Fishing crossword
Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
Across
- 2 Worm or minnow on the hook
- 5 Whiskered bottom feeder
- 7 Flick of the wrist that sends the line out
- 9 Floating marker that dips when something bites
- 10 Person holding the pole
- 11 Spool that winds in the line
- 13 Wooden structure to fish from over water
Down
- 1 Popular game fish, largemouth or smallmouth
- 3 General term for gear stored in a box
- 4 Mesh scoop for landing a fish
- 6 Small weight that pulls the line down
- 8 Speckled stream fish popular with anglers
- 10 Tool that drills through frozen lake surfaces
- 12 Shiny artificial bait that tempts a bite
About this puzzle
A 13 by 16 crossword with 7 across and 7 down, on the subject of Fishing.
- Grid
- 13 x 16
- Across
- 7
- Down
- 7
- Longest answer
- CATFISH (7 letters)
Show the answer key
- 1 down: BASS. Popular game fish, largemouth or smallmouth
- 2 across: BAIT. Worm or minnow on the hook
- 3 down: TACKLE. General term for gear stored in a box
- 4 down: NET. Mesh scoop for landing a fish
- 5 across: CATFISH. Whiskered bottom feeder
- 6 down: SINKER. Small weight that pulls the line down
- 7 across: CAST. Flick of the wrist that sends the line out
- 8 down: TROUT. Speckled stream fish popular with anglers
- 9 across: BOBBER. Floating marker that dips when something bites
- 10 across: ANGLER. Person holding the pole
- 10 down: AUGER. Tool that drills through frozen lake surfaces
- 11 across: REEL. Spool that winds in the line
- 12 down: LURE. Shiny artificial bait that tempts a bite
- 13 across: PIER. Wooden structure to fish from over water
Questions
- How many clues does this Fishing crossword have?
- 7 across and 7 down, on a 13 x 16 grid. The longest answer is CATFISH (7 letters).
- How do I switch between across and down?
- Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
- Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
- Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
- Can I print this crossword?
- Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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