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Online Crossword Puzzles Guide

Where to Find Free Thinking Games for Adults and Children

© Jace Shoemaker-Galloway

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The following websites offer a large selection of online crossword puzzles for children and adults, at no cost.

From Harry Potter and animal themes, to every day common words, the crossword puzzles listed below provide online fun for the entire family, for free. For those who want to create personalized crosswords, several free puzzle generators are also included in this listing.

Crosswords for Adults:

  • Crea-Soft Online Crossword Puzzles - These 14 themed online crosswords from Crea-Soft.com are for older players. 3 different difficulty levels are available; easy, average or hard. To easily locate from the homepage, click "Online Games" and "X-plosive Crossword Puzzles Online" links.
  • Boatload Puzzles Play Crosswords - This website from BoatLoadPuzzles.com offers 100,000 crossword puzzles! To play, click on the “Play Online” link, and type in a puzzle number to start. Solve letter, solve word and solve puzzle buttons are options located at bottom of puzzle box. This website is a keeper for those who love crosswords.
  • Games.Yahoo Console Daily Crosswords - Games.Yahoo.com offers a new puzzle every day. 2 difficulty levels are available in these timed puzzles. A variety of options are also included. Puzzles can also be printed. Fun. To easily locate from the homepage, type in "Daily Crosswords" in the search box. Registration required.
  • Puzzle Choice Crossword Menu - Over 25 different types of crossword puzzles are available on PuzzleChoice. com. Java is required. From the homepage, click on “Crosswords” to easily locate crosswords.

Crosswords for Children:

  • The Kidz Page Sandcastle - TheKidzPage.com offers this fun online crossword puzzle for children. To play this "backwards" puzzle, place the words in the empty boxes until the puzzle is completed. To easily locate this puzzle from the homepage, click on "More Free Online Games", "More Word Games" and finally "Sandcastle Fill-in Puzzle" to begin.
  • Kids Astronomy Crossword - This website from KidsAstronomy.com offers 3 crossword puzzles that focus on astronomy. These crosswords are for older children.
  • Learning Planet Crossword USA - Solve this crossword puzzle by typing in words about the history of the United States. Adobe Shockwave required (free download).
  • Fun Trivia Harry Potter Crossword Puzzle - This online crossword puzzle from FunTrivia.com is for Harry Potter fans. The puzzle is geared towards older children who are familiar with the characters in the famous books and movies. Click on "All Crosswords", "Children" and "Harry Potter" to easily locate puzzle.
  • Internet Family Fun Internet Terms Crossword - This crossword from InternetFamilyFun.com contains Internet terms. To locate this particular puzzle from the homepage, click on “Games”, “Crossword Puzzles” and “Internet Terms” to begin.

Free Puzzle Generators:

  • Puzzle Maker Discovery Education - This puzzle generator from PuzzleMaker.Discovery Education.com allows users to create all sorts of personalized puzzles for use in classrooms. Website must be credited prior to use.
  • Eclipse Crossword - A free crossword puzzle generator from EclipseCrossword.com for parents, teachers and webmasters. Download the free file and install. For Windows only.

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