Crossword Puzzles and Answers

Hard Vocabulary & Spelling Bee Words

We have so many crossword puzzles and answers here at Spelling Words Well! Are you ready for this crossword challenge? Read the clues for 20 difficult vocabulary words. Carefully choose a word for each clue that fits into the diagram. Also think about the correct spelling of each word.

As you begin to fill in the grid, the letters you provide will give you clues to more and more words. Work your way back and forth between the crossword diagram and the clues until the puzzle is complete. Check out many of my other crosswords, too, listed at the bottom of this page.

The Crossword

Here's a look at the page. Please get the printable version for best results. Work in pencil in case you need to change an answer. Hint: The first letter of each answer is provided at the end of each clue. 

For your convenience, the clues are also provided below. Answers can be seen on the printable document. 

CLUES

Across

1.    a spirit of friendship, trust and goodwill  (C)

5.    wordy; overly talkative (L)

6.    having the property of forming bubbles, or expressing a lively quality  (E)

7.    to accept as inevitable; to comply passively  (A)

9.    a timid, unassertive, or apologetic person  (M)

12.  to hinder, impede, or block  (S)

14.  very particular; taking great care  (C)

16.  a person hired to drive a private limousine or car  (C)

17.  a large seasoned sausage made from ground meat, often used for sandwiches (B)

18.  prolonged or habitual absence from school, work, etc.  (A)

19.  a list of questions; a survey  (Q)

20.  any of various extinct flying dinosaurs  (P)

Down

2.    especially bad; flagrant  (E)

3.    the owner or operator of a restaurant  (R)

4.    a person who maintains a connection between people or groups of people  (L)

8.    a hot beverage made of espresso and foamed milk  (C)

10.  imaginary; impractical; fancical; romantic  (Q)

11.  a tendency or mannerism that is peculiar to a person; a quirk  (I)

13.  without a doubt; certainly; unquestionably  (I)

15.     affected with nausea, an involuntary urge to become sick  (N)

More Crossword Puzzles and Answers

We'll start with a some easier puzzles first:

Vegetable Stir-Fry - Do you like your veggies all mixed up? That's great, because in this easy crossword, you'll need to unscramble the names of fifteen well-known vegetables. It's a fun, tasty puzzler!

Silence, Please! - Kids supply the missing silent letters in frequently-used words. What a great way to provide some fun spelling practice!

Please check out my entire assortment of easier crosswords! 

Now try these very challenging puzzles:

Muddled Music Crossword - Sharpen your focus to solve this one! Replace one or two letters in each clue to spell a musical term. 

Don't Be Scared! - Just face your fears as you try to complete this fascinating online puzzle that's all about phobias. Twenty clues for you to solve with this printable puzzler.

Presidential Middle Names - Check your knowledge of some interesting trivia about U.S. Presidents! Can you supply the name of the president who had/has each of these middle names? 

Anagram Crossword: Can you choose the correct anagram for each five-letter clue to correctly complete this puzzling puzzler??? Hint: Here are three examples of anagrams: solve/loves, lemon/melon and easel/lease.

Second Place Trivia - Can you name the second longest river, the second least densely populated country, and more? Try this challenging free crossword puzzle and find out!

Doctor, Doctor!  Supply the names of 20 different kinds of medical specialists. Time for a checkup!  You may know the names of most of the kinds of specialists listed in this puzzle. But you’ll have to also spell them correctly to correctly to complete the puzzle! How long will it take you to supply all these answers?

Other Vocabulary Boosters

7th Grade Vocabulary and Spelling Boosters  As a teacher or a parent, you always need interesting ways to challenge students who are performing at all levels of difficulty.  This page is filled with tips for success!

8th Grade Vocabulary and Spelling Practice  Here's a simple idea that you can use all year long! It works well in the classroom and at home. I've included complete instructions for both settings.

Crosswords from Word-Game-World

My other website is bursting with crosswords, word searches, anagrams, and lots of other puzzles. Here's a few of the more challenging crosswords:

Where In the World? Test your knowledge of famous locations around the world. Great for Geography buffs, family night or Social Studies class!

Acronym Crossword Puzzle This interesting acronym crossword uses terms from government, medicine, technology, sports and more. Simply supply the missing word in each acronym.

Ann Richmond Fisher is a longtime published educational writer, a former classroom teacher and a former homeschool teacher. Ann's spelling bee resources, graded spelling word lists, spelling games, worksheets, and other language arts resources have become respected around the globe since she launched Spelling-Words-Well in 2010.

Ann is also the creator of www.word-game-world.com.

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