to make yourself
Want a puzzle with the names of everyone in the family? The crossword maker, word search maker and word scramble maker all turn a list you type into a printable sheet.
Questions people ask
Which crossword suits which age?
The three easy crosswords work from about six or seven, because the word bank does half the job. Medium puzzles suit roughly eight to eleven. The hard puzzles — Christmas around the world, carols and the holiday kitchen — are meant for teens and adults.
What does the number after each clue mean?
It is how many letters the answer has. “Evergreen you decorate with lights (4)” is TREE.
Are the answers on the same page?
No — each PDF has the crossword on page 1 and the answer key on page 2, so you can print just the first page.
Do I need a colour printer?
No. The grids, numbers and clues are black and print cleanly in black and white.
Can I use these at school?
Yes, print as many as you need for your class party or the last week before the winter break.
More Christmas printables
- Christmas elf printables — arrival and goodbye letters, notes and kindness cards.
- Christmas word search — printable puzzles with answer keys.
- Christmas mazes — tree, snowflake, reindeer and star-shaped mazes.
- Christmas coloring pages — Santa, trees and winter scenes.
- Christmas gift tags — 24 watercolor tags to print.
- Would you rather cards — conversation starters for the holiday table.
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