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 Proverbs

Free crossword games provide great word play fun, as well as great language practice. For instance, this Proverbial Crossword features well-known sayings and witticism.

It's ideal for students and adults of all ages, including ESL.

Proverbial Crossword

One proverb says, “Some are wise, and some are otherwise.” Which are you? Here’s a free crossword game that will tell you! 

Simply supply the last word in each well-known proverb.

Printable Crossword & Answers

Clues

Across

1.       Better late than ____.

3.       Practice makes ____.

5.       A miss is as good as a ____.

7.       One tree doesn't make a ____.

8.       He who laughs last laughs ____.

11.     If you can't beat them, join ____.

13.     Two heads are better than ____.

14.     Two wrongs don't make a ____.

15.     All that glitters is not ____.

16.     Better safe than ____.

17.     Too many cooks spoil the ____.

19.     Still waters run ____.

21.     Let sleeping dogs ___.

22.     All things come to him who ____.

25.     Necessity is the mother of ____.

26.     A penny saved is a penny ____.

Down

1.       Half a loaf is better than ____.

2.       Where there's smoke there's ____.

4.       Absence makes the heart grow ____.

6.       Birds of a feather flock ___.

8.       A bird in the hand is worth two in the ____.

9.       The pen is mightier than the ____.

10.     Actions speak louder than ____.

12.     Don't count your chickens before they're ____.

15.     Nothing ventured, nothing ____.

17.     A watched pot never ____.

18.     Look before you ____.

20.     Every cloud has a silver ____.

23.     Haste makes ____.

24.     A stitch in time saves ____.

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