Printable crossword · Holidays
Fathers Day crossword
Clues across and down, at three difficulties, and it prints with the answer key.
Across
- 3 Affectionate name for dad
- 4 Parent by marriage who earns the day too
- 7 Dad's dad, also celebrated by many
- 8 Month when the holiday falls in the United States
- 10 Role many dads play on the ball field
- 12 She may give the gift and the hug
- 15 Metal case holding wrenches and pliers
Down
- 1 Folded paper greeting, often handmade by kids
- 2 Lake outing with rods and a tackle box
- 5 Late-morning meal out with the family
- 6 Smoky cookout tradition, sauce optional
- 9 Male child honoring his dad
- 11 Classic gift that hangs under a collar
- 13 Free gift with a squeeze
- 14 Backyard cooker for burgers
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Show the answer key
- 1 down: CARD. Folded paper greeting, often handmade by kids
- 2 down: FISHING. Lake outing with rods and a tackle box
- 3 across: PAPA. Affectionate name for dad
- 4 across: STEPDAD. Parent by marriage who earns the day too
- 5 down: BRUNCH. Late-morning meal out with the family
- 6 down: BARBECUE. Smoky cookout tradition, sauce optional
- 7 across: GRANDPA. Dad's dad, also celebrated by many
- 8 across: JUNE. Month when the holiday falls in the United States
- 9 down: SON. Male child honoring his dad
- 10 across: COACH. Role many dads play on the ball field
- 11 down: NECKTIE. Classic gift that hangs under a collar
- 12 across: DAUGHTER. She may give the gift and the hug
- 13 down: HUG. Free gift with a squeeze
- 14 down: GRILL. Backyard cooker for burgers
- 15 across: TOOLBOX. Metal case holding wrenches and pliers
Across
- 7 Dad's dad, also celebrated by many
- 8 Late-morning meal out with the family
- 9 Classic gift that hangs under a collar
- 11 Free gift with a squeeze
- 12 She may give the gift and the hug
- 14 Backyard cooker for burgers
- 15 Male child honoring his dad
Down
- 1 Parent by marriage who earns the day too
- 2 Lake outing with rods and a tackle box
- 3 Coffee holder often printed with a proud title
- 4 Role many dads play on the ball field
- 5 Smoky cookout tradition, sauce optional
- 6 Month when the holiday falls in the United States
- 10 Folded paper greeting, often handmade by kids
- 13 Metal case holding wrenches and pliers
Print the page above, or take the medium grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.
Show the answer key
- 1 down: STEPDAD. Parent by marriage who earns the day too
- 2 down: FISHING. Lake outing with rods and a tackle box
- 3 down: MUG. Coffee holder often printed with a proud title
- 4 down: COACH. Role many dads play on the ball field
- 5 down: BARBECUE. Smoky cookout tradition, sauce optional
- 6 down: JUNE. Month when the holiday falls in the United States
- 7 across: GRANDPA. Dad's dad, also celebrated by many
- 8 across: BRUNCH. Late-morning meal out with the family
- 9 across: NECKTIE. Classic gift that hangs under a collar
- 10 down: CARD. Folded paper greeting, often handmade by kids
- 11 across: HUG. Free gift with a squeeze
- 12 across: DAUGHTER. She may give the gift and the hug
- 13 down: TOOLBOX. Metal case holding wrenches and pliers
- 14 across: GRILL. Backyard cooker for burgers
- 15 across: SON. Male child honoring his dad
Across
- 4 Parent by marriage who earns the day too
- 7 She may give the gift and the hug
- 8 Metal case holding wrenches and pliers
- 9 Free gift with a squeeze
- 11 Late-morning meal out with the family
- 12 Classic gift that hangs under a collar
- 14 Affectionate name for dad
Down
- 1 Month when the holiday falls in the United States
- 2 Folded paper greeting, often handmade by kids
- 3 Lake outing with rods and a tackle box
- 5 Smoky cookout tradition, sauce optional
- 6 Backyard cooker for burgers
- 10 Dad's dad, also celebrated by many
- 13 Role many dads play on the ball field
Print the page above, or take the hard grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.
Show the answer key
- 1 down: JUNE. Month when the holiday falls in the United States
- 2 down: CARD. Folded paper greeting, often handmade by kids
- 3 down: FISHING. Lake outing with rods and a tackle box
- 4 across: STEPDAD. Parent by marriage who earns the day too
- 5 down: BARBECUE. Smoky cookout tradition, sauce optional
- 6 down: GRILL. Backyard cooker for burgers
- 7 across: DAUGHTER. She may give the gift and the hug
- 8 across: TOOLBOX. Metal case holding wrenches and pliers
- 9 across: HUG. Free gift with a squeeze
- 10 down: GRANDPA. Dad's dad, also celebrated by many
- 11 across: BRUNCH. Late-morning meal out with the family
- 12 across: NECKTIE. Classic gift that hangs under a collar
- 13 down: COACH. Role many dads play on the ball field
- 14 across: PAPA. Affectionate name for dad
About Fathers Day
Father's Day falls on the third Sunday in June in the United States, a date that took decades to stick. Sonora Smart Dodd promoted the idea in Spokane, Washington, in 1910, honoring her father, a Civil War veteran who raised six children alone. Congress resisted for years before President Nixon signed it into law in 1972. The traditions that grew up around it show here: a necktie, a mug, a toolbox, and someone at the grill.
Reach for this in early June, when a class or family is making cards and thinking about the dads, stepdads, grandpas, and coaches they want to thank.
What is in this crossword
A 20 by 17 crossword with 7 across and 8 down, on the subject of Fathers Day.
- Grid
- 20 x 17
- Across
- 7
- Down
- 8
- Longest answer
- BARBECUE (8 letters)