Weather crossword
Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
Across
- 2 Heavy snow driven by fierce wind
- 5 Seasonal wind bringing months of heavy rain to South Asia
- 6 Scientific study of the atmosphere
- 9 Ice pellets falling from a storm cloud
- 10 Rumbling sound that follows a flash in the sky
- 12 Huge tropical storm with an eye at its center
- 13 Violently spinning funnel of air touching the ground
- 16 Gentle moving air
Down
- 1 Instrument that measures air pressure
- 3 Long stretch with far too little rain
- 4 Icy coating on a cold morning windshield
- 7 Sudden electric bolt during a storm
- 8 Puffy, cotton-ball cloud of fair days
- 11 Amount of moisture in the air
- 14 Light, fine rainfall
- 15 Wintry mix of rain and ice, in five letters
About this puzzle
A 22 by 23 crossword with 8 across and 8 down, on the subject of Weather.
- Grid
- 22 x 23
- Across
- 8
- Down
- 8
- Longest answer
- METEOROLOGY (11 letters)
Show the answer key
- 1 down: BAROMETER. Instrument that measures air pressure
- 2 across: BLIZZARD. Heavy snow driven by fierce wind
- 3 down: DROUGHT. Long stretch with far too little rain
- 4 down: FROST. Icy coating on a cold morning windshield
- 5 across: MONSOON. Seasonal wind bringing months of heavy rain to South Asia
- 6 across: METEOROLOGY. Scientific study of the atmosphere
- 7 down: LIGHTNING. Sudden electric bolt during a storm
- 8 down: CUMULUS. Puffy, cotton-ball cloud of fair days
- 9 across: HAIL. Ice pellets falling from a storm cloud
- 10 across: THUNDER. Rumbling sound that follows a flash in the sky
- 11 down: HUMIDITY. Amount of moisture in the air
- 12 across: HURRICANE. Huge tropical storm with an eye at its center
- 13 across: TORNADO. Violently spinning funnel of air touching the ground
- 14 down: DRIZZLE. Light, fine rainfall
- 15 down: SLEET. Wintry mix of rain and ice, in five letters
- 16 across: BREEZE. Gentle moving air
Questions
- How many clues does this Weather crossword have?
- 8 across and 8 down, on a 22 x 23 grid. The longest answer is METEOROLOGY (11 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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