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Halloween crossword

A free printable halloween crossword puzzle. The words and their clues are written for you below, so you can print it as it is, or swap in your own words and rewrite any clue before you download the PDF. Free, no signup.

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The clues in this halloween crossword

Every one is editable. Click a clue next to the puzzle to write your own.

BAT
Flying mammal of the night
OWL
Night bird that hoots
BROOM
Sweeps the floor, or flies through the sky
CANDY
Sweet treat collected door to door
GHOST
See-through spook in a white sheet
MUMMY
Body wrapped head to toe in bandages
WITCH
Pointy-hatted caster of spells
COBWEB
Dusty old strands in a forgotten corner
GOBLIN
Small, mischievous creature
SHADOW
Dark shape cast by a light
SPIDER
Eight-legged web spinner
COSTUME
What you dress up in
MONSTER
Scary thing said to live under the bed
CAULDRON
Big black pot for brewing potions
WEREWOLF
Man who changes at the full moon

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Questions, answered

Is the halloween crossword free to print?

Yes. Download it as a PDF sized for US Letter or A4, with an answer key page. No account, no email, no watermark.

Can I change the words and clues?

The halloween words and clues are loaded for you. Add or remove any word in the list, and click any line in the Across or Down list to rewrite its clue in your own words.

Can I make it easier for younger children?

Yes. Remove the longer words, or switch Solvers get to Word bank, which prints the answers under the grid so children fit them in by length instead of solving clues.

Can we solve it on screen?

Yes. Press Play and the puzzle becomes a board you can type into, with a timer, a check button and a reveal-a-letter button. Your progress is kept if you close the tab.

Why did a word not fit?

Every word in a crossword has to cross another one. If a word shares no letters with the rest we say so, and Reshuffle tries a different arrangement.