Two ready-made Christmas crossword packs you can print tonight: an easy set for kids with short answers and plain clues, and a family set with carol lyrics, Christmas traditions from around the world, holiday baking, and the Nativity story. Each PDF ends with an answer key. Want your own words? Build a custom Christmas crossword with the maker below.
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8 easy Christmas crosswords for kids, one per page with 8 short answers each: Santa's workshop, a snow day, the Christmas tree, cookies, reindeer, presents, winter clothes, and Christmas morning. Clues are plain one-line definitions, with the answer key at the back.
8 Christmas crosswords for the whole family, one per page with 12 clues each: carol lyrics, Christmas around the world, holiday baking, decorating, the Nativity, winter, gift giving, and Christmas Eve. The answer key is at the back.
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The kids pack has 8 short answers per puzzle; the family pack has 12, with clues pitched for teens and adults.
Every PDF ends with answer pages, two puzzles to a page, and each puzzle tells you which page its answers are on.
Plain definitions and familiar carol lines instead of cryptic wordplay, so the whole table can join in.
Choose the easy kids set or the family set with longer answers.
Click Download PDF. The file saves straight to your device with no signup.
Print at 100% on US Letter paper, or choose Fit to Page when printing on A4.
Fill in the grid from the clues, then turn to the answer key at the back of the PDF.
Hand out the kids pack as a quiet activity between games and snacks.
Keep younger guests busy while the grown-ups finish the meal.
With 16 puzzles across both packs, you can solve one a day for more than two weeks of December.
The family pack includes a puzzle on the Nativity story.
The family pack's clues suit adult solvers, and pages print in standard size.
Fold a printed page into a bag for the drive to grandma's house.
Yes. Both PDF packs on this page are free to download and print at home, at school, or for a group. There is no signup, no watermark on the puzzles, and no limit on how many copies you print for your class or family.
Yes. Each pack ends with answer key pages, two puzzles to a page, numbered to match the puzzle pages. Every puzzle page also tells you which page its answers are on, so you can check one puzzle without flipping through the whole file.
The kids pack has 8 puzzles with 8 short answers each, on Santa's Workshop, Snow Day, The Christmas Tree, Christmas Cookies, Reindeer, Presents, Winter Clothes, and Christmas Morning. Clues are one-line definitions a young reader can follow, so most early elementary students can solve them alone or with a little help.
8 puzzles with 12 clues each: Christmas Carols, Christmas Around the World, Holiday Baking, Decorating the House, The Nativity, Winter Wonderland, Gift Giving, and Christmas Eve. Several clues are fill-in-the-blank lines from well-known carols, and others draw on how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico, Italy, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, and Britain.
US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches). On A4 paper, choose Fit to Page in the print dialog so nothing is cut off at the edges. Each puzzle fits on one page, and the answer keys are on separate pages at the end.
Yes. Use the free maker on this page: type a word and a clue on each line, or let AI suggest holiday clues, then download your crossword and its answer key as a PDF. It is a good way to use family names or inside jokes for a holiday party.
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for a classroom party, a Sunday school class, a scout meeting, or a family gathering. The kids pack works well for younger groups, and the family pack suits teens and adults.
Free PDFs with answer keys, or a custom puzzle from your own words.
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