You'll be busy for a long time with our many free printable crossword puzzles! Why not start with this one?
To solve each clue in this unique crossword, you need to figure out which word is the missing link that completes each of the other words. Your answers will usually form compound words or phrases.
For example, the clue in #1 Down reads "raw - out." The missing link is HIDE because RAWHIDE and HIDEOUT are two common words.
Printable Clues, Puzzle, and Solution
Across 1. gold – stick 3. snow – string 6. honey – drop 9. air – dance 10. camp – place 11. cup – game 12. work – music 13. green – tack 16. street – pool 17. bare – ball 18. dog – land 20. left – turn 21. some – in 22. rain – tie 23. pony – spin 25. sweet – beat 27. common – holder 29. news – weight 30. snow – wood 32. there – cast 33. quick – castle |
2. raw – out 4. house – tight 5. tooth – up 7. hog – room 8. knee – stone 11. peanut – fly 12. sweat – tail 14. flea – place 15. back – stick 16. water – fast 17. grape – cake 18. feather – loss 19. cut – fit 21. drive – ward 23. time – cloth 24. copper – light 26. crab – sauce 28. clothes – point 31. pop – bread |
Start with any clue and answer from the puzzle. Extend the "chain" of words by adding more links. Here's an example for 1 Across: gold - fish - stick- pin - point. How long can you make your chain?
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