Memorial Day crossword
Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
Across
- 3 Member of the army
- 7 Famous national cemetery in Virginia
- 9 Bugle call played at military funerals
- 11 Marching bands and veterans down Main Street
- 13 Month when the holiday falls
- 14 Backyard grilling that marks summer's start
- 15 Valveless brass horn heard at ceremonies
Down
- 1 Circle of flowers laid at a monument
- 2 Stone structure built to honor the past
- 4 Show deep respect for someone's memory
- 5 One who has served in the armed forces
- 6 Hand-to-brow gesture of respect
- 8 What the day asks us all to do
- 10 Moment of quiet observed at three o'clock
- 12 Stars and stripes flown at half staff
About this puzzle
A 20 by 17 crossword with 7 across and 8 down, on the subject of Memorial Day.
- Grid
- 20 x 17
- Across
- 7
- Down
- 8
- Longest answer
- ARLINGTON (9 letters)
Show the answer key
- 1 down: WREATH. Circle of flowers laid at a monument
- 2 down: MONUMENT. Stone structure built to honor the past
- 3 across: SOLDIER. Member of the army
- 4 down: HONOR. Show deep respect for someone's memory
- 5 down: VETERAN. One who has served in the armed forces
- 6 down: SALUTE. Hand-to-brow gesture of respect
- 7 across: ARLINGTON. Famous national cemetery in Virginia
- 8 down: REMEMBER. What the day asks us all to do
- 9 across: TAPS. Bugle call played at military funerals
- 10 down: SILENCE. Moment of quiet observed at three o'clock
- 11 across: PARADE. Marching bands and veterans down Main Street
- 12 down: FLAG. Stars and stripes flown at half staff
- 13 across: MAY. Month when the holiday falls
- 14 across: BARBECUE. Backyard grilling that marks summer's start
- 15 across: BUGLE. Valveless brass horn heard at ceremonies
Questions
- How many clues does this Memorial Day crossword have?
- 7 across and 8 down, on a 20 x 17 grid. The longest answer is ARLINGTON (9 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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