What's better than a crossword puzzle free, fun and educational? Use this in your classroom for some Friday fun, or anytime at home or in the office. Don't miss the entertaining "Digging Deeper" challenge that's just below the puzzle.
A "dance for hogs" could be called a PIG JIG. (See Clue 37 Down). A mystery about a violin could be called a FIDDLE RIDDLE. Do you have the idea now?
Find a rhyming pair of words for each of these 45 definitions. When you enter your answers in the crossword, do not leave spaces between words.
If you get stuck on an answer, move on to another clue. You’ll supply letters that will help you find other answers. Take a look at the printable pages. Scroll down further to read the full text of the clues.
Across
1. The route for an equine race
8. A tall tale about a farm building
9. Slime inhabited by web-footed birds
11. Final actors
13. Opening in a male pig’s pen
14. The perfect stature
17. An animal doctor
18. Shrewd detective
22. Twisted penny
26. A pulpy adventure
27. An extra seat
30. Carriage for certain insects
32. An angry boy
33. A simple locomotive
34. Footwear adhesive
38. Best harvest of grain
39. A cozy carpet
40. Favorite visitor
41. A tidy avenue
42. A spicy place
43. A skinny smile
Down
2. A wise beginning
3. 24 hours of fun time
4. Short sorrow
5. A silent piccolo
6. A 50% giggle
7. Wisecrack about a hen’s egg
10. A nice number
12. Chief of police
13. A meat burglar
15. Carnival for grizzlies
16. Pale wall covering
19. A solar joke
20. A colorful mattress
21. Metal sleigh
22. A huge truck
23. An angry employer
24. Agricultural enchantment
25. An evening airplane trip
28. A flaw in a safe
29. A plastic pond
31. Insect embrace
35. Scalding kettle
36. An airplane collection
37. Hog dance
Unscramble the letters in the BLACK boxes above to spell one more "Pig Jig."
Clue: An inmate convicted of stealing a certain kind of fruit
Answer: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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