Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle

Here’s a Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle to help you celebrate the big day! The 20 clues feature Thanksgiving dinner, the first Thanksgiving and some holiday traditions.

This is ideal for classroom use in the lead-up to one of America's most beloved holidays. Families will also enjoy using this puzzle as a fun after-dinner activity for all ages to solve together.

Thanksgiving Day Crossword Puzzle

Here's a peek at the printable version. See the clues below. The complete puzzle with clues and answers are included with the free printable version. 

ACROSS

2.   Day of the week on which Thanksgiving falls

5.   Red berry used for a sauce

10. An abundant meal

11. Hot liquid poured on top of mashed potatoes

12. Sound a turkey makes

15. People who leave their own country to form a new settlement

17. Juice pressed from apples

18. Another name for corn

19. A food cooked inside the turkey

20. Sport played on TV on Thanksgiving afternoon

DOWN

1.   A nut that makes delicious pies

3.   The gathering of crops

4.   Another word for sweet potatoes

6.   In 1620, the Pilgrims landed at ___ Rock.

7.   A horn-shaped decoration symbolizing abundance

8.   Uneaten food from the big meal, saved to use later

9.   Native ______  taught the Pilgrims to fish and grow crops.

13. Season in which Thanksgiving occurs

14. A short prayer spoken before meals

16. Country from which the Pilgrims arrived

Looking for another family Thanksgiving activity?

1. Spend some time around the table listing some of the things for which you are grateful. All ages can easily participate. Make it a straightforward listing exercise, or turn it into a word game!

      For instance, the first person can list something that begins with A, the next B, and so on. (Feel free to skip letters like Q, X and Z!)

     Or, the first person says a word, such as FOOD. The next person lists something that begins with the ending letter D. (Dog, Donuts, Dolls, Deliveries???!)

2. Younger family members may enjoy making word scrambles for the adults. They can choose a set of 6-10 food items, for example. They can work together to scramble the letters, double check their work, and make fresh copies of their puzzles to pass out to older family members. 

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