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Halloween Challenge Crossword #1

Hard14×15 grid18 wordsHalloween theme

Halloween Challenge Crossword #1

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Halloween Challenge Crossword #1

14 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 4. Spooky hour on the clock
  2. 5. Old-fashioned word for a witch
  3. 7. Magic stick for casting
  4. 9. Where the bones rest
  5. 10. Boris Karloff's bolt-necked monster, by its creator's name
  6. 12. Mischievous Halloween creature
  7. 14. Strange and mysterious, like fog at dusk
  8. 15. Salamander of the witches' recipe
  9. 16. Rattling set of bones

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  1. 1. Stone chamber under a church
  2. 2. Dusty decoration spiders leave behind
  3. 3. Big black pot for witches' brew
  4. 4. Big, scary creature
  5. 6. Halloween color of pumpkins
  6. 8. Glowing carved pumpkin, jack-o'-style
  7. 10. Low haze that makes streets spooky
  8. 11. Magic words that hex or charm
  9. 13. Winged night flyer of the season

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Halloween Challenge Crossword #1

14 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 4. Spooky hour on the clock — MIDNIGHT
  2. 5. Old-fashioned word for a witch — HAG
  3. 7. Magic stick for casting — WAND
  4. 9. Where the bones rest — GRAVEYARD
  5. 10. Boris Karloff's bolt-necked monster, by its creator's name — FRANKENSTEIN
  6. 12. Mischievous Halloween creature — GOBLIN
  7. 14. Strange and mysterious, like fog at dusk — EERIE
  8. 15. Salamander of the witches' recipe — NEWT
  9. 16. Rattling set of bones — SKELETON

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  1. 1. Stone chamber under a church — CRYPT
  2. 2. Dusty decoration spiders leave behind — COBWEB
  3. 3. Big black pot for witches' brew — CAULDRON
  4. 4. Big, scary creature — MONSTER
  5. 6. Halloween color of pumpkins — ORANGE
  6. 8. Glowing carved pumpkin, jack-o'-style — LANTERN
  7. 10. Low haze that makes streets spooky — FOG
  8. 11. Magic words that hex or charm — SPELL
  9. 13. Winged night flyer of the season — BAT

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About This Free Printable Crossword

Something spooky this way comes. This hard Halloween crossword packs eighteen answers onto a 14x15 grid, from the stone chamber under a church to the salamander in the witches' recipe, with the bolt-necked monster even appearing under his creator's name. Crosses between fog, spells, and glowing carved pumpkins take real thought rather than seasonal guesswork, so teens and adults who love the holiday are the target solvers, and confident older kids will enjoy the scare.

October classrooms get real mileage from it as a reward activity or a vocabulary tie-in for a spooky story unit, while families can break it out at a party or between trick-or-treat rounds. Choose Letter or A4, press Print Puzzle for the blank grid with clues, and keep the solved grid on its own page with Print Answer Key until the arguing starts. Save as PDF in the print dialog downloads a copy for next year. Once the last bone rattles into place, more Halloween crosswords and our whole printable collection are lurking nearby.

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