Winter crossword
Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.
Across
- 1 Long knit wrap for a chilly neck
- 2 Gray mush left where plows have passed
- 5 Frozen spike hanging from a roof edge
- 6 Sparkling coating on morning grass
- 8 December event marking the shortest day
- 9 Hooded coat built for deep cold
- 10 Warm chocolate drink topped with marshmallows
- 11 Six-sided crystal falling from a winter sky
- 12 Tree that keeps its needles all season
Down
- 1 Tool for clearing the driveway after a storm
- 3 Hand warmers with no separate fingers
- 4 Blades for gliding across a frozen pond
- 6 Hearth where logs crackle on a cold night
- 7 What a bear does through the cold months
About this puzzle
A 14 by 18 crossword with 9 across and 5 down, on the subject of Winter.
- Grid
- 14 x 18
- Across
- 9
- Down
- 5
- Longest answer
- FIREPLACE (9 letters)
Show the answer key
- 1 across: SCARF. Long knit wrap for a chilly neck
- 1 down: SHOVEL. Tool for clearing the driveway after a storm
- 2 across: SLUSH. Gray mush left where plows have passed
- 3 down: MITTENS. Hand warmers with no separate fingers
- 4 down: SKATES. Blades for gliding across a frozen pond
- 5 across: ICICLE. Frozen spike hanging from a roof edge
- 6 across: FROST. Sparkling coating on morning grass
- 6 down: FIREPLACE. Hearth where logs crackle on a cold night
- 7 down: HIBERNATE. What a bear does through the cold months
- 8 across: SOLSTICE. December event marking the shortest day
- 9 across: PARKA. Hooded coat built for deep cold
- 10 across: COCOA. Warm chocolate drink topped with marshmallows
- 11 across: SNOWFLAKE. Six-sided crystal falling from a winter sky
- 12 across: EVERGREEN. Tree that keeps its needles all season
Questions
- How many clues does this Winter crossword have?
- 9 across and 5 down, on a 14 x 18 grid. The longest answer is FIREPLACE (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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