Garden crossword
Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
Across
- 2 Rotted kitchen scraps that enrich soil
- 6 Latticework climbing vines can grip
- 8 Fanned tool for gathering fallen leaves
- 10 Glass building where tender plants thrive
- 11 Underground start of a tulip or daffodil
- 12 Bark or straw spread to hold in moisture
- 13 Trim branches back for healthy growth
Down
- 1 Device that showers the lawn on hot days
- 3 Small backyard building for tools
- 4 Unwanted plant pulled from the beds
- 5 Buzzing pollinator welcome among blossoms
- 6 Small hand tool for digging planting holes
- 7 Young plant just up from the ground
- 8 Thorny bloom often given by the dozen
- 9 Red fruit many grow on a staked vine
About this puzzle
A 17 by 14 crossword with 7 across and 8 down, on the subject of Garden.
- Grid
- 17 x 14
- Across
- 7
- Down
- 8
- Longest answer
- GREENHOUSE (10 letters)
Show the answer key
- 1 down: SPRINKLER. Device that showers the lawn on hot days
- 2 across: COMPOST. Rotted kitchen scraps that enrich soil
- 3 down: SHED. Small backyard building for tools
- 4 down: WEED. Unwanted plant pulled from the beds
- 5 down: BEE. Buzzing pollinator welcome among blossoms
- 6 across: TRELLIS. Latticework climbing vines can grip
- 6 down: TROWEL. Small hand tool for digging planting holes
- 7 down: SEEDLING. Young plant just up from the ground
- 8 across: RAKE. Fanned tool for gathering fallen leaves
- 8 down: ROSE. Thorny bloom often given by the dozen
- 9 down: TOMATO. Red fruit many grow on a staked vine
- 10 across: GREENHOUSE. Glass building where tender plants thrive
- 11 across: BULB. Underground start of a tulip or daffodil
- 12 across: MULCH. Bark or straw spread to hold in moisture
- 13 across: PRUNE. Trim branches back for healthy growth
Questions
- How many clues does this Garden crossword have?
- 7 across and 8 down, on a 17 x 14 grid. The longest answer is GREENHOUSE (10 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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